diff --git a/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle.go b/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle.go
index 608beb5208..e70a77bac5 100644
--- a/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func (r *taskRuntime) iterate() {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	if !actor.resume(ctx) {
+		user.replaceActor(ctx, actor)
 		return
 	}
 	// Fill before the first suspend so every snapshot from cycle one on
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@ func (r *taskRuntime) iterate() {
 	if remaining := time.Until(deadline); remaining > 0 {
 		time.Sleep(remaining)
 	}
-	actor.hibernate(ctx)
+	if !actor.hibernate(ctx) {
+		user.replaceActor(ctx, actor)
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *taskRuntime) startUser(ctx context.Context) (*gluttonUser, error) {
@@ -287,6 +290,30 @@ func (u *gluttonUser) nextActor() *gluttonActor {
 	return a
 }
 
+// replaceActor deletes a stuck/broken actor and replaces its slot in u.actors
+// with a freshly created actor so the VU maintains full concurrency without
+// repeatedly calling a stuck actor (e.g. left in ACTOR_STATE_SUSPENDING).
+func (u *gluttonUser) replaceActor(ctx context.Context, broken *gluttonActor) {
+	broken.delete(ctx)
+	replacement := &gluttonActor{
+		cfg:         broken.cfg,
+		actorName:   "sb-" + uuid.NewString(),
+		firstResume: true,
+	}
+	if err := replacement.create(ctx); err != nil {
+		slog.Warn("glutton actor replacement create failed; will retry on next failure",
+			slog.String("old_actor", broken.actorName),
+			slog.String("err", err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+	for i, a := range u.actors {
+		if a == broken {
+			u.actors[i] = replacement
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // gluttonActor is one actor's lifetime state within a VU. Every per-iteration
 // call in iterate() targets exactly one of these.
 type gluttonActor struct {
@@ -408,32 +435,33 @@ func isConcurrentUpdateConflict(err error) bool {
 // hibernate takes the actor off its worker by whichever operation the
 // lifecycle mode selects: PauseActor keeps the snapshot on the node, while
 // SuspendActor writes it to durable storage.
-func (u *gluttonActor) hibernate(ctx context.Context) {
+func (u *gluttonActor) hibernate(ctx context.Context) bool {
 	if u.cfg.Dyn.Load().LifecycleMode == dynconfig.LifecycleModePause {
-		u.pause(ctx)
-	} else {
-		u.suspend(ctx)
+		return u.pause(ctx)
 	}
+	return u.suspend(ctx)
 }
 
-func (u *gluttonActor) pause(ctx context.Context) {
-	_ = u.tracedCall(ctx, "PauseActor", func(callCtx context.Context, tr *metadata.MD) error {
+func (u *gluttonActor) pause(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	err := u.tracedCall(ctx, "PauseActor", func(callCtx context.Context, tr *metadata.MD) error {
 		_, err := u.cfg.APIStub.PauseActor(callCtx, &ateapipb.PauseActorRequest{
 			Actor: u.ref(),
 		}, grpc.Trailer(tr))
 		return err
 	})
 	u.actorRunning = false
+	return err == nil
 }
 
-func (u *gluttonActor) suspend(ctx context.Context) {
-	_ = u.tracedCall(ctx, "SuspendActor", func(callCtx context.Context, tr *metadata.MD) error {
+func (u *gluttonActor) suspend(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	err := u.tracedCall(ctx, "SuspendActor", func(callCtx context.Context, tr *metadata.MD) error {
 		_, err := u.cfg.APIStub.SuspendActor(callCtx, &ateapipb.SuspendActorRequest{
 			Actor: u.ref(),
 		}, grpc.Trailer(tr))
 		return err
 	})
 	u.actorRunning = false
+	return err == nil
 }
 
 func (u *gluttonActor) delete(ctx context.Context) {
diff --git a/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle_test.go b/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle_test.go
index 2d9bce987d..e6f3cb194c 100644
--- a/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/benchmarking/boomer/glutton/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -132,3 +132,38 @@ func TestGluttonShutdown_DeleteSetsAnyState(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("DeleteActor must set AnyState=true, got %v", reqs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGluttonIterate_ReplacesActorOnResumeFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := &fake.Server{}
+	fakeCtrl := &fakeControlClient{
+		resumeErrs: []error{conflictErr(), conflictErr(), conflictErr(), conflictErr(), conflictErr()},
+	}
+	cfg := newTestConfig(t, srv, &userclass.Config{
+		APIStub:  fakeCtrl,
+		Atespace: "bench-test",
+		Dyn: dynconfig.NewHolder(dynconfig.Config{
+			LifecycleMode: dynconfig.LifecycleModeSuspend,
+		}),
+	})
+
+	rt := &taskRuntime{cfg: cfg}
+	rt.iterate()
+
+	calls := fakeCtrl.recordedCalls()
+	createCount := 0
+	deleteCount := 0
+	for _, c := range calls {
+		if c == "CreateActor" {
+			createCount++
+		}
+		if c == "DeleteActor" {
+			deleteCount++
+		}
+	}
+	if createCount != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateActor count = %d, want 2 (initial + replacement); calls = %v", createCount, calls)
+	}
+	if deleteCount != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteActor count = %d, want 1 (deleted broken actor); calls = %v", deleteCount, calls)
+	}
+}