diff --git a/comprehensive_test.go b/comprehensive_test.go
index ea60e14..8b40337 100644
--- a/comprehensive_test.go
+++ b/comprehensive_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -1602,3 +1603,65 @@ func TestGetCandidateNonce(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestResyncFromDB_BlockCountMismatch verifies that ResyncFromDB detects and
+// recomputes the evolving nonce when epoch_nonces.block_count is stale — the
+// scenario where InsertBlockBatch (CopyFrom) succeeds but the process is
+// OOMKilled before ProcessBatch can update epoch_nonces.
+func TestResyncFromDB_BlockCountMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newTestStore(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Use preview network magic for simpler slot math
+	networkMagic := PreprodNetworkMagic
+	epoch := 10
+
+	// Insert 5 blocks for the epoch (simulating CopyFrom that succeeded)
+	epochStart := GetEpochStartSlot(epoch, networkMagic)
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		slot := epochStart + uint64(i*20)
+		vrf := []byte{byte(i + 1), 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}
+		hash := fmt.Sprintf("hash%d", i)
+		nonce := vrfNonceValueForEpoch(vrf, epoch, networkMagic)
+		_, err := store.InsertBlock(ctx, slot, epoch, hash, vrf, nonce)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("InsertBlock %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Set a stale evolving nonce with block_count=2 (simulating OOM after only 2 blocks processed)
+	staleNonce := []byte{0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}
+	if err := store.UpsertEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch, staleNonce, 2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertEvolvingNonce: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Also need a previous epoch nonce for the recompute to start from
+	prevNonce := initialNonce(true)
+	if err := store.UpsertEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch-1, prevNonce, 100); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpsertEvolvingNonce prev: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create NonceTracker and call ResyncFromDB
+	nt := NewNonceTracker(store, nil, epoch, networkMagic, true)
+	nt.ResyncFromDB()
+
+	// Verify block count was corrected
+	_, repairedCount, err := store.GetEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetEvolvingNonce after resync: %v", err)
+	}
+	if repairedCount != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected block_count=5 after resync repair, got %d", repairedCount)
+	}
+
+	// Verify the nonce is no longer the stale value
+	repairedNonce, _, _ := store.GetEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch)
+	if bytes.Equal(repairedNonce, staleNonce) {
+		t.Fatal("nonce was not recomputed — still has stale value")
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("ResyncFromDB correctly recomputed nonce from 5 blocks (was stale at 2)")
+}
diff --git a/nonce.go b/nonce.go
index b94811c..8a8c3fb 100644
--- a/nonce.go
+++ b/nonce.go
@@ -280,6 +280,49 @@ func (nt *NonceTracker) ResyncFromDB() {
 	nt.blockCount = blockCount
 	nt.candidateFroze = false
 	log.Printf("ResyncFromDB: restored epoch %d, block count %d", epoch, blockCount)
+
+	// Cross-check: if blocks were bulk-inserted (CopyFrom) but the process
+	// was OOMKilled before ProcessBatch could update epoch_nonces.block_count,
+	// the nonce state is stale. Detect and recompute from raw VRF outputs.
+	actualCount, countErr := nt.store.GetBlockCountForEpoch(ctx, epoch)
+	if countErr != nil || actualCount == blockCount {
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("ResyncFromDB: block count mismatch for epoch %d (nonce tracker: %d, blocks table: %d) — recomputing",
+		epoch, blockCount, actualCount)
+
+	// Start from previous epoch's evolving nonce (nonce rolls across boundaries)
+	var etaV []byte
+	if epoch > 0 {
+		prevNonce, _, prevErr := nt.store.GetEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch-1)
+		if prevErr == nil && prevNonce != nil {
+			etaV = prevNonce
+		}
+	}
+	if etaV == nil {
+		etaV = initialNonce(nt.fullMode)
+	}
+
+	vrfBlocks, vrfErr := nt.store.GetVrfOutputsForEpoch(ctx, epoch)
+	if vrfErr != nil {
+		log.Printf("ResyncFromDB: recompute failed for epoch %d: %v", epoch, vrfErr)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, b := range vrfBlocks {
+		nonceValue := vrfNonceValueForEpoch(b.VrfOutput, b.Epoch, nt.networkMagic)
+		etaV = evolveNonce(etaV, nonceValue)
+	}
+
+	if upsertErr := nt.store.UpsertEvolvingNonce(ctx, epoch, etaV, len(vrfBlocks)); upsertErr != nil {
+		log.Printf("ResyncFromDB: failed to persist recomputed nonce for epoch %d: %v", epoch, upsertErr)
+		return
+	}
+
+	nt.evolvingNonce = etaV
+	nt.blockCount = len(vrfBlocks)
+	log.Printf("ResyncFromDB: epoch %d recomputed from %d blocks", epoch, len(vrfBlocks))
 }
 
 // RecomputeCurrentEpochNonce recomputes the evolving nonce for a specific epoch