diff --git a/src/base/compute/lium.py b/src/base/compute/lium.py
index 121945a60..2d7644f41 100644
--- a/src/base/compute/lium.py
+++ b/src/base/compute/lium.py
@@ -175,12 +175,18 @@ async def provision(
             )
         template_id = await self._resolve_template(spec)
 
+        # InstanceSpec.gpu_count is a minimum-need filter for offer selection.
+        # Sending it as the rent gpu_count requests a *partial* split; Lium
+        # returns HTTP 400 "Provider doesn't allow GPU splitting" on most
+        # multi-GPU executors. Rent the full selected offer capacity instead
+        # (omit the field only when the offer itself has no gpu_count).
         rent_body: dict[str, Any] = {
             "pod_name": spec.name,
             "user_public_key": list(spec.ssh_public_keys),
             "termination_hours": int(lifetime),
-            "gpu_count": spec.gpu_count,
         }
+        if selected.gpu_count and selected.gpu_count > 0:
+            rent_body["gpu_count"] = selected.gpu_count
         if template_id is not None:
             rent_body["template_id"] = template_id
         if spec.dockerfile_content is not None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_compute_lium_client.py b/tests/unit/test_compute_lium_client.py
index 60a32d064..0188c069c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_compute_lium_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_compute_lium_client.py
@@ -198,6 +198,30 @@ async def test_provision_sends_termination_hours_and_ssh_key() -> None:
     assert body["template_id"] == "tpl-1"
 
 
+@respx.mock
+async def test_provision_rents_full_offer_gpu_count_not_spec_minimum() -> None:
+    """Lium rejects partial GPU rents on non-splittable executors.
+
+    Live API evidence (2026-07): POST .../rent with gpu_count=1 on an 8-GPU
+    machine returns HTTP 400 "Provider doesn't allow GPU splitting.".
+    ``InstanceSpec.gpu_count`` is a minimum-need filter; the rent body must
+    request the selected offering's full gpu_count (or omit the field).
+    """
+    routes = _mock_happy_path()
+    multi = Offer(
+        id="exec-1",
+        gpu_type="RTX A4000",
+        gpu_count=8,
+        price_per_hour=0.12,
+    )
+    await LiumClient("k").provision(_spec(gpu_count=1), offer=multi)
+    body = json.loads(routes["rent"].calls.last.request.content)
+    assert body.get("gpu_count") != 1
+    assert body.get("gpu_count") in (8, None)
+    if "gpu_count" in body:
+        assert body["gpu_count"] == multi.gpu_count
+
+
 @respx.mock
 async def test_provision_rejects_overpriced_offer_without_rent() -> None:
     rent = respx.post(f"{BASE}/executors/exec-1/rent")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_master_weights_sealer.py b/tests/unit/test_master_weights_sealer.py
index 00c8ac489..d2ea2334a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_master_weights_sealer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_master_weights_sealer.py
@@ -320,10 +320,14 @@ async def test_zero_miner_empty_slate_still_seals(
 async def test_concurrent_get_seal_race_safe(
     session_factory: async_sessionmaker,
 ) -> None:
+    # MasterWeightsResponse.expires_at is validated against wall-clock now()
+    # (not FakeClock). freshness_seconds=1 flakes under concurrent DB load on
+    # CI when seal latency > 1s. Keep TTL large vs wall time, expire via clock.
     clock = FakeClock()
+    freshness = 120
     service = _service(
         session_factory,
-        freshness_seconds=1,
+        freshness_seconds=freshness,
         epoch_interval_seconds=60,
         clock=clock,
     )
@@ -350,7 +354,7 @@ async def one_get() -> Any:
     assert all(r.uids == [0] and r.weights == [1.0] for r in results)
 
     # Expire + concurrent heal reseals once.
-    clock.advance(5)
+    clock.advance(freshness + 5)
     healed = await asyncio.gather(*[one_get() for _ in range(6)])
     healed_ids = {r.vector_id for r in healed}
     assert len(healed_ids) == 1