diff --git a/c/Makefile b/c/Makefile
index feb3045..062ef75 100644
--- a/c/Makefile
+++ b/c/Makefile
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ else
 PYTHON    ?= python3
 endif
 CUDA_OBJ  =
-TEST_BINS = tests/test_json$(EXE) tests/test_st$(EXE) tests/test_st_pread$(EXE) tests/test_tier$(EXE) tests/test_grammar$(EXE) tests/test_schema_gbnf$(EXE) tests/test_decode_batch$(EXE) tests/test_idot$(EXE) tests/test_i4_grouped$(EXE) tests/test_stops$(EXE) tests/test_topp$(EXE) tests/test_kv_alloc$(EXE) tests/test_i4_acc512$(EXE) tests/test_compat_direct$(EXE) tests/test_dsa_select$(EXE)
+TEST_BINS = tests/test_json$(EXE) tests/test_st$(EXE) tests/test_st_pread$(EXE) tests/test_tier$(EXE) tests/test_grammar$(EXE) tests/test_schema_gbnf$(EXE) tests/test_decode_batch$(EXE) tests/test_idot$(EXE) tests/test_i4_grouped$(EXE) tests/test_stops$(EXE) tests/test_topp$(EXE) tests/test_kv_alloc$(EXE) tests/test_i4_acc512$(EXE) tests/test_compat_direct$(EXE) tests/test_dsa_select$(EXE) tests/test_logit_nan$(EXE)
 ifneq (,$(LINUX))
 TEST_BINS += tests/test_uring$(EXE)
 endif
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ tests/bench_topp$(EXE): tests/bench_topp.c glm.c st.h uring.h json.h tok.h tok_u
 tests/test_kv_alloc$(EXE): tests/test_kv_alloc.c glm.c st.h json.h tok.h tok_unicode.h compat.h grammar.h tier.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
+tests/test_logit_nan$(EXE): tests/test_logit_nan.c glm.c st.h uring.h json.h tok.h tok_unicode.h compat.h grammar.h tier.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
+
 tests/test_i4_acc512$(EXE): tests/test_i4_acc512.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/c/glm.c b/c/glm.c
index 92a4d78..9125587 100644
--- a/c/glm.c
+++ b/c/glm.c
@@ -4151,7 +4151,11 @@ static void mtp_absorb(Model *m, const int *next_ids, const float *x, int S, int
 }
 
 static inline int argmax_v(const float *lo, int V){
-    int b=0; float bv=lo[0]; for(int i=1;i<V;i++) if(lo[i]>bv){bv=lo[i];b=i;} return b;
+    /* skip NaN (x==x is false for NaN) so a poisoned logit can't pin the argmax
+     * to index 0 — pick the max finite/+Inf entry instead. */
+    int b=-1; float bv=-INFINITY;
+    for(int i=0;i<V;i++){ float x=lo[i]; if(x==x && x>bv){ bv=x; b=i; } }
+    return b<0?0:b;
 }
 
 /* ---- METODO F: draft grammaticale (#48) ----
@@ -4258,6 +4262,15 @@ static void dist_build(const float *lo, int V){
     float mx=lo[0]; for(int i=1;i<V;i++) if(lo[i]>mx) mx=lo[i];
     double s=0; float invt=1.f/(g_temp>1e-4f?g_temp:1e-4f);
     for(int i=0;i<V;i++){ g_pbuf[i]=expf((lo[i]-mx)*invt); s+=g_pbuf[i]; }
+    /* A single NaN/+Inf logit (bad streamed expert tile, matmul overflow at an
+     * eviction boundary) makes s non-finite; the old code then divided every entry
+     * into NaN and dist_sample silently returned token 0 forever. Collapse to a
+     * one-hot over the max finite logit and warn once — degrade, don't corrupt. */
+    if(!(s==s) || s<=0.0 || s>1e300){
+        static int warned=0; if(!warned){ warned=1; fprintf(stderr,"[sample] non-finite logits; emitting argmax of finite entries\n"); }
+        int b=argmax_v(lo,V); for(int i=0;i<V;i++) g_pbuf[i]=(i==b)?1.f:0.f;
+        return;
+    }
     for(int i=0;i<V;i++) g_pbuf[i]/=(float)s;
     if(g_nuc>0 && g_nuc<1.f){
         for(int i=0;i<V;i++) g_pidx[i]=i;
diff --git a/c/tests/test_logit_nan.c b/c/tests/test_logit_nan.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..036c3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/tests/test_logit_nan.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* Regression for non-finite-logit poisoning of sampling.
