diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/di/injector.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/di/injector.dart
index f96d188..79537e2 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/di/injector.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/di/injector.dart
@@ -40,15 +40,33 @@ import '../services/social_settings.dart';
 /// in the tree.
 final GetIt getIt = GetIt.instance;
 
+/// End-of-init sentinel: registered last, so `isRegistered<_DepsReady>()` means
+/// the container is fully wired (see [configureDependencies]). Distinct from
+/// [SocialService], which is optional and absent in inventory-only mode.
+class _DepsReady {
+  const _DepsReady();
+}
+
 /// Wires the encrypted DB, keystore and repositories. Call once from `main`
 /// before `runApp`; the DB key must exist before the DB opens.
 ///
-/// Idempotent: a hot restart (or an Android Activity restart that keeps the
-/// isolate) re-runs `main` while GetIt still holds the singletons. Without this
-/// guard the re-registration throws, `main` aborts before rebuilding `TaneApp`
-/// with the social layer, and the app falls back to the "inventory only" look.
+/// Idempotent AND all-or-nothing: a hot restart (or an Android Activity restart
+/// that keeps the isolate) re-runs `main` while GetIt still holds the singletons.
+///
+/// A dedicated [_DepsReady] marker is registered LAST and used as the "fully
+/// wired" sentinel, so `isRegistered<_DepsReady>()` means the WHOLE container is
+/// ready — never a half-built one. If a prior run crashed part-way through init
+/// (leaving some singletons registered but not the marker), we reset the
+/// container and rebuild from scratch rather than early-returning on a partial
+/// container or throwing "already registered" mid-cascade. That partial state is
+/// safe to reset because `main` aborts before `runApp` on a partial run, so no
+/// live UI holds these singletons. Without this, the app intermittently fell
+/// back to the "inventory only" look (market/chat/profile greyed out).
 Future<void> configureDependencies() async {
-  if (getIt.isRegistered<SocialService>()) return;
+  if (getIt.isRegistered<_DepsReady>()) return; // fully wired already
+  // A prior run half-wired the container (crashed after some registrations but
+  // before the sentinel). Clear it so we rebuild cleanly.
+  if (getIt.isRegistered<AppDatabase>()) await getIt.reset();
 
   final secretStore = FlutterSecretStore();
   final keyStore = SecureKeyStore(store: secretStore);
@@ -66,8 +84,15 @@ Future<void> configureDependencies() async {
 
   // Block 2 social identity: a secp256k1 Nostr key derived (one-way) from the
   // SAME root seed, so it needs no extra backup. Cheap + offline; no relay is
-  // contacted here (local-first — the social layer only enriches).
-  final socialService = await SocialService.fromRootSeedHex(rootSeedHex);
+  // contacted here (local-first — the social layer only enriches). Non-fatal: if
+  // the derivation ever fails, the app still opens on inventory (market/chat/
+  // profile stay hidden) rather than blanking the whole app.
+  SocialService? socialService;
+  try {
+    socialService = await SocialService.fromRootSeedHex(rootSeedHex);
+  } catch (e, s) {
+    debugPrint('Social identity derivation failed; inventory-only mode: $e\n$s');
+  }
 
   // Seed the bundled species catalog before the UI opens — but only once per
   // catalog version. Parsing the ~1.5 MB catalog and scanning the species table
@@ -108,7 +133,6 @@ Future<void> configureDependencies() async {
     ..registerSingleton<LabelTextExtractor>(labelExtractor)
     ..registerSingleton<OnboardingStore>(OnboardingStore(secretStore))
     ..registerSingleton<LocaleStore>(LocaleStore(secretStore))
-    ..registerSingleton<SocialService>(socialService)
     ..registerSingleton<SocialSettings>(SocialSettings(secretStore))
     ..registerSingleton<OfferOutbox>(OfferOutbox(secretStore))
     ..registerSingleton<MessageStore>(MessageStore(secretStore))
@@ -139,6 +163,17 @@ Future<void> configureDependencies() async {
       ),
     );
   }
+
+  // Optional: absent only if the derivation above failed — then the app runs
+  // inventory-only, by design (market/chat/profile hidden).
+  if (socialService != null) {
+    getIt.registerSingleton<SocialService>(socialService);
+  }
+
+  // Registered LAST: the "fully wired" sentinel the guard above checks. Anything
+  // that throws before here leaves the marker unregistered, so the next run
+  // rebuilds cleanly instead of reusing a half-built container.
+  getIt.registerSingleton<_DepsReady>(const _DepsReady());
 }
 
 Future<Directory> _backupsDir() async {
diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/lib/main.dart b/apps/app_seeds/lib/main.dart
index 977c9f7..2f82f29 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/lib/main.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         repository: getIt<VarietyRepository>(),
         species: getIt<SpeciesRepository>(),
         onboarding: onboarding,
-        social: getIt<SocialService>(),
+        social: getIt.isRegistered<SocialService>()
+            ? getIt<SocialService>()
+            : null,
         socialSettings: getIt<SocialSettings>(),
         location: const GeolocatorCoarseLocation(),
         outbox: getIt<OfferOutbox>(),