diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/README.md b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/README.md
index 3f30c3a..d161197 100644
--- a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/README.md
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/README.md
@@ -9,47 +9,64 @@ running behavior; you have to re-copy it to the host and reload systemd.
 ## What this does
 
 Permanent NFS mounts (`mnt-nas_family.mount`, `mnt-nas_books.mount`,
-`mnt-nas_owncloud.mount`) can go stale — the host mount looks fine on a
-top-level `ls`, but file handles nested inside it return ESTALE
-(errno -116) to processes that opened them earlier, including containers
-that bind-mount the path. A container restart is required to pick up a
-fresh handle even after the host-side mount is healthy again. See
+`mnt-nas_owncloud.mount`, `mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount`) can go stale — the host
+mount looks fine on a top-level `ls`, but file handles nested inside it
+return ESTALE (errno -116) to processes that opened them earlier, including
+containers that bind-mount the path. A container restart is required to pick
+up a fresh handle even after the host-side mount is healthy again. See
 `../../NAS-CONNECTION-STRATEGIES.md` for the full mount inventory and
 `../../immich/` / `../../calibre/MOUNT-HISTORY.md` for history on this
 failure mode (first hit immich on 2026-08-25; calibre-import had the same
 issue documented earlier but unresolved).
 
+**All four `.mount` units must be *permanent* (enabled directly, no
+`.automount` wrapper), not just present.** `mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount` was
+mistakenly left on an `.automount` unit until 2026-09-17 and flapped ESTALE
+for days as a result — autofs can cycle the underlying mount for reasons
+other than idle timeout even with `TimeoutIdleSec=0`, which invalidates any
+container's bind-mounted reference exactly like a stale handle. The self-heal
+below papered over it (auto-remounting every ~5 min) but never fixed it;
+switching to a permanent mount did. See NAS-CONNECTION-STRATEGIES.md's
+"Docker bind mounts + automount = stale handles" entry.
+
 Two pieces:
 
 1. **`<container>-mount-ready.service`** (one per affected container) —
    `BindsTo=mnt-nas_*.mount`, so restarting the mount unit automatically
    restarts the bound container. Currently covers `immich_server`,
-   `calibre`, `ocis`. (Older instances of this same pattern —
-   `backrest`, `kiwix`, `pmtiles`, `audiobookshelf`, `romm` — already
-   exist on the host but aren't backed up here yet.)
+   `calibre`, `ocis`, `audiobookshelf`. (Older instances of this same
+   pattern — `backrest`, `kiwix`, `pmtiles`, `romm` — already exist on
+   the host but aren't backed up here yet.)
 2. **`nfs-mount-heal.timer`** → **`nfs-mount-heal.service`** →
    **`nfs-mount-heal.sh`** — runs every 5 minutes, does a real nested
    read (not just `ls` the mount root) against `nas_family`, `nas_books`,
-   and `nas_owncloud`. On failure it force-remounts the mount unit
-   (`systemctl restart`), which cascades into the container restart via
-   the hooks above, then re-checks and sends a Telegram alert either way.
+   `nas_owncloud`, and `nas_audiobooks`. On failure it force-remounts the
+   mount unit (`systemctl restart`), which cascades into the container
+   restart via the hooks above, then re-checks and sends a Telegram alert
+   either way. This is a safety net for genuine transient staleness, not a
+   fix for a mount that's structurally wrong (e.g. sitting on autofs).
 
 ## Reinstall after a host rebuild
 
 ```bash
-sudo cp *.service *.timer /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo cp *.mount *.service *.timer /etc/systemd/system/
 sudo cp nfs-mount-heal.sh /usr/local/bin/nfs-mount-heal.sh
 sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/nfs-mount-heal.sh
 
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable --now mnt-nas_family.mount
+sudo systemctl enable --now mnt-nas_books.mount
+sudo systemctl enable --now mnt-nas_owncloud.mount
+sudo systemctl enable --now mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
 sudo systemctl enable --now immich-mount-ready.service
 sudo systemctl enable --now calibre-mount-ready.service
 sudo systemctl enable --now ocis-mount-ready.service
+sudo systemctl enable --now audiobookshelf-mount-ready.service
 sudo systemctl enable --now nfs-mount-heal.timer
 ```
 
-Requires the `mnt-nas_family.mount`, `mnt-nas_books.mount`, and
-`mnt-nas_owncloud.mount` systemd units to already exist (see
-`NAS-CONNECTION-STRATEGIES.md`) and `.credentials` at the repo root to be
-present on the host (the heal script sources it for the Telegram bot
-token/chat ID).
+**Do not** create `.automount` units for any of these — they must be
+enabled directly as permanent mounts (see the autofs warning above).
+
+Requires `.credentials` at the repo root to be present on the host (the
+heal script sources it for the Telegram bot token/chat ID).
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/audiobookshelf-mount-ready.service b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/audiobookshelf-mount-ready.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff109f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/audiobookshelf-mount-ready.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Restart audiobookshelf after mnt-nas_audiobooks is ready
+After=mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
+Requires=mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
+BindsTo=mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker restart audiobookshelf
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32fc4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mount unRAID audiobooks NFS share
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Mount]
+What=192.168.1.192:/mnt/user/media/audiobooks
+Where=/mnt/nas_audiobooks
+Type=nfs
+Options=nfsvers=3,hard,rw,noatime
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_books.mount b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_books.mount
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335504e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_books.mount
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mount unRAID books NFS share
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Mount]
+What=192.168.1.192:/mnt/user/media/books
+Where=/mnt/nas_books
+Type=nfs
+Options=nfsvers=3,hard,rw,noatime
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_family.mount b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_family.mount
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f21eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_family.mount
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mount unRAID family NFS share
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Mount]
+What=192.168.1.192:/mnt/user/family
+Where=/mnt/nas_family
+Type=nfs
+Options=nfsvers=3,hard,rw,noatime
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_owncloud.mount b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_owncloud.mount
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99dfc0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/mnt-nas_owncloud.mount
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mount unRAID owncloud NFS share
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Mount]
+What=192.168.1.192:/mnt/user/owncloud
+Where=/mnt/nas_owncloud
+Type=nfs
+Options=nfsvers=3,hard,nolock,rw,noatime
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/nfs-mount-heal.sh b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/nfs-mount-heal.sh
index 037aaa8..cd8c6bf 100644
--- a/system-config/nfs-self-heal/nfs-mount-heal.sh
+++ b/system-config/nfs-self-heal/nfs-mount-heal.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Deep health check + self-heal for permanent NFS mounts backing
-# immich, calibre, and ocis.
+# immich, calibre, ocis, and audiobookshelf.
 #
 # A plain `ls` on a mount root can succeed even when nested file
 # handles inside it are stale (ESTALE / errno -116) -- that's the
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CHECKS=(
   "/mnt/nas_family:mnt-nas_family.mount:/mnt/nas_family/immich-library/thumbs:immich_server"
   "/mnt/nas_books:mnt-nas_books.mount:/mnt/nas_books/calibre-import:calibre"
   "/mnt/nas_owncloud:mnt-nas_owncloud.mount:/mnt/nas_owncloud:ocis"
+  "/mnt/nas_audiobooks:mnt-nas_audiobooks.mount:/mnt/nas_audiobooks:audiobookshelf"
 )
 
 alert() {