+ *
+ * A single NaN or +Inf in the logits (a bad streamed expert tile, or an fp
+ * overflow in the matmul at a low-RAM eviction boundary) used to make softmax
+ * produce an all-NaN g_pbuf; dist_sample then never satisfied cum>=u and fell
+ * through to return token 0 — so the engine silently emitted an unbroken run of
+ * token 0 with no error, on the DEFAULT serve path (TEMP>0, 0<NUCLEUS<1).
+ *
+ * Fix under test: argmax_v() skips NaN (picks the max finite/+Inf entry instead
+ * of being pinned to index 0), and dist_build() detects a non-finite softmax sum
+ * and collapses to a one-hot over the finite argmax (warning once) rather than
+ * dividing every entry into NaN. Degrade + diagnose, never silently corrupt.
+ *
+ * No model file needed: exercises argmax_v / dist_build / dist_sample directly. */
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#define main coli_glm_main_unused
+#include "../glm.c"
+#undef main
+
+static int approx1(double x){ return x > 0.999 && x < 1.001; }
+
+int main(void){
+    /* --- argmax_v must skip NaN (greedy decode + speculative-verify paths) --- */
+    { float lo[8]={NAN,1.f,5.f,2.f,NAN,-3.f,4.f,0.f};
+      assert(argmax_v(lo,8)==2 && "pick max finite (idx2=5.0), not NaN-pinned idx0"); }
+    { float lo[8]={3.f,INFINITY,1.f,2.f,0.f,-1.f,2.5f,1.5f};
+      assert(argmax_v(lo,8)==1 && "pick the +Inf position"); }
+    { float lo[8]; for(int i=0;i<8;i++) lo[i]=NAN;
+      assert(argmax_v(lo,8)==0 && "all-NaN: no crash, defined fallback"); }
+
+    g_temp=0.7f; g_nuc=0.9f;   /* the default serve/chat sampling path */
+
+    /* --- dist_build: a NaN logit must yield a finite one-hot, not all-NaN --- */
+    { float lo[8]={0.5f,1.f,NAN,8.f,0.2f,-1.f,0.f,0.3f};   /* max finite = idx3 (8.0) */
+      dist_build(lo,8);
+      double sum=0; int nan=0;
+      for(int i=0;i<8;i++){ if(!(g_pbuf[i]==g_pbuf[i])) nan=1; sum+=g_pbuf[i]; }
+      assert(!nan && "g_pbuf must be finite after a NaN logit");
+      assert(approx1(sum) && "g_pbuf must normalize to 1");
+      assert(approx1(g_pbuf[3]) && "mass must land on the max finite logit (idx3)");
+      assert(dist_sample(8,-1)==3 && "sampler emits the finite argmax, not token 0"); }
+
+    /* --- regression: clean logits still produce a valid distribution --- */
+    { float lo[8]={0.1f,0.2f,3.0f,0.4f,0.5f,0.6f,0.7f,0.8f};   /* peak = idx2 */
+      dist_build(lo,8);
+      double sum=0; int nan=0;
+      for(int i=0;i<8;i++){ if(!(g_pbuf[i]==g_pbuf[i])) nan=1; sum+=g_pbuf[i]; }
+      assert(!nan && "clean softmax stays finite");
+      assert(approx1(sum) && "clean softmax must sum to 1");
+      assert(g_pbuf[2]>=g_pbuf[0] && "peak token keeps the most mass"); }
+
+    printf("OK test_logit_nan: argmax_v NaN-skip + dist_build finite-collapse\n");
+    return 0;
+}