diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.test.ts
index cfdf35a7501..6e55e47e66b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.test.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ describe('web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn', () => {
     resetWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawnForTests()
   })
 
-  it('dedupes wake respawn requests for the same worktree', () => {
+  it('dedupes concurrent wake respawn requests for the same worktree', () => {
     expect(beginWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(true)
     expect(shouldSkipWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(true)
     expect(beginWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(false)
     endWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')
-    // Why: beginWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn is one request per worktree;
-    // endWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn only clears the in-flight bit.
-    expect(shouldSkipWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(true)
+    expect(shouldSkipWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(false)
+    expect(beginWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn('wt-1')).toBe(true)
   })
 
   it('clears wake respawn tracking for a removed worktree', () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.ts b/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.ts
index 9b039cd34f4..7e1dcc51020 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runtime/web-runtime-wake-terminal-respawn.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
-const wakeTerminalRespawnRequestedByWorktree = new Set<string>()
 const wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree = new Set<string>()
 
 export function shouldSkipWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn(worktreeId: string): boolean {
-  return (
-    wakeTerminalRespawnRequestedByWorktree.has(worktreeId) ||
-    wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.has(worktreeId)
-  )
+  return wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.has(worktreeId)
 }
 
 export function beginWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn(worktreeId: string): boolean {
-  if (shouldSkipWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn(worktreeId)) {
+  if (wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.has(worktreeId)) {
     return false
   }
-  wakeTerminalRespawnRequestedByWorktree.add(worktreeId)
   wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.add(worktreeId)
   return true
 }
@@ -22,12 +17,10 @@ export function endWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn(worktreeId: string): void {
 }
 
 export function clearWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawnForWorktree(worktreeId: string): void {
-  wakeTerminalRespawnRequestedByWorktree.delete(worktreeId)
   wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.delete(worktreeId)
 }
 
 export function clearAllWebRuntimeWakeTerminalRespawn(): void {
-  wakeTerminalRespawnRequestedByWorktree.clear()
   wakeTerminalRespawnInFlightByWorktree.clear()
 }