diff --git a/run/core/deployment-orchestrator.ts b/run/core/deployment-orchestrator.ts
index 5153bf8..37fc039 100644
--- a/run/core/deployment-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/run/core/deployment-orchestrator.ts
@@ -610,17 +610,17 @@ export class DeploymentOrchestrator {
    * 2. If still held, send SIGKILL and wait up to 2 seconds
    * 3. Log results and continue even if cleanup fails
    */
-  private async cleanupOrphanedPorts(deploymentOrder: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    this.logger.info(`Checking ${deploymentOrder.length} deployments for orphaned ports...`);
+  private async cleanupOrphanedPorts(_deploymentOrder: string[]): Promise<void> {
+    // For group deployments (like _platform), the deploymentOrder may only contain
+    // the group itself which has no services. We need to check ALL deployments
+    // in the registry to find orphaned processes on any expected port.
+    const allDeployments = this.deploymentRegistry.getAll();
     const orphanedPorts: Array<{ port: number; pid: number; serviceId: string }> = [];
 
-    // Phase 1: Discover all orphaned ports
-    for (const depName of deploymentOrder) {
+    // Phase 1: Discover all orphaned ports across ALL deployments
+    for (const depName of allDeployments) {
       const depManifest = this.deploymentRegistry.get(depName);
-      if (!depManifest) {
-        this.logger.debug(`[OrphanCleanup] Deployment '${depName}' not found in registry`);
-        continue;
-      }
+      if (!depManifest) continue;
 
       for (const svc of depManifest.services) {
         if (DOCKER_ONLY_TYPES.has(svc.type)) continue;
@@ -630,22 +630,17 @@ export class DeploymentOrchestrator {
 
         // If we already have a PID file, normal shutdown handled it
         const trackedPid = await readPidFile(serviceId);
-        if (trackedPid !== null) {
-          this.logger.debug(`[OrphanCleanup] ${serviceId} has PID file (${trackedPid}), skipping`);
-          continue;
-        }
+        if (trackedPid !== null) continue;
 
         // Check if an orphaned process is holding this port
         const portPid = await getPortPid(svc.port);
         if (portPid) {
-          this.logger.info(`  → Port ${svc.port} (${serviceId}) held by orphan PID ${portPid}`);
           orphanedPorts.push({ port: svc.port, pid: portPid, serviceId });
         }
       }
     }
 
     if (orphanedPorts.length === 0) {
-      this.logger.debug('[OrphanCleanup] No orphaned processes found');
       return;
     }