diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2ea8c02..9810fa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main, 'release/**' ]
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '17 3 * * *'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
   extended-linux-runtime:
     name: Extended Linux runtime
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
 
   portable-container-builds:
     name: Portable build (${{ matrix.name }})
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
 
   package-recipe-gate:
     name: Package recipe gate
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
diff --git a/docs/CICD.md b/docs/CICD.md
index 2703381..cc3d9f5 100644
--- a/docs/CICD.md
+++ b/docs/CICD.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # CI/CD and Release Governance
 
 TNT is a C SSH terminal chat server. The CI/CD system is designed for a public
-open-source project: fast feedback on pull requests, broader scheduled
+open-source project: fast feedback on pull requests, broader push and manual
 validation across target environments, reproducible release artifacts, and a
 manual production deployment boundary.
 
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ Purpose:
   before merge.
 - Avoid slow soak, valgrind, and container matrix jobs on every PR.
 
-### Extended and Nightly Validation
+### Extended Validation
 
 Workflow: `.github/workflows/ci.yml`
 
-Runs on `main` or `release/**` pushes, manual dispatch, and the nightly
-schedule:
+Runs on `main` or `release/**` pushes and manual dispatch:
 
 - `extended-linux-runtime`
   - Runs `RUN_INTEGRATION=1 RUN_SOAK=1 RUN_SLOW_CLIENT=1 make release-check`.
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index 49b8bb4..a19811b 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -822,9 +822,11 @@ void input_run_session(client_t *client) {
     if (client->exec_command[0] != '\0' || client->exec_command_too_long) {
         int exit_status = exec_dispatch(client);
         ssh_channel_request_send_exit_status(client->channel, exit_status);
+        ssh_blocking_flush(client->session, 1000);
         ssh_channel_send_eof(client->channel);
         ssh_blocking_flush(client->session, 1000);
         ssh_channel_close(client->channel);
+        ssh_blocking_flush(client->session, 1000);
         goto cleanup;
     }