diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
index 4f517517652..956877a7cd7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,21 @@ describe('checks panel hosted review modifier hint destination', () => {
     ).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  // Why: openHttpLink trims before treating a runtime as active, so a blank id must
+  // not suppress a hint for a click that still reaches Orca.
+  it('ignores a blank runtime id', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewModifierDestination(
+        {
+          openLinksInApp: false,
+          openLinksInAppModifierInverts: true,
+          activeRuntimeEnvironmentId: '   '
+        },
+        true
+      )
+    ).toBe('orca')
+  })
+
   // Why: openHttpLink gates routing to Orca on a worktree id, so without one the
   // modifier lands in the system browser either way.
   it('stays silent without a worktree', () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
index 65e5ebea8ed..62ddcb71b4e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export function resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewModifierDestination(
     | undefined,
   hasWorktree: boolean
 ): ChecksPanelHostedReviewModifierDestination {
-  if (!hasWorktree || settings?.activeRuntimeEnvironmentId) {
+  // Why: trim to match openHttpLink — an untrimmed check hides the hint on a blank
+  // runtime id while the click still routes to Orca.
+  if (!hasWorktree || settings?.activeRuntimeEnvironmentId?.trim()) {
     return null
   }
   if (settings?.openLinksInApp === true) {