diff --git a/src/main/claude/statusline-script.test.ts b/src/main/claude/statusline-script.test.ts
index 690d206044a..09fc0854ef5 100644
--- a/src/main/claude/statusline-script.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/claude/statusline-script.test.ts
@@ -148,8 +148,14 @@ describe('statusline curl throttle (posix)', () => {
     expect(durationIndex).toBeLessThan(intervalIndex)
     expect(intervalIndex).toBeLessThan(curlIndex)
     // Fail-open shape: non-numeric date output or stamp content must never suppress the post.
-    expect(script).toContain('case "$orca_statusline_now" in \'\'|*[!0-9]*) orca_statusline_now=')
-    expect(script).toContain('case "$orca_statusline_last" in \'\'|*[!0-9]*) orca_statusline_last=')
+    // Why: the allow-list (not a mere digits check) matters — leading-zero values like 008 are
+    // invalid octal inside $(( )) and abort the whole script under dash, wedging the stamp.
+    expect(script).toContain(
+      'case "$orca_statusline_now" in 0|[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]*) ;; *) orca_statusline_now='
+    )
+    expect(script).toContain(
+      'case "$orca_statusline_last" in 0|[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]*) ;; *) orca_statusline_last='
+    )
   })
 })
 
@@ -262,6 +268,16 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform === 'win32')('statusline curl throttle (posix b
     expect(readFileSync(stampPathFor(dir), 'utf8')).toMatch(/^[0-9]+$/)
   })
 
+  it('fails open and repairs a leading-zero stamp instead of dying in arithmetic', async () => {
+    const { scriptPath, dir, curlLog } = makeHarness()
+    // Why: 008 is all-digits but invalid octal inside $(( )) — under dash the old digits-only
+    // check made the script abort before rewriting the stamp, wedging this pane's feed dark.
+    writeFileSync(stampPathFor(dir), '008')
+    await runScript(scriptPath, dir, rateLimitPayload(1_000))
+    expect(lineCount(curlLog)).toBe(1)
+    expect(readFileSync(stampPathFor(dir), 'utf8')).toBe('1')
+  })
+
   it('uses the clock fallback when the payload omits session duration', async () => {
     const { scriptPath, dir, curlLog, dateLog } = makeHarness()
     const payload = '{"rate_limits":{"five_hour":{"used_percentage":12}}}'
diff --git a/src/main/claude/statusline-script.ts b/src/main/claude/statusline-script.ts
index 341b93330f9..f1ff016afd3 100644
--- a/src/main/claude/statusline-script.ts
+++ b/src/main/claude/statusline-script.ts
@@ -126,11 +126,14 @@ export function getManagedStatusLineScript(target: 'local' | 'posix' = 'local'):
     'if [ -z "$orca_statusline_now" ]; then',
     '  orca_statusline_now=$(date +%s 2>/dev/null) || orca_statusline_now=',
     'fi',
-    'case "$orca_statusline_now" in \'\'|*[!0-9]*) orca_statusline_now= ;; esac',
+    // Why: leading zeros read as octal inside $(( )), and a bad constant (008) is FATAL in dash —
+    // the script would die before rewriting the stamp, wedging the pane dark. Allow-list canonical
+    // decimals so any malformed value fails open to posting instead.
+    'case "$orca_statusline_now" in 0|[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]*) ;; *) orca_statusline_now= ;; esac',
     'if [ -n "$orca_statusline_now" ] && [ -f "$orca_statusline_stamp" ]; then',
     '  orca_statusline_last=',
     '  IFS= read -r orca_statusline_last <"$orca_statusline_stamp" 2>/dev/null || :',
-    '  case "$orca_statusline_last" in \'\'|*[!0-9]*) orca_statusline_last= ;; esac',
+    '  case "$orca_statusline_last" in 0|[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]*) ;; *) orca_statusline_last= ;; esac',
     '  if [ "${#orca_statusline_last}" -gt 15 ]; then orca_statusline_last=; fi',
     '  if [ -n "$orca_statusline_last" ]; then',
     '    orca_statusline_elapsed=$((orca_statusline_now - orca_statusline_last))',