diff --git a/src/mind/mod.rs b/src/mind/mod.rs
index 50d1bf0..4d2a223 100644
--- a/src/mind/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mind/mod.rs
@@ -249,12 +249,14 @@ impl Mind {
 
     /// Initialize — restore log, start daemons and background agents.
     pub async fn subconscious_snapshots(&self) -> Vec<SubconsciousSnapshot> {
+        // Lock ordering: subconscious → store (store is bottom-most).
+        let sub = self.subconscious.lock().await;
         let store = crate::store::Store::cached().await.ok();
         let store_guard = match &store {
             Some(s) => Some(s.lock().await),
             None => None,
         };
-        self.subconscious.lock().await.snapshots(store_guard.as_deref())
+        sub.snapshots(store_guard.as_deref())
     }
 
     pub async fn subconscious_walked(&self) -> Vec<String> {