diff --git a/website_sale_aplicoop/models/group_order.py b/website_sale_aplicoop/models/group_order.py
index 8bfe7dd..bdfeb44 100644
--- a/website_sale_aplicoop/models/group_order.py
+++ b/website_sale_aplicoop/models/group_order.py
@@ -667,9 +667,20 @@ class GroupOrder(models.Model):
         """
         self.ensure_one()
 
-        # Only confirm if cutoff date has strictly passed (cutoff day itself is still open)
         today = fields.Date.today()
-        if self.cutoff_date and self.cutoff_date >= today:
+
+        # Skip if no cutoff date - without a cutoff_day there is no weekly cycle
+        # to close automatically (would confirm ALL draft orders indiscriminately)
+        if not self.cutoff_date:
+            _logger.info(
+                "Cron: Skipping group order %s (%s) - no cutoff_date configured",
+                self.id,
+                self.name,
+            )
+            return
+
+        # Skip if cutoff hasn't passed yet (the day is still open for orders)
+        if self.cutoff_date >= today:
             _logger.info(
                 "Cron: Skipping group order %s (%s) - cutoff date %s not yet passed",
                 self.id,
@@ -678,6 +689,21 @@ class GroupOrder(models.Model):
             )
             return
 
+        # Skip if cutoff was 7+ days ago: it belongs to an already-processed cycle.
+        # This guards against stale stored dates (e.g. cron was down for several days)
+        # and prevents confirming orders that were just created for the NEW cycle.
+        days_since_cutoff = (today - self.cutoff_date).days
+        if days_since_cutoff >= 7:
+            _logger.info(
+                "Cron: Skipping group order %s (%s) - cutoff date %s is stale "
+                "(%d days ago, already processed)",
+                self.id,
+                self.name,
+                self.cutoff_date,
+                days_since_cutoff,
+            )
+            return
+
         SaleOrder = self.env["sale.order"].sudo()
         sale_orders = SaleOrder.search(
             [