diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.test.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.test.ts
index 391af18bd45..f525adb27c0 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.test.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe("Codex ACPX runtime adapter", () => {
       OPENAI_API_KEY: "credential-secret",
     });
     expect(runtimeOptions?.spawnCwd).toBe("/workspace");
-    expect(runtimeOptions?.elicitationModes).toEqual(["form"]);
+    expect(runtimeOptions?.elicitationModes).toEqual([]);
     expect(await port.identity()).toEqual({
       acpxRecordId: "record-1",
       backendSessionId: "backend-1",
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.ts
index 0c9834f94a0..939582f509f 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/codex-runtime-adapter.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export async function openQualifiedAcpxRuntime(
       overrides: { [options.profile.agent]: [VERIFIED_COMMAND_SENTINEL] },
     }),
     permissionMode: options.permissionMode,
-    elicitationModes: ["form"],
+    elicitationModes: options.profile.agent === "codex" ? [] : ["form"],
     nonInteractivePermissions: "fail",
     permissionPolicy: {
       ...options.permissionPolicy,