diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index b1c9326..5e008e0 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -422,6 +422,43 @@ async def api_list_settlements_for_machine(
     return await get_settlements_for_machine(machine_id)
 
 
+# NOTE on route ordering: FastAPI matches in declaration order. The literal
+# /settlements/stuck must be registered BEFORE /settlements/{settlement_id}
+# so the literal wins. Same applies to any future literal sub-route under
+# /settlements/* (don't reshuffle this section without re-confirming the
+# order).
+
+
+@satmachineadmin_api_router.get(
+    "/api/v1/dca/settlements/stuck", response_model=StuckSettlementsResponse
+)
+async def api_list_stuck_settlements(
+    threshold_minutes: int = 30,
+    user: User = Depends(check_user_exists),
+) -> StuckSettlementsResponse:
+    """Operator worklist of settlements that didn't process cleanly.
+
+    Returns three lists:
+      - errored: distribution failed; retry endpoint handles these
+      - stuck_pending: landed but never picked up by the processor
+      - stuck_processing: claim taken but no completion in N minutes
+
+    `threshold_minutes` controls the age threshold for 'stuck' (default 30).
+    Operators can force-recover stuck-processing settlements via
+    POST /api/v1/dca/settlements/{id}/force-reset."""
+    if threshold_minutes < 1:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "threshold_minutes must be >= 1"
+        )
+    buckets = await get_stuck_settlements_for_operator(user.id, threshold_minutes)
+    return StuckSettlementsResponse(
+        threshold_minutes=threshold_minutes,
+        errored=buckets["errored"],
+        stuck_pending=buckets["stuck_pending"],
+        stuck_processing=buckets["stuck_processing"],
+    )
+
+
 @satmachineadmin_api_router.get(
     "/api/v1/dca/settlements/{settlement_id}", response_model=DcaSettlement
 )
@@ -472,36 +509,6 @@ async def api_partial_dispense(
         raise HTTPException(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, str(exc)) from exc
 
 
-@satmachineadmin_api_router.get(
-    "/api/v1/dca/settlements/stuck", response_model=StuckSettlementsResponse
-)
-async def api_list_stuck_settlements(
-    threshold_minutes: int = 30,
-    user: User = Depends(check_user_exists),
-) -> StuckSettlementsResponse:
-    """Operator worklist of settlements that didn't process cleanly.
-
-    Returns three lists:
-      - errored: distribution failed; retry endpoint handles these
-      - stuck_pending: landed but never picked up by the processor
-      - stuck_processing: claim taken but no completion in N minutes
-
-    `threshold_minutes` controls the age threshold for 'stuck' (default 30).
-    Operators can force-recover stuck-processing settlements via
-    POST /api/v1/dca/settlements/{id}/force-reset."""
-    if threshold_minutes < 1:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "threshold_minutes must be >= 1"
-        )
-    buckets = await get_stuck_settlements_for_operator(user.id, threshold_minutes)
-    return StuckSettlementsResponse(
-        threshold_minutes=threshold_minutes,
-        errored=buckets["errored"],
-        stuck_pending=buckets["stuck_pending"],
-        stuck_processing=buckets["stuck_processing"],
-    )
-
-
 @satmachineadmin_api_router.post(
     "/api/v1/dca/settlements/{settlement_id}/force-reset",
     response_model=DcaSettlement,