diff --git a/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.test.ts b/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.test.ts
index b17d1a19344..4f55dec236d 100644
--- a/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('resolveTrustedCodexSessionResumeHome', () => {
   })
 
   it('rejects paths outside trusted homes or outside the rollout layout', () => {
-    const fileIsRegular = (): boolean => true
+    const fileIsRegular = vi.fn((): boolean => true)
     expect(
       resolveTrustedCodexSessionResumeHome({
         transcriptPath: '/tmp/sessions/2026/07/20/rollout-a.jsonl',
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe('resolveTrustedCodexSessionResumeHome', () => {
         fileIsRegular
       })
     ).toBeNull()
+    expect(fileIsRegular).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
   it('rejects a trusted-looking path when the rollout no longer exists', () => {
diff --git a/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.ts b/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.ts
index be517792b7d..aebaf6a157c 100644
--- a/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.ts
+++ b/src/main/codex/codex-session-resume-home.ts
@@ -48,15 +48,20 @@ function resolveTrustedCodexSessionResume(args: {
   fileIsRegular?: (filePath: string) => boolean
 }): { homePath: string; transcriptPath: string } | null {
   const persistedPath = args.transcriptPath?.trim()
-  const transcriptPath = persistedPath
-    ? resolveExistingRolloutPath(persistedPath, args.fileIsRegular ?? isRegularFile)
-    : null
-  if (!transcriptPath) {
+  if (!persistedPath) {
     return null
   }
 
   for (const homePath of args.trustedCodexHomes) {
-    if (isCodexRolloutInsideSessionsRoot(join(homePath, 'sessions'), transcriptPath)) {
+    const sessionsRoot = join(homePath, 'sessions')
+    if (!isCodexRolloutInsideSessionsRoot(sessionsRoot, persistedPath)) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const transcriptPath = resolveExistingRolloutPath(
+      persistedPath,
+      args.fileIsRegular ?? isRegularFile
+    )
+    if (transcriptPath) {
       return { homePath, transcriptPath }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/pty.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/pty.test.ts
index 50512b7f7df..cc7428dac3b 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/pty.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/pty.test.ts
@@ -985,7 +985,8 @@ describe('registerPtyHandlers', () => {
         cols: 80,
         rows: 24,
         command: 'codex resume session-a',
-        env: { CODEX_HOME: '/custom/codex' },
+        env: { CODEX_HOME: '/custom/codex', REMOVE_ME: 'stale' },
+        envToDelete: ['CODEX_HOME', 'ORCA_CODEX_HOME', 'REMOVE_ME'],
         launchAgent: 'codex',
         resumeProviderSession: {
           key: 'session_id',
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ describe('registerPtyHandlers', () => {
       expect(selectedHome).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       expect(env.CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
       expect(env.ORCA_CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
+      expect(env.REMOVE_ME).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
     it('does not fall back to the selected account when automatic resume provenance is rejected', async () => {
@@ -1851,7 +1853,8 @@ describe('registerPtyHandlers', () => {
           cols: 80,
           rows: 24,
           command: 'codex resume session-a',
-          env: { CODEX_HOME: '/custom/codex' },
+          env: { CODEX_HOME: '/custom/codex', REMOVE_ME: 'stale' },
+          envToDelete: ['CODEX_HOME', 'ORCA_CODEX_HOME', 'REMOVE_ME'],
           launchAgent: 'codex',
           resumeProviderSession: {
             key: 'session_id',
@@ -1864,6 +1867,68 @@ describe('registerPtyHandlers', () => {
         expect(selectedHome).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(env.CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
         expect(env.ORCA_CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
+        expect(env.REMOVE_ME).toBeUndefined()
+      })
+
+      it('keeps the authoritative home for runtime-created daemon resumes', async () => {
+        type RuntimeSpawnController = {
+          spawn(args: {
+            cols: number
+            rows: number
+            command: string
+            env: Record<string, string>
+            envToDelete: string[]
+            launchAgent: 'codex'
+            resumeProviderSession: {
+              key: 'session_id'
+              id: string
+              transcriptPath: string
+            }
+          }): Promise<{ id: string }>
+        }
+        const daemonSpawn = setupDaemonAdapter()
+        const runtime = {
+          setPtyController: vi.fn(),
+          registerPty: vi.fn(),
+          noteTerminalSpawnCommand: vi.fn(),
+          onPtySpawned: vi.fn(),
+          onPtyExit: vi.fn(),
+          onPtyData: vi.fn()
+        }
+        const systemHome = '/Users/example/.codex'
+        handlers.clear()
+        registerPtyHandlers(
+          mainWindow as never,
+          runtime as never,
+          undefined,
+          undefined,
+          undefined,
+          undefined,
+          { prepareCodexSessionResume: async () => ({ codexHomePath: systemHome }) }
+        )
+        const controller = runtime.setPtyController.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as RuntimeSpawnController
+
+        await controller.spawn({
+          cols: 80,
+          rows: 24,
+          command: 'codex resume session-a',
+          env: { CODEX_HOME: '/custom/codex', REMOVE_ME: 'stale' },
+          envToDelete: ['CODEX_HOME', 'ORCA_CODEX_HOME', 'REMOVE_ME'],
+          launchAgent: 'codex',
+          resumeProviderSession: {
+            key: 'session_id',
+            id: 'session-a',
+            transcriptPath: `${systemHome}/sessions/2026/07/20/rollout-a.jsonl`
+          }
+        })
+
+        const spawnOptions = daemonSpawn.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0] as DaemonSpawnCall
+        expect(spawnOptions.env.CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
+        expect(spawnOptions.env.ORCA_CODEX_HOME).toBe(systemHome)
+        expect(spawnOptions.env.REMOVE_ME).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(spawnOptions.envToDelete ?? []).not.toContain('CODEX_HOME')
+        expect(spawnOptions.envToDelete ?? []).not.toContain('ORCA_CODEX_HOME')
+        expect(spawnOptions.envToDelete).toContain('REMOVE_ME')
       })
 
