diff --git a/scenes/ai/sleep_provider.gd b/scenes/ai/sleep_provider.gd
index 4921426..bd25e0e 100644
--- a/scenes/ai/sleep_provider.gd
+++ b/scenes/ai/sleep_provider.gd
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ func find_best_for(pawn) -> Job:
 	for bed in World.beds:
 		if not bed.is_available():
 			continue
+		# Skip beds already targeted by another pawn's active job.  This is the
+		# same deconfliction used by ConstructionProvider (Job.is_target_taken_by_other)
+		# and prevents all simultaneously-tired pawns from converging on the same
+		# nearest bed and then losing the race at claim time.
+		if Job.is_target_taken_by_other(bed, pawn):
+			continue
 		var d: int = abs(bed.tile.x - pawn.tile.x) + abs(bed.tile.y - pawn.tile.y)
 		if d < best_dist:
 			best_dist = d
@@ -73,6 +79,9 @@ func find_best_for(pawn) -> Job:
 	var j := Job.new()
 	if best_bed != null:
 		j.label = "Sleep at %s" % target_tile
+		# Tag the job's target so other pawns see this bed as taken via
+		# Job.is_target_taken_by_other() before it is physically claimed.
+		j.target_node = best_bed
 	else:
 		j.label = "Sleep on the floor at %s" % target_tile