diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
index 732c62edb7d..50902349d9a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ export function connectPanePty(
       return transport.serializeBuffer(opts)
     }
 
-    function isHiddenStartupRendererQueryWindowActive(): boolean {
+    function isHiddenStartupDeliveryGateHoldActive(): boolean {
       return (
         shouldSnapshotHiddenCodexOutput &&
         Date.now() < hiddenStartupRendererQueryWindowExpiresAt &&
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@ export function connectPanePty(
         !shouldWritePtyOutputForeground(deps.isVisibleRef.current) &&
         // Why: codex startup probes need the live xterm to answer renderer
         // queries for 10s — never gate delivery while the window is active.
-        !isHiddenStartupRendererQueryWindowActive()
+        !isHiddenStartupDeliveryGateHoldActive()
       const isFirstSyncForPty = hiddenDeliverySyncedPtyId !== ptyId
       hiddenDeliverySyncedPtyId = ptyId
       if (shouldHide) {