diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.test.ts
index ca734e54194..768eb0d6902 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.test.ts
@@ -415,6 +415,74 @@ describe('useHostClient', () => {
     harness.unmount()
   })
 
+  it('publishes lifecycle updates after cold-start priming races the host lookup', async () => {
+    let resolveLookup: ((hosts: HostProfile[]) => void) | null = null
+    const lookup = new Promise<HostProfile[]>((resolve) => {
+      resolveLookup = resolve
+    })
+    const initial = makeFakeClient('connected')
+    const fresh = makeFakeClient('connected')
+    fresh.sendRequest = vi.fn(async () => ({ id: 'health', ok: true, result: {} }))
+    loadHostsMock.mockReturnValue(lookup)
+    connectMock.mockReturnValueOnce(initial).mockReturnValueOnce(fresh)
+
+    const harness = await renderHarness(HOST.id)
+    harness.primeHosts([HOST])
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolveLookup?.([HOST])
+      await lookup
+    })
+    const relayHostId = 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9'
+    const upgradedHost: HostProfile = {
+      ...HOST,
+      endpoints: [
+        { id: 'direct-primary', kind: 'lan', url: HOST.endpoint },
+        { id: 'relay-primary', kind: 'relay', url: 'wss://relay.invalid/v1/connect/host' }
+      ],
+      relayHostId,
+      relay: {
+        v: 1,
+        directorUrl: 'https://relay.invalid',
+        cellUrl: 'https://relay.invalid',
+        assignmentEpoch: 1,
+        relayHostId,
+        e2eeFraming: 2
+      }
+    }
+    const publishHostUpdate = connectMock.mock.calls[0]?.[2] as
+      | ((host: HostProfile) => void)
+      | undefined
+    publishHostUpdate?.(upgradedHost)
+
+    await act(async () => harness.forceReconnect(HOST.id))
+
+    expect(connectMock.mock.calls[1]?.[0]).toEqual(upgradedHost)
+    harness.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('ignores a cancelled lookup failure after its replacement connects', async () => {
+    let rejectLookup: ((error: Error) => void) | null = null
+    const lookup = new Promise<HostProfile[]>((_resolve, reject) => {
+      rejectLookup = reject
+    })
+    const fresh = makeFakeClient('connected')
+    fresh.sendRequest = vi.fn(async () => ({ id: 'health', ok: true, result: {} }))
+    loadHostsMock.mockReturnValue(lookup)
+    connectMock.mockReturnValue(fresh)
+
+    const harness = await renderHarness(HOST.id)
+    harness.primeHosts([HOST])
+    await act(async () => harness.forceReconnect(HOST.id))
+    await act(async () => {
+      rejectLookup?.(new Error('keychain locked'))
+      await lookup.catch(() => undefined)
+    })
+
+    expect(harness.hook.client).toBe(fresh)
+    expect(harness.hook.state).toBe('connected')
+    harness.unmount()
+  })
+
   it('coalesces overlapping Force Reconnect calls for one host', async () => {
     const stale = makeFakeClient('connected')
     const fresh = makeFakeClient('connecting')
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
index 5aeec659a36..2226df53f36 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { HostForceReconnectCoordinator, type HostReconnectEntry } from './host-f
 import { HostReconnectProfileCache, type HostOpenProfile } from './host-reconnect-profile-cache'
 import { subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers } from './connection-revival-triggers'
 import { HostClientOpenRegistry } from './host-client-open-registry'
+import { loadHostClientOpenProfile } from './host-client-open-profile'
 import { loadHosts } from './host-store'
 import { openHostLogicalClient } from './host-logical-client'
 import { clientActivePath } from './rpc-client-active-path'
@@ -85,29 +86,26 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       const pendingOpen = pendingOpensRef.current.register(hostId, profileVersion, promise)
 
