diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index efe80d4..ea2e670 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ checksum = "09edd9e8b54e49e587e4f6295a7d29c3ea94d469cb40ab8ca70b288248a81db2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_client"
-version = "0.13.16"
+version = "0.13.17"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_common"
-version = "0.13.16"
+version = "0.13.17"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lesavka_server"
-version = "0.13.16"
+version = "0.13.17"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index eadad99..13b59a4 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ path                    = "src/main.rs"
 
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_client"
-version                 = "0.13.16"
+version                 = "0.13.17"
 edition                 = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index ad6c487..9f531cc 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_common"
-version                 = "0.13.16"
+version                 = "0.13.17"
 edition                 = "2024"
 build                   = "build.rs"
 
diff --git a/scripts/install/server.sh b/scripts/install/server.sh
index a6f284b..df269af 100755
--- a/scripts/install/server.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/server.sh
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ if systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^relay.service'; then
   sleep 2
 fi
 
-mapfile -t GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS < <(
+discover_gc_capture_pairs() {
     for dev in /dev/video*; do
         props=$(sudo udevadm info -q property -n "$dev" 2>/dev/null || true)
         index=$(cat "/sys/class/video4linux/$(basename "$dev")/index" 2>/dev/null || true)
@@ -333,7 +333,16 @@ mapfile -t GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS < <(
             fi
         fi
     done | sort -u
-)
+}
+
+mapfile -t GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS < <(discover_gc_capture_pairs)
+if [ "${#GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS[@]}" -ne 2 ]; then
+    for _ in {1..20}; do
+        sleep 0.5
+        mapfile -t GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS < <(discover_gc_capture_pairs)
+        [ "${#GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS[@]}" -eq 2 ] && break
+    done
+fi
 
 if [ "${#GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS[@]}" -ne 2 ]; then
     echo "⚠️  GC311 capture cards not fully present; skipping udev eye-link refresh." >&2
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 4675806..353dc80 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ bench                   = false
 
 [package]
 name                    = "lesavka_server"
-version                 = "0.13.16"
+version                 = "0.13.17"
 edition                 = "2024"
 autobins                = false
 
diff --git a/testing/tests/server_install_script_contract.rs b/testing/tests/server_install_script_contract.rs
index 7d32498..58ee426 100644
--- a/testing/tests/server_install_script_contract.rs
+++ b/testing/tests/server_install_script_contract.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ fn server_install_builds_eye_links_from_capture_nodes_only() {
         SERVER_INSTALL.contains("GC_CAPTURE_PAIRS"),
         "install script should assemble eye-link candidates from udev-tagged capture devices"
     );
+    assert!(
+        SERVER_INSTALL.contains("discover_gc_capture_pairs"),
+        "install script should retry capture-node discovery instead of trusting a single early snapshot"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        SERVER_INSTALL.contains("for _ in {1..20}; do"),
+        "install script should wait briefly for both GC311 capture nodes to finish enumerating"
+    );
     assert!(
         SERVER_INSTALL.contains("[ \"$LEFT_TAG\" = \"$RIGHT_TAG\" ]"),
         "install script should refuse duplicated path tags instead of assigning both eyes to one card"