diff --git a/pttodoest/src/main.rs b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
index e701077..4229c48 100755
--- a/pttodoest/src/main.rs
+++ b/pttodoest/src/main.rs
@@ -490,6 +490,57 @@ mod test_file {
         });
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schedule_date_future_with_snapshot_between_scheduled_and_fired() {
+        tests::with_dir(|d| {
+            tests::write_file(&d, "plain", "- stage");
+            tests::write_file(
+                &d,
+                ".plain.host",
+                format!(
+                    r#"
+                        {{"ts":1, "op":"Add", "task": "stage"}}
+                        {{"ts":2, "op":"Snapshot", "task": null, "tasks": ["removed", "old"]}}
+                    "#,
+                    Delta::now_time() + 50,
+                )
+                .as_str(),
+            );
+            let f = File::new(&d.path().join("plain").to_str().unwrap().to_string());
+
+            let mut m = serde_yaml::Mapping::new();
+            m.insert("schedule".into(), "2036-01-02".into());
+            let task = Task(serde_yaml::Value::Mapping(m));
+
+            f.append(Delta::add(task)).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                1,
+                f.events().unwrap().0.len(),
+                "{:?}",
+                f.events().unwrap().0
+            );
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len(), "{:?}", f.stage());
+
+            f.persist_stage().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                1,
+                f.events().unwrap().0.len(),
+                "{:?}",
+                f.events().unwrap().0
+            );
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len(), "{:?}", f.stage());
+
+            f.stage_persisted().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                1,
+                f.events().unwrap().0.len(),
+                "{:?}",
+                f.events().unwrap().0
+            );
+            assert_eq!(0, f.stage().unwrap().len(), "{:?}", f.stage());
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_schedule_date_past() {
         tests::with_dir(|d| {
diff --git a/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local b/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
index 69610d9..fd8f253 100644
--- a/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
+++ b/pttodoest/src/testdata/.root.yaml.Bels-MacBook-Pro.local
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
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 {"ts":1762915973,"op":"Add","task":"hi","tasks":null}
 {"ts":1764635053,"op":"Snapshot","task":null,"tasks":["read; https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks","pglogical vs ha\n\n# api.git#breel/keys-620-pglogical-always-set-cr/2-user-survives-cr\n$ mise run pulsegres-new ^logical/toggl\n","drive; VERIFY spoc posts daily summary w/ unresolved","drive; VERIFY spoc refreshes summary w/ thread comment contianing 'refresh'","637; reconcile deploy if replicas wrong; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26540/files","https://linear.app/render-com/issue/KEYS-633/add-3-when-max-connections-overridden-for-3-superuser-connections","https://linear.app/render-com/issue/KEYS-637/billing-resume-should-1-unsuspend-pg-in-cloudsql-2-unsuspend-pg-in-cr","https://linear.app/render-com/issue/KEYS-638/pgoperator-generates-new-ha-patroni-cert-every-reconcile-no-matter","pg; how2partition; https://renderinc.slack.com/archives/C0319NYCSSG/p1756357545556659?thread_ts=1756357467.613369&cid=C0319NYCSSG","pitr; backup purge cronjob for PL types","pg11 pgbackup doesnt write to envsetting mucked env key","incident io; teach spocbotvr to read slacks","userdb to internal; peer packages can use internal as userdb","fcr; cannot pitr because pgbackrest doesnt know wal spans thus pgexporter and friends cant know pitr works","etcd statefulset of 1 (for no random podname, no conflict, k8s ensures pod replace)\npatroni always\n","maher; https://slab.render.com/posts/hopes-and-dreams-blegf8fx#hdsyt-valkey-bundle","maher; shadow lizhi pm loops","maher; get more interviewers","maher; get concrete career and project plans so i can get promo in 2y; no manager to advocate","read; https://trychroma.com/engineering/wal3","read; https://github.com/renderinc/dashboard/pull/8883","read; https://litestream.io/getting-started/","kr\nto del gcloud old key\nie https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/serviceaccounts/details/104206017956912104938/keys?hl=en&project=render-prod\n",{"subtasks":["","pitr\nhttps://slab.render.com/posts/pitr-as-a-service-health-abvnqx11\nmore aggressive alert autotune backup cores\nmore aggressive alert on MOAR backup cores\ncreate alert autotune archive-push cores\ncreate alert MOAR archive-push cores\n","cr; frontend","cr; cli.git","cr; public-api-schema.git; https://github.com/renderinc/public-api-schema/pull/407 STILL NEED EVENTS","cr; website.git","cr; changelog","ops; pgproxy rate limits 50ps 100burst; https://github.com/renderinc/dbproxy/pull/91","2873; no conn patroni if upgradeInProgressWithoutHA; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26328","2733; only EnvSettings; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/25322/files","pg18; after cred rotation works, re enable e2e","655; pg18; pub api sch; https://github.com/renderinc/public-api-schema/pull/421","655; pg18; go generate pub api sch; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26694","663; das; show status in /info; https://github.com/renderinc/dashboard/pull/9616","664; pg18; go gen terraform; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26701","664; pg18; ga; push terraform.git#breel/keys-664-pg18","656; pg18; website; https://github.com/renderinc/website/pull/985/files","663; das; note disk cannot decrease even if autoscaled; https://github.com/renderinc/dashboard/pull/9621","pulsegres; pls let me keep my test emails; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26741","pgup; restore view owner; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26814","pgup; resync if missing resync; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26817","pgup; replicas use $RESYNC; https://github.com/renderinc/api/pull/26878"],"todo":"blocked"},"hi"]}
+{"ts":1764636274,"op":"Add","task":{"schedule":"2026-01-01","todo":"not yet due"},"tasks":null}