diff --git a/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.test.ts b/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.test.ts
index 3c8604a22c3..7a5b5210a1b 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.test.ts
@@ -1273,6 +1273,13 @@ describe('DaemonPtyAdapter (IPtyProvider)', () => {
 
       // The rejection is remembered, so later probes skip the round trip that cannot work.
       expect(request.mock.calls.filter(([type]) => type === 'getSize')).toHaveLength(1)
+      // Why pinned here: a wedged daemon holds its socket open, so an unbounded getSize would
+      // stall a pane mount for the client's 30s default instead of answering "unknown" in 2s.
+      expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'getSize',
+        { sessionId: 'ambiguous-live' },
+        LIVENESS_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS
+      )
 
       ambiguous.dispose()
     })
diff --git a/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.ts b/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.ts
index 2617272110b..1a8e7ce5576 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/daemon-pty-adapter.ts
@@ -2442,8 +2442,6 @@ function notifyAuditListeners<T>(listeners: readonly ((value: T) => void)[], val
   }
 }
 
-// Why: syscall='connect' distinguishes a dead-socket ENOENT/ECONNREFUSED from token-file ENOENT (no syscall);
-// message strings incl. wedged-daemon "Hello response timed out" (#8689) also warrant a respawn.
 /**
  * Narrow on purpose: only the daemon's own reply for a request type it does not implement.
  * A transient failure must stay unproven rather than be mistaken for a missing capability.
@@ -2454,6 +2452,8 @@ function isUnknownRequestTypeError(err: unknown): boolean {
   return err instanceof Error && err.message.includes('Unknown request type')
 }
 
+// Why: syscall='connect' distinguishes a dead-socket ENOENT/ECONNREFUSED from token-file ENOENT (no syscall);
+// message strings incl. wedged-daemon "Hello response timed out" (#8689) also warrant a respawn.
 function isDaemonGoneError(err: unknown): boolean {
   if (!(err instanceof Error)) {
     return false