diff --git a/arty.yml b/arty.yml
index 18b263e..2713c84 100644
--- a/arty.yml
+++ b/arty.yml
@@ -208,13 +208,17 @@ scripts:
       exit 1
     fi
 
+    # Persist Tailscale state to network volume for stable IP across restarts
+    TAILSCALE_STATE="/workspace/.tailscale"
+    mkdir -p "$TAILSCALE_STATE"
+
     echo "  Starting Tailscale daemon..."
-    tailscaled --tun=userspace-networking --socks5-server=localhost:1055 &
+    tailscaled --tun=userspace-networking --socks5-server=localhost:1055 --statedir="$TAILSCALE_STATE" &
     sleep 3
 
     echo "  Connecting to Tailscale network..."
     HOSTNAME="runpod-ai-orchestrator"
-    tailscale up --authkey="$TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY" --advertise-tags=tag:gpu --hostname="$HOSTNAME" --force-reauth || {
+    tailscale up --authkey="$TAILSCALE_AUTHKEY" --advertise-tags=tag:gpu --hostname="$HOSTNAME" || {
         echo "  ⚠ Tailscale connection failed, continuing without VPN"
     }