       try {
-        // Why: prefer the primed cache so we don't serialize a second Keychain pass on cold start.
-        let host = requestedProfile?.host ?? primedHostsRef.current.get(hostId)
-        if (!host) {
-          try {
-            const hosts = await loadHosts()
-            host = hosts.find((h) => h.id === hostId)
-          } catch {
-            // Why: cold-start Keychain failure (iOS mid-unlock / Android Keystore race); surface 'disconnected' so the user can Reconnect.
-            notifyHostState(hostId, 'disconnected')
-            notifyAllHosts()
-            return null
-          }
-          if (!host) {
-            // Why: silent return leaves screens on a permanent spinner (STA-1511); surface 'disconnected' so they show a retry affordance.
-            notifyHostState(hostId, 'disconnected')
-            notifyAllHosts()
-            return null
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (pendingOpen.cancelled) {
+        const cachedHost = requestedProfile?.host ?? primedHostsRef.current.get(hostId)
+        const profile = cachedHost
+          ? { host: cachedHost, version: requestedProfile?.version ?? profileVersion }
+          : await loadHostClientOpenProfile({
+              hostId,
+              cache: primedHostsRef.current,
+              ticket: pendingOpen,
+              loadHosts,
+              onUnavailable: () => {
+                notifyHostState(hostId, 'disconnected')
+                notifyAllHosts()
+              }
+            })
+        if (!profile || pendingOpen.cancelled) {
           return null
         }
+        const resolvedProfile = cachedHost
+          ? profile
+          : primedHostsRef.current.resolveLoadedOpenProfile(profile.host)
+        pendingOpen.profileVersion = resolvedProfile.version
 
         // Re-check after any await — another acquire() may have completed.
         const after = storeRef.current.get(hostId)
@@ -119,9 +117,9 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         const onLog: ConnectionLogSink = (entry) => connectionLogStore.append(hostId, entry)
         try {
           client = openHostLogicalClient(
-            host,
+            resolvedProfile.host,
             onLog,
-            primedHostsRef.current.publisher(hostId, profileVersion)
+            primedHostsRef.current.publisher(hostId, resolvedProfile.version)
           )
         } catch {
           // Why: openHostLogicalClient can throw synchronously (bad public key / invalid URL); notify so the UI leaves 'connecting'.
@@ -459,6 +457,5 @@ export function useForceReconnect(): (hostId: string) => Promise<void> {
 
 // Why: primes already-loaded HostProfiles so the provider can skip a second loadHosts()/Keychain pass on cold start.
 export function usePrimeHosts(): (hosts: HostProfile[]) => void {
-  const ctx = useRpcClientContext()
-  return ctx.primeHosts
+  return useRpcClientContext().primeHosts
 }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
index 077d1d82b52..823d4a9a2e4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { HostProfileSchema, type HostProfile } from './types'
-import { loadHosts } from './host-store'
+import { loadStoredHostCredentialIdentity } from './host-store'
 import { serializeHostProfilePublication } from './host-profile-publication'
 import * as hostListLoads from './host-list-load-sharing'
 import { saveMobileRelayHostOverlay } from './mobile-relay-host-overlay-store'
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function writeExistingHostRelayCredentialBundle(
 async function requireCurrentHostIdentity(
   host: HostProfile
 ): Promise<Pick<HostProfile, 'endpoint'>> {
-  const existing = (await loadHosts({ requireCredentials: true })).find(({ id }) => id === host.id)
+  const existing = await loadStoredHostCredentialIdentity(host.id)
   if (!existing || existing.publicKeyB64 !== host.publicKeyB64) {
     throw new MobileRelayUpgradeHostRemovedError('mobile relay upgrade host was removed')
   }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-client-open-profile.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-client-open-profile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd5b1d4a0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-client-open-profile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { HostClientOpenTicket } from './host-client-open-registry'
+import { HostReconnectProfileCache } from './host-reconnect-profile-cache'
+import type { HostProfile } from './types'
+
+type HostClientOpenProfileOptions = {
+  hostId: string
+  cache: HostReconnectProfileCache
+  ticket: HostClientOpenTicket
+  loadHosts: () => Promise<HostProfile[]>
+  onUnavailable: () => void
+}
+
+export async function loadHostClientOpenProfile(
+  options: HostClientOpenProfileOptions
+): Promise<{ host: HostProfile; version: number } | null> {
+  const { hostId, cache, ticket } = options
+  let loadedHost: HostProfile | undefined
+  try {
+    loadedHost = (await options.loadHosts()).find(({ id }) => id === hostId)
+  } catch {
+    if (!ticket.cancelled) {
+      options.onUnavailable()
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+  if (ticket.cancelled) {
+    return null
+  }
+  if (!loadedHost) {
+    options.onUnavailable()
+    return null
+  }
+  return { host: cache.get(hostId) ?? loadedHost, version: cache.version(hostId) }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
index 5c6b50ec517..162915d6099 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export class HostReconnectProfileCache {
     }
   }
 
