diff --git a/.integrated_tests.yaml b/.integrated_tests.yaml
index cba1657ab23..c7d5b86c465 100644
--- a/.integrated_tests.yaml
+++ b/.integrated_tests.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 baselines:
   bucket: geosx
-  baseline: integratedTests/baseline_integratedTests-pr3940-15307-53de7ba
+  baseline: integratedTests/baseline_integratedTests-pr3964-15460-26718eb
 
 allow_fail:
   all: ''
diff --git a/BASELINE_NOTES.md b/BASELINE_NOTES.md
index 621dd209242..5538f66607e 100644
--- a/BASELINE_NOTES.md
+++ b/BASELINE_NOTES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ This file is designed to track changes to the integrated test baselines.
 Any developer who updates the baseline ID in the .integrated_tests.yaml file is expected to create an entry in this file with the pull request number, date, and their justification for rebaselining.
 These notes should be in reverse-chronological order, and use the following time format: (YYYY-MM-DD).
 
+PR #3940 (2026-02-09) <https://storage.googleapis.com/geosx/integratedTests/baseline_integratedTests-pr3964-15460-26718eb.tar.gz>
+=====================
+Fix fracture state update for ALM solver
+
 PR #3940 (2026-01-27) <https://storage.googleapis.com/geosx/integratedTests/baseline_integratedTests-pr3940-15307-53de7ba.tar.gz>
 =====================
 Fix the transimissibility calculated between a cell and a surface element
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact.cpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact.cpp
index 2d18a5782a0..b0e00a3e322 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact.cpp
@@ -912,6 +912,21 @@ void SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact::applySystemSolution( DofManager c
                                contact::incrementalBubbleDisplacement::key(),
                                scalingFactor );
 
+  // Synchronize bubble displacements before computing displacement jump
+  forDiscretizationOnMeshTargets( domain.getMeshBodies(), [&] ( string const &,
+                                                                MeshLevel & mesh,
+                                                                string_array const & )
+  {
+    FieldIdentifiers fieldsToBeSync;
+    fieldsToBeSync.addFields( FieldLocation::Face,
+                              { contact::incrementalBubbleDisplacement::key(),
+                                contact::totalBubbleDisplacement::key() } );
+
+    CommunicationTools::getInstance().synchronizeFields( fieldsToBeSync,
+                                                         mesh,
+                                                         domain.getNeighbors(),
+                                                         true );
+  } );
 
   // Loop for updating the displacement jump
   forDiscretizationOnMeshTargets( domain.getMeshBodies(), [&] ( string const & meshName,
@@ -962,19 +977,14 @@ void SolidMechanicsAugmentedLagrangianContact::applySystemSolution( DofManager c
     } );
   } );
 
+  // Synchronize displacement jump after computation
   forDiscretizationOnMeshTargets( domain.getMeshBodies(), [&] ( string const &,
                                                                 MeshLevel & mesh,
                                                                 string_array const & )
-
   {
     FieldIdentifiers fieldsToBeSync;
 
-    fieldsToBeSync.addFields( FieldLocation::Face,
-                              { contact::incrementalBubbleDisplacement::key(),
-                                contact::totalBubbleDisplacement::key() } );
-
-    fieldsToBeSync.addElementFields( { contact::traction::key(),
-                                       contact::dispJump::key(),
+    fieldsToBeSync.addElementFields( { contact::dispJump::key(),
                                        contact::deltaDispJump::key() },
                                      { getUniqueFractureRegionName() } );
 
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/kernels/SolidMechanicsALMKernelsBase.hpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/kernels/SolidMechanicsALMKernelsBase.hpp
index 65841f9c66c..213877afb03 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/kernels/SolidMechanicsALMKernelsBase.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/contact/kernels/SolidMechanicsALMKernelsBase.hpp
@@ -144,13 +144,23 @@ struct UpdateStateKernel
 
       if( fractureState[k] == fields::contact::FractureState::Open )
       {
-
         LvArray::tensorOps::fill< 3 >( localTractionNew, 0.0 );
       }
       else if( LvArray::math::abs( localTractionNew[ 0 ] ) < normalTractionTolerance[k] )
       {
-        LvArray::tensorOps::fill< 3 >( localTractionNew, 0.0 );
-        fractureState[k] = fields::contact::FractureState::Slip;
+        // When normal traction is lower than normalTractionTolerance, check if cohesion allows stick state
+        // before deciding to transition to slip (fix for high cohesion materials)
+        real64 dLimitTau_dTraction = 0.0;
+        real64 const limitTau = contactWrapper.computeLimitTangentialTractionNorm( localTractionNew[ 0 ], dLimitTau_dTraction );
+        real64 const currentTau = LvArray::math::sqrt( localTractionNew[1] * localTractionNew[1] +
+                                                       localTractionNew[2] * localTractionNew[2] );
+
+        if( currentTau > limitTau )
+        {
+          // Tangential traction exceeds cohesion limit: transition to slip
+          fractureState[k] = fields::contact::FractureState::Slip;
+        }
+        // else: cohesion allows stick state, keep traction as computed by updateTraction()
       }
 
       LvArray::tensorOps::copy< 3 >( traction[k], localTractionNew );