diff --git a/doc/openai-dot-runner.md b/doc/openai-dot-runner.md
index bec12d4467..59b3593548 100644
--- a/doc/openai-dot-runner.md
+++ b/doc/openai-dot-runner.md
@@ -147,3 +147,11 @@ After those fixes, full workspace typecheck and token gates passed again.
 Focused verification passed 89 gateway, Dot, OpenAPI, connection-instruction
 and pairing UI tests, 40 protocol/runtime compatibility tests, and the real
 Runner protocol-upgrade/replacement test.
+
+PR CI exposed a clean-shutdown race: Rust could exit after the durable shutdown
+receipt was acknowledged but before the Dot SDK's next poll. The adapter now
+recognizes that confirmed clean exit and still requires reconciliation after
+an unexpected exit. A real Rust regression reproduces the failing order and
+passes with the fix. Four driver tests and 11 integration/pairing tests passed,
+including a failed connection refresh after successful revocation. Revocation
+clears the cached binding before refetch so that failure cannot restore it.
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.test.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.test.ts
index e1b0a0c922..9f68cfec57 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { RunnerdDotDriver, type RunnerdDotDriverOptions } from "./runnerd-dot-driver.js";
+import * as controlPlane from "../../control-plane/durable-prp-control-plane.js";
 import { externalOperationDigest, type ExternalProviderOperation } from "../../contracts/external-provider.js";
 import { buildNativeModelEnvelope, parseNativeExecutionInput, type NativeExecutionInputV6 } from "../../contracts/native-execution.js";
 import { NATIVE_RUNTIME_ASSET_SCHEMA, PAPERCLIP_EXECUTION_PROMPT, PAPERCLIP_EXECUTION_PROMPT_REVISION,
@@ -47,6 +48,54 @@ it("v6 closes Dot identity, workspace, model and credential fields", () => {
   ]) expect(() => parseNativeExecutionInput(changed)).toThrow();
 });
 
+it.each(["shutdown", "unexpected exit"] as const)("classifies a real Rust %s before the next command poll", async kind => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "dot-driver-exit-"));
+  await writeFile(join(root, "AGENTS.md"), "Use only the synthetic counter.");
+  const input = execution(root);
+  let handle: controlPlane.RunnerProcessHandle | undefined;
+  let exited = false;
+  const spawn = controlPlane.spawnRunner;
+  const spawnSpy = vi.spyOn(controlPlane, "spawnRunner").mockImplementation(options => {
+    handle = spawn(options);
+    void handle.completion.then(() => { exited = true; });
+    return handle;
+  });
+  const getCommand = controlPlane.DurablePrpControlPlane.prototype.getCommand;
+  const commandSpy = vi.spyOn(controlPlane.DurablePrpControlPlane.prototype, "getCommand").mockImplementation(function (id) {
+    const command = getCommand.call(this, id);
+    // Hold the SDK poll until the real process has exited. The authenticated
+    // shutdown receipt and its ACK remain committed in the transport journal.
+    if (id === "dot_shutdown" && command?.status === "completed" && !exited) return { ...command, status: "pending" };
+    return command;
+  });
+  const driver = new RunnerdDotDriver({
+    execution: input, stateDirectory: join(root, "state"),
+    identity: { runnerInstanceId: randomUUID(), environmentLeaseId: randomUUID(), runId: input.binding.runId,
+      normalizedSessionId: input.session.normalizedSessionId!, turnId: "turn-" + input.binding.runId, itemId: "item-" + input.binding.runId },
+    runnerBinary: resolve("runner/target/debug/paperclip-runnerd"),
+    port: { dispatch: async () => {}, settle: async () => {}, attach: async () => async () => {} },
+  });
+  let session: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof driver.openSession>> | undefined;
+  try {
+    session = await driver.openSession({ runId: input.binding.runId, normalizedSessionId: input.session.normalizedSessionId! });
+    if (kind === "shutdown") {
+      await expect(session.close({ reason: "Test complete" })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(exited).toBe(true);
+      expect((await handle!.completion).code).toBe(0);
+    } else {
+      handle!.child.kill("SIGTERM");
+      await handle!.completion;
+      await expect(session.read!()).rejects.toThrow("dot_runner_process_exited_recovery_required");
+    }
+  } finally {
+    commandSpy.mockRestore(); spawnSpy.mockRestore();
+    await session?.detachControllerForRestart?.();
+    if (!exited) handle?.child.kill("SIGTERM");
+    await handle?.completion;
+    await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}, 45000);
+
 it("reattaches the same Rust bridge without duplicating a settled operation and refuses a lost checkpoint", async () => {
   const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "dot-driver-recovery-"));
   await writeFile(join(root, "AGENTS.md"), "Use only the synthetic counter.");
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.ts
index 37e8b91ad0..e1e01942fc 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/dot/runnerd-dot-driver.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,18 @@ class RunnerdDotSession implements HarnessSession {
       const pid = this.#process.child.pid;
       if (pid) await o.onSpawn?.({ pid, processGroupId: this.#process.processGroupId ?? null,
         startedAt: this.#process.startedAt ?? new Date().toISOString() });
-      void this.#process.completion.then(() => { if (!this.#closed) { this.#failure = new Error("dot_runner_process_exited_recovery_required"); this.#wake(); } });
+      void this.#process.completion.then(result => {
+        if (this.#closed) return;
+        // Rust exits after the authenticated shutdown receipt is committed and
+        // ACKed. That exit can precede the SDK's next command poll.
+        if (result.code === 0 && core.getCommand("dot_shutdown")?.status === "completed") return;
+        this.#failure ??= new Error(`dot_runner_process_exited_recovery_required: code=${result.code} signal=${result.signal}`);
+        this.#wake();
+      }, () => {
+        if (this.#closed) return;
+        this.#failure ??= new Error("dot_runner_process_exited_recovery_required");
+        this.#wake();
+      });
     } else if (!await o.adoptExistingRunner.isAlive()) { throw new Error("dot_runner_adoption_failed"); }
     await registration?.activate?.();
     await registration?.ready?.();
diff --git a/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.test.tsx
index 6218320679..d59533354b 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.test.tsx
@@ -61,3 +61,17 @@ it("does not restore a stale binding while revocation refreshes the connection",
   expect(onBinding).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("");
   expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).some(button => button.textContent === "Pair Dot")).toBe(true);
 });
+
+it("keeps a revoked binding cleared when the follow-up connection read fails", async () => {
+  api.get.mockResolvedValue({ enabled: true, resourceUrl: "https://paperclip.example/mcp/runner", binding });
+  api.delete.mockImplementation(async () => { api.get.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Connection refresh failed")); });
+  await render();
+  expect(container.querySelector("output")?.textContent).toBe(binding.id);
+  await act(async () => Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(button => button.textContent === "Revoke connection")!.click());
+  await flush();
+  expect(container.querySelector("output")?.textContent).toBe("");
+  expect(onBinding).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("");