       it('prepares Codex project trust before a daemon-backed interactive launch', async () => {
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/pty.ts b/src/main/ipc/pty.ts
index f7568cfcc3a..5738485dfda 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/pty.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/pty.ts
@@ -757,6 +757,12 @@ function mergePtyEnvDeletions(
   return Array.from(new Set([...(existingKeys ?? []), ...additionalKeys]))
 }
 
+function removeCodexHomeDeletionRequests(keys: string[] | undefined): string[] | undefined {
+  // Why: resume provenance is launch-authoritative; late deletions must not fall back to the current account.
+  const filtered = keys?.filter((key) => key !== 'CODEX_HOME' && key !== 'ORCA_CODEX_HOME')
+  return filtered?.length ? filtered : undefined
+}
+
 function getInheritedAgentHookEnvKeysToDelete(
   spawnEnv: Record<string, string> | undefined
 ): string[] {
@@ -2922,6 +2928,9 @@ export function registerPtyHandlers(
           'ORCA_CODEX_HOME'
         ])
       }
+      if (codexResumeHome?.codexHomePath) {
+        spawnOptions.envToDelete = removeCodexHomeDeletionRequests(spawnOptions.envToDelete)
+      }
       deleteRequestedEnvKeys(env, spawnOptions.envToDelete)
       promoteAgentTeamsShimPath(env, requestedAgentTeamsPath)
       if (args.command !== undefined) {
@@ -3830,7 +3839,7 @@ export function registerPtyHandlers(
       const envToDelete = claudeAuth?.stripAuthEnv
         ? [...CLAUDE_AUTH_ENV_VARS, 'ANTHROPIC_CUSTOM_HEADERS']
         : undefined
-      const combinedEnvToDelete = mergePtyEnvDeletions(
+      let combinedEnvToDelete = mergePtyEnvDeletions(
         mergePtyEnvDeletions(
           mergePtyEnvDeletions(
             mergePtyEnvDeletions(
@@ -3845,6 +3854,9 @@ export function registerPtyHandlers(
         // main cannot safely decide ownership for a process it may not parent.
         stripInheritedOrcaCodexHome ? ['ORCA_CODEX_HOME'] : []
       )
+      if (codexResumeHome?.codexHomePath) {
+        combinedEnvToDelete = removeCodexHomeDeletionRequests(combinedEnvToDelete)
+      }
       deleteRequestedEnvKeys(spawnEnv, combinedEnvToDelete)
       promoteAgentTeamsShimPath(spawnEnv, requestedAgentTeamsPath)
       const spawnOptions: PtySpawnOptions = {