+  resolveLoadedOpenProfile(host: HostProfile): { host: HostProfile; version: number } {
+    return { host: this.get(host.id) ?? host, version: this.version(host.id) }
+  }
+
   get(hostId: string): HostProfile | undefined {
     return this.profiles.get(hostId)?.host
   }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.test.ts
index f3a7baec083..05637c0a87c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.test.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,49 @@ describe('host-store list mutations', () => {
     expect(storedOverlayRaw).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  it('validates only the target credential during relay publication', async () => {
+    secureStoreMock.getItemAsync.mockImplementation(async (key: string) =>
+      key.endsWith(HOST_ONE.id) ? 'token-1' : null
+    )
+    const relayHostId = 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9'
+
+    await saveExistingHostRelayRouting({
+      ...HOST_ONE,
+      deviceToken: 'token-1',
+      endpoints: [
+        { id: 'direct-primary', kind: 'lan', url: HOST_ONE.endpoint },
+        { id: 'relay-primary', kind: 'relay', url: 'wss://relay.onorca.dev/v1/connect/host' }
+      ],
+      relayHostId,
+      relay: {
+        v: 1,
+        directorUrl: 'https://relay.onorca.dev',
+        cellUrl: 'https://relay.onorca.dev',
+        assignmentEpoch: 1,
+        relayHostId,
+        e2eeFraming: 2
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(secureStoreMock.getItemAsync).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(secureStoreMock.getItemAsync.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toContain(HOST_ONE.id)
+    expect(JSON.parse(storedOverlayRaw ?? '[]')).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not infer host removal from unreadable identity storage', async () => {
+    storedHostsRaw = '{'
+
+    const error = await saveExistingHostRelayRouting({
+      ...HOST_ONE,
+      deviceToken: 'token-1'
+    }).catch((reason: unknown) => reason)
+
+    expect(error).toMatchObject({ message: 'host list storage unreadable' })
+    expect(error).not.toBeInstanceOf(MobileRelayUpgradeHostRemovedError)
+    expect(storedOverlayRaw).toBeNull()
+    expect(secureStoreMock.getItemAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('publishes relay routing without overwriting a newer endpoint edit', async () => {
     const relayHostId = 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9'
     await updateHostNameAndEndpoint(HOST_ONE.id, { endpoint: 'ws://127.0.0.1:9' })
@@ -355,6 +398,7 @@ describe('host-store list mutations', () => {
 
   it('rejects relay routing from a lifecycle superseded by same-host re-pairing', async () => {
     await saveHost({ ...HOST_ONE, deviceToken: 'replacement-token' })
+    secureStoreMock.getItemAsync.mockResolvedValueOnce('replacement-token')
     const relayHostId = 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9'
 
     await expect(
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
index e946d4219b7..d22f43c765f 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
@@ -64,19 +64,14 @@ function parseStoredHosts(raw: string | null): StoredHostProfile[] | null {
   }
 }
 
-export async function loadHosts(
-  options: { requireCredentials?: boolean } = {}
-): Promise<HostProfile[]> {
+export async function loadHosts(): Promise<HostProfile[]> {
   // Why: writers hold the mutation chain across their full RMW; wait so a load doesn't race a half-written list.
   await hostListMutation
-  if (options.requireCredentials) {
-    return doLoadHosts(true)
-  }
   // Why: deduplicate concurrent loadHosts() calls so simultaneously mounting screens share one Keychain read pass.
-  return hostListLoads.shareHostListLoad(() => doLoadHosts(false))
+  return hostListLoads.shareHostListLoad(doLoadHosts)
 }
 
-async function doLoadHosts(requireCredentials: boolean): Promise<HostProfile[]> {
+async function doLoadHosts(): Promise<HostProfile[]> {
   const raw = await AsyncStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)
   const storedHosts = parseStoredHosts(raw)
   if (!storedHosts) {
@@ -99,17 +94,11 @@ async function doLoadHosts(requireCredentials: boolean): Promise<HostProfile[]>
       let fetched: string | null
       try {
         fetched = await readHostDeviceToken(stored.id)
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (requireCredentials) {
-          throw error
-        }
+      } catch {
         // Why: a transient Keychain failure for one entry (e.g. errSecInteractionNotAllowed while locked) must not blank the whole host list; skip it.
         continue
       }
       if (!fetched) {
-        if (requireCredentials) {
-          throw new Error('host credential unavailable')
-        }
         // Why: orphaned metadata with no matching keychain entry; skip rather than surface a half-broken host.
         continue
       }
@@ -134,6 +123,21 @@ async function doLoadHosts(requireCredentials: boolean): Promise<HostProfile[]>
   return out
 }
 
+export async function loadStoredHostCredentialIdentity(
+  hostId: string
+): Promise<Pick<HostProfile, 'endpoint' | 'publicKeyB64' | 'deviceToken'> | null> {
+  await hostListMutation
+  const stored = (await readStoredHostsForMutation()).find(({ id }) => id === hostId)
+  if (!stored) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const deviceToken = await readHostDeviceToken(hostId)
+  if (!deviceToken) {
+    throw new Error('host credential unavailable')
+  }
+  return { endpoint: stored.endpoint, publicKeyB64: stored.publicKeyB64, deviceToken }
+}
+
 export async function resolvePairingHostIdentity(
   publicKeyB64: string,
   newHostId: string
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal.ts
index 2493c9e78af..e2b4d20f845 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { hashMobileRelayCredential } from './mobile-relay-credential-hash'
 import {
   deletePairingKeychainItem,
+  deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches,
   readPairingKeychainItem,
   writePairingKeychainItem
 } from './pairing-keychain'
@@ -70,6 +71,16 @@ export async function deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal(hostId: string): Pro
   await deletePairingKeychainItem(journalKey(hostId))
 }
 
+export function deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalIfCurrent(
+  journal: MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+    return Promise.resolve(false)
+  }
+  const parsed = MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalSchema.parse(journal)
+  return deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches(journalKey(parsed.hostId), JSON.stringify(parsed))
+}
+
 function encodeBase64Url(value: Uint8Array): string {
   let binary = ''
   for (const byte of value) {
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.test.ts
index d0da2db78f5..46ff1fa20bb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.test.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ function dependencies(journal: MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal | null = null) {
     writeJournal: vi.fn(async (next: MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal) => {
       stored = next
     }),
-    clearJournal: vi.fn(async () => {
+    clearJournal: vi.fn(async (expected: MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal) => {
+      if (stored?.reqId !== expected.reqId) {
+        return false
+      }
       stored = null
+      return true
     }),
     writeBundle: vi.fn(async () => {}),
     deleteBundle: vi.fn(async () => {}),
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ describe('existing direct pairing relay upgrade', () => {
     expect(deps.saveHost).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object), expect.any(Function))
     expect(deps.writeBundle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(result?.host.relay).toEqual(relay)
-    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(host.id)
+    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(journal)
   })
 
   it('does not delete a replacement pairing bundle when the old upgrade is superseded', async () => {
@@ -146,7 +150,35 @@ describe('existing direct pairing relay upgrade', () => {
     ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(MobileRelayUpgradeHostSupersededError)
     expect(deps.writeBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(deps.deleteBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(host.id)
+    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(journal)
+  })
+
+  it('does not clear a replacement lifecycle journal from a superseded upgrade', async () => {
+    const journal = createMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal(host.id, (length) =>
+      new Uint8Array(length).fill(6)
+    )
+    const replacement = createMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal(host.id, (length) =>
+      new Uint8Array(length).fill(9)
+    )
+    const committed = installed(journal)
+    const deps = dependencies(journal)
+    deps.saveHost.mockImplementation(async () => {
+      await deps.writeJournal(replacement)
+      throw new MobileRelayUpgradeHostSupersededError('mobile relay upgrade host was re-paired')
+    })
+    const client = clientWith([
+      success({
+        v: 1,
+        relay,
+        installStatus: { v: 1, reqId: journal.reqId, state: 'committed', result: committed }
+      })
+    ])
+
+    await expect(
+      upgradeDirectMobileRelay({ client, host, dependencies: deps })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(MobileRelayUpgradeHostSupersededError)
+
+    await expect(deps.readJournal()).resolves.toEqual(replacement)
   })
 
   it('retains recovery state when host identity credentials are temporarily unavailable', async () => {
@@ -205,7 +237,7 @@ describe('existing direct pairing relay upgrade', () => {
     ])
 
     await expect(upgradeDirectMobileRelay({ client, host, dependencies: deps })).resolves.toBeNull()
-    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(host.id)
+    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ hostId: host.id }))
     expect(deps.writeBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(deps.saveHost).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
@@ -242,6 +274,6 @@ describe('existing direct pairing relay upgrade', () => {
       upgradeDirectMobileRelay({ client, host, dependencies: deps })
     ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(MobileRelayUpgradeHostRemovedError)
     expect(deps.deleteBundle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(host.id)
-    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(host.id)
+    expect(deps.clearJournal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(journal)
   })
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.ts
index aa390aee4cd..67bdcc23b2a 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-direct-upgrade.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from './mobile-relay-credential-bundle'
 import {
   createMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
-  deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
+  deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalIfCurrent,
   readMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
   writeMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
   type MobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export type MobileRelayDirectUpgradeResult = {
 type Dependencies = {
   readJournal: typeof readMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal
   writeJournal: typeof writeMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal
-  clearJournal: typeof deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal
+  clearJournal: typeof deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalIfCurrent
   writeBundle: typeof writeMobileRelayCredentialBundle
   saveHost: typeof saveExistingHostRelayRouting
   deleteBundle: typeof deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function upgradeDirectMobileRelay(args: {
   const dependencies: Dependencies = {
     readJournal: readMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
     writeJournal: writeMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
-    clearJournal: deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal,
+    clearJournal: deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalIfCurrent,
     writeBundle: writeMobileRelayCredentialBundle,
     saveHost: saveExistingHostRelayRouting,
     deleteBundle: deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function upgradeDirectMobileRelay(args: {
 
   const initial = await getEndpoints(args.client, journal.reqId)
   if (initial === 'method-not-found') {
-    await dependencies.clearJournal(args.host.id)
+    await dependencies.clearJournal(journal)
     return null
   }
   if (initial.installStatus?.state === 'committed') {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export async function upgradeDirectMobileRelay(args: {
     newResumeTokenHash: journal.pendingResumeTokenHash
   })
   if (isMethodNotFound(provisionResponse)) {
-    await dependencies.clearJournal(args.host.id)
+    await dependencies.clearJournal(journal)
     return null
   }
   const installed = DeviceCredentialInstalledSchema.parse(requireSuccess(provisionResponse))
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ async function publishCommitted(
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof MobileRelayUpgradeHostRemovedError) {
       await dependencies.deleteBundle(host.id)
-      await dependencies.clearJournal(host.id)
+      await dependencies.clearJournal(journal)
     } else if (error instanceof MobileRelayUpgradeHostSupersededError) {
-      await dependencies.clearJournal(host.id)
+      await dependencies.clearJournal(journal)
     }
     throw error
   }
-  await dependencies.clearJournal(host.id)
+  await dependencies.clearJournal(journal)
   return { host: updatedHost, bundle }
 }
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.test.ts
index 0ef80ca889c..c6d2b6881ed 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ vi.mock('react-native', () => ({ Platform: platformMock }))
 
 import {
   deletePairingKeychainItem,
+  deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches,
   readPairingKeychainItem,
   resetPairingKeychainForTests,
   writePairingKeychainItem
@@ -338,6 +339,22 @@ describe('pairing keychain', () => {
     expect(asyncStorageMock.removeItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(TOKEN_PRESENCE_KEY)
   })
 
+  it('does not delete a keychain item replaced by a newer lifecycle', async () => {
+    secureStoreMock.getItemAsync.mockResolvedValue('replacement')
+
+    await expect(deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches(TOKEN_KEY, 'stale')).resolves.toBe(false)
+
+    expect(secureStoreMock.deleteItemAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('deletes a keychain item only while its expected value is current', async () => {
+    secureStoreMock.getItemAsync.mockResolvedValue('current')
+
+    await expect(deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches(TOKEN_KEY, 'current')).resolves.toBe(true)
+
+    expect(secureStoreMock.deleteItemAsync).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+
   it('reports a partial delete failure after attempting every generation', async () => {
     generationRecord = '2'
     const deleteError = new Error('delete failed')
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.ts b/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.ts
index 078d5614981..daecd8b3675 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/pairing-keychain.ts
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ async function setItemAtGeneration(key: string, value: string, generation: numbe
   }
 }
 
-export async function readPairingKeychainItem(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
-  await keychainMutation
+async function readPairingKeychainItemImpl(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const presenceGeneration = await loadPresenceGeneration(key)
   if (presenceGeneration !== null) {
     const value = await SecureStore.getItemAsync(key, optionsForGeneration(presenceGeneration))
@@ -182,6 +181,11 @@ export async function readPairingKeychainItem(key: string): Promise<string | nul
   return null
 }
 
+export async function readPairingKeychainItem(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  await keychainMutation
+  return readPairingKeychainItemImpl(key)
+}
+
 async function writePairingKeychainItemImpl(key: string, value: string): Promise<void> {
   const loaded = await loadGeneration()
   if (!loaded.reliable) {
@@ -255,6 +259,20 @@ export function deletePairingKeychainItem(key: string): Promise<void> {
   return enqueueKeychainMutation(() => deletePairingKeychainItemImpl(key))
 }
 
+export function deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches(
+  key: string,
+  expectedValue: string
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  let deleted = false
+  return enqueueKeychainMutation(async () => {
+    if ((await readPairingKeychainItemImpl(key)) !== expectedValue) {
+      return
+    }
+    await deletePairingKeychainItemImpl(key)
+    deleted = true
+  }).then(() => deleted)
+}
+
 /** Test-only: drop cached generation and mutation state between cases. */
 export function resetPairingKeychainForTests(): void {
   cachedGeneration = null