diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
index 8545432d..b62af10f 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/executive-meetings.tsx
@@ -726,13 +726,18 @@ function ScheduleSection({
     writeJsonToStorage(HIGHLIGHT_STORAGE_KEY, highlightPrefs);
   }, [highlightPrefs]);
 
-  // 60-second tick to recompute the "current" meeting highlight. Refreshing
-  // less frequently than the minute boundary risks the highlight visibly
-  // lagging when one meeting ends and another starts.
   const [nowTick, setNowTick] = useState(() => Date.now());
   useEffect(() => {
-    const id = setInterval(() => setNowTick(Date.now()), 60_000);
-    return () => clearInterval(id);
+    let intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+    const msToNextMinute = 60_000 - (Date.now() % 60_000);
+    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+      setNowTick(Date.now());
+      intervalId = setInterval(() => setNowTick(Date.now()), 60_000);
+    }, msToNextMinute);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      if (intervalId) clearInterval(intervalId);
+    };
   }, []);
 
   const currentMeetingId = useMemo(