diff --git a/Arrs_Stack/sonarr_classification_scan.sh b/Arrs_Stack/sonarr_classification_scan.sh
index 25f2cd5..3863bb0 100755
--- a/Arrs_Stack/sonarr_classification_scan.sh
+++ b/Arrs_Stack/sonarr_classification_scan.sh
@@ -76,10 +76,13 @@
 # rootFolderPath/path corrected and an immediate SeriesSearch triggered rather than a file
 # move (mirrors radarr_classification_scan.sh's handling of hasFile=false movies).
 #
-# One series at a time, verified after each — a rapid-fire batch of Sonarr moves is exactly
-# what raced Sonarr's own file-move worker earlier this session doing this by hand (2 series
-# reported "success" while their files sat at an intermediate path). A short sleep plus a
-# real re-fetch-and-check after every single move catches that here before it can compound.
+# One series at a time, verified after each. moveFiles=true flips the DB (rootFolderPath/
+# episodeFileCount) instantly, but the physical move is a separate async MoveSeries command
+# Sonarr drains one at a time internally — DB fields alone can report "moved" while the real
+# files are still sitting at the old path behind other queued moves (confirmed live: "Full
+# House" reported episodeFileCount:192 at the new path via API while the actual 75GB/192
+# files hadn't moved yet). Each move polls its own MoveSeries command to "completed" before
+# the DB-field check runs, so a batch can't compound the race the way a bare sleep-and-check did.
 #
 # ==============================================================================================
 # DESIGN PRINCIPLES
@@ -355,6 +358,50 @@ if [[ "$MOVE_MODE" == true ]]; then
             break
         fi
 
+        # moveFiles=true flips rootFolderPath/episodeFileCount in the DB instantly, but the actual
+        # physical move is a separate async MoveSeries command that Sonarr drains one at a time
+        # internally — confirmed live: "Full House" showed episodeFileCount:192 at the new path via
+        # API while the real 75GB/192 files were still sitting at the old path, MoveSeries queued
+        # behind ~20 others. The DB-field check below cannot see that: poll the actual command to
+        # completion first, or a batch run can report every series "moved" while most are still
+        # mid-drain.
+        if [[ -n "$move_qs" ]]; then
+            move_cmd_id=""
+            for _ in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+                move_cmd_id=$(curl -sf --max-time 10 -H "X-Api-Key: $SONARR_API_KEY" \
+                    "${SONARR_URL}/api/v3/command" 2>/dev/null | \
+                    jq -r --argjson sid "$id" \
+                        '[.[] | select(.name == "MoveSeries" and .body.seriesId == $sid)] | sort_by(.id) | last | .id // empty' \
+                        2>/dev/null)
+                [[ -n "$move_cmd_id" ]] && break
+                sleep 1
+            done
+
+            if [[ -z "$move_cmd_id" ]]; then
+                error "  ✗ $title — could not locate the MoveSeries command — stopping (review before re-running)"
+                (( FAILED++ ))
+                break
+            fi
+
+            info "  → $title: MoveSeries command $move_cmd_id queued, waiting for completion..."
+            move_status="" move_polled=0
+            while [[ "$move_polled" -lt "$SONARR_MOVE_POLL_TIMEOUT" ]]; do
+                move_status=$(curl -sf --max-time 10 -H "X-Api-Key: $SONARR_API_KEY" \
+                    "${SONARR_URL}/api/v3/command/${move_cmd_id}" 2>/dev/null | \
+                    jq -r '.status // empty' 2>/dev/null)
+                [[ "$move_status" == "completed" || "$move_status" == "failed" ]] && break
+                sleep 10
+                (( move_polled += 10 ))
+                [[ $(( move_polled % 60 )) -eq 0 ]] && log "    still moving $title... (${move_polled}s elapsed)"
+            done
+
+            if [[ "$move_status" != "completed" ]]; then
+                error "  ✗ $title — MoveSeries command $move_cmd_id ended as '${move_status:-timed out after ${SONARR_MOVE_POLL_TIMEOUT}s}' — stopping"
+                (( FAILED++ ))
+                break
+            fi
+        fi
+
         sleep 3
 
         # Never trust the PUT response alone — re-fetch and confirm the change actually landed.
diff --git a/Deployment/master.conf.template b/Deployment/master.conf.template
index 721c3ae..b24efd7 100644
--- a/Deployment/master.conf.template
+++ b/Deployment/master.conf.template
@@ -1180,6 +1180,10 @@
                                     # protects against API returning partial data on a bad day
     SONARR_TRACKED_COUNT_FILE="$DATA_DIR/sonarr_tracked.count"
     SONARR_IMPORT_SCAN_TIMEOUT=600  # seconds to wait for pre-flight import scan
+    SONARR_MOVE_POLL_TIMEOUT=3600   # seconds to wait for a single async MoveSeries command to
+                                    # reach "completed" — generous because a large series can sit
+                                    # queued behind other moves already in progress, not just its
+                                    # own copy time
     SONARR_EXTENSIONS=("mkv" "mp4" "avi" "m4v" "ts" "wmv" "mov")
     SONARR_PROTECTED_PATTERNS=(
         # Subtitles