diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b217aea..c03ca90 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-05 - 1.3.2 - fix(provider(node))
+use synchronous readdir to avoid partial results on some filesystems (e.g., XFS) when the process receives signals
+
+- Replaced async fs.readdir with fsSync.readdirSync in ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
+- Added comments explaining that async readdir can return partial results on XFS/mounted filesystems when the process receives signals; synchronous readdirSync completes the getdents64 syscall without event-loop interruption
+
 ## 2025-12-16 - 1.3.1 - fix(docs)
 docs(readme): add "Directory Copy & Move" section with examples and options
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 31b1435..9ef43fb 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartfs',
-  version: '1.3.1',
+  version: '1.3.2',
   description: 'a cross platform extendable fs  module'
 }
diff --git a/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts b/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
index b5d5efa..580f74b 100644
--- a/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
+++ b/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ export class SmartFsProviderNode implements ISmartFsProvider {
     if (options?.recursive) {
       await this.listDirectoryRecursive(path, entries, options);
     } else {
-      const dirents = await fs.readdir(path, { withFileTypes: true });
+      // Use readdirSync for reliability — async readdir can return partial results
+      // on XFS/mounted filesystems when the process receives signals (e.g., from
+      // SmartExit/smartshell process group management). The synchronous version
+      // completes the entire getdents64 syscall without event loop interruption.
+      const dirents = fsSync.readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
 
       for (const dirent of dirents) {
         const entryPath = pathModule.join(path, dirent.name);
@@ -196,7 +200,8 @@ export class SmartFsProviderNode implements ISmartFsProvider {
     entries: IDirectoryEntry[],
     options?: IListOptions,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const dirents = await fs.readdir(path, { withFileTypes: true });
+    // Use readdirSync for reliability — see listDirectory comment
+    const dirents = fsSync.readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
 
     for (const dirent of dirents) {
       const entryPath = pathModule.join(path, dirent.name);