diff --git a/lib/paper/engine.js b/lib/paper/engine.js
index 8c16b16..af55370 100644
--- a/lib/paper/engine.js
+++ b/lib/paper/engine.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export class PaperEngine {
 
   async init() {
     try {
-      // Load saved per-strategy states
       const states = await db.query('SELECT * FROM paper_strategy_state ORDER BY timestamp DESC');
       const rows = states[0] || [];
       const seen = new Set();
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ export class PaperEngine {
         console.log(`[Paper:${saved.strategyName}] Restored: $${acct.balance.toFixed(2)}, ${acct.wins}W/${acct.losses}L`);
       }
 
-      // Load open positions
       const positions = await db.query('SELECT * FROM paper_positions WHERE settled = false');
       if (positions[0]) {
         for (const pos of positions[0]) {
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ export class PaperEngine {
   }
 
   async settle(ticker, rawResult) {
-    // Normalize result to lowercase
     const result = String(rawResult || '').toLowerCase();
 
     if (result !== 'yes' && result !== 'no') {
@@ -176,9 +173,11 @@ export class PaperEngine {
         else acct.losses++;
 
         try {
+          // FIX: Use explicit record identifier for SurrealDB updates
+          const recordId = pos.id.includes(':') ? pos.id : `paper_positions:${pos.id}`;
           const updated = await db.query(
-            `UPDATE paper_positions SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime WHERE id = $id`,
-            { id: pos.id, result, pnl: pos.pnl, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
+            `UPDATE ${recordId} SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime`,
+            { result, pnl: pos.pnl, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
           );
           const rows = updated[0] || [];
           if (rows.length === 0) {
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ export class PaperEngine {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Check unresolved tickers periodically for delayed results
+   * Check unresolved tickers periodically for delayed Kalshi results
    */
   async checkOrphans(getMarketFn) {
     const orphanTickers = this.getOpenTickers();
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ export class PaperEngine {
           const settledPos = await this.settle(ticker, result);
           if (settledPos) results.settled.push(...settledPos);
         } else if (['expired', 'cancelled'].includes(status)) {
-          // Explicitly cancelled or expired with no valid outcome
           console.log(`[Paper] Ticker ${ticker} marked as ${status} — force-settling as expired`);
           const expiredPos = await this._forceExpirePositions(ticker);
           if (expiredPos) results.expired.push(...expiredPos);
@@ -266,9 +264,10 @@ export class PaperEngine {
         acct.losses++;
 
         try {
+          const recordId = pos.id.includes(':') ? pos.id : `paper_positions:${pos.id}`;
           const updated = await db.query(
-            `UPDATE paper_positions SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime WHERE id = $id`,
-            { id: pos.id, result: 'expired', pnl: pos.pnl, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
+            `UPDATE ${recordId} SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime`,
+            { result: 'expired', pnl: pos.pnl, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
           );
           const rows = updated[0] || [];
           if (rows.length === 0) {
@@ -301,9 +300,10 @@ export class PaperEngine {
           pos.settleTime = Date.now();
 
           try {
-            const updated = await db.query(
-              `UPDATE paper_positions SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime WHERE id = $id`,
-              { id: pos.id, result: 'cancelled', pnl: 0, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
+            const recordId = pos.id.includes(':') ? pos.id : `paper_positions:${pos.id}`;
+            await db.query(
+              `UPDATE ${recordId} SET settled = true, result = $result, pnl = $pnl, settleTime = $settleTime`,
+              { result: 'cancelled', pnl: 0, settleTime: pos.settleTime }
             );
           } catch (e) {}
           console.log(`[Paper:${name}] Cancelled open position ${pos.id} for ${ticker} (refunded $${pos.cost})`);