diff --git a/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.test.ts b/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.test.ts
index 80630d06912..e7a09ad7a82 100644
--- a/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.test.ts
@@ -80,4 +80,16 @@ describe('CodexPaneAccountRegistryMutations', () => {
     expect(write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
   })
+
+  it('retries a failed reconciliation write without a pending pane mutation', async () => {
+    const registry = parseRegistry(JSON.stringify({ version: 2, panes: { existing: EXISTING } }))
+    const write = vi.fn().mockReturnValueOnce(false).mockReturnValueOnce(true)
+    const mutations = new CodexPaneAccountRegistryMutations({ read: () => registry, write })
+
+    mutations.persistReconciliation(registry, true)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+    expect(write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.ts b/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.ts
index 620d4620424..f946453c0bf 100644
--- a/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.ts
+++ b/src/main/codex/codex-pane-account-registry-mutations.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class CodexPaneAccountRegistryMutations {
   }
 
   flush(): void {
-    if (this.pending.size === 0) {
+    if (this.pending.size === 0 && !this.needsPersistence) {
       this.clearRetryState()
       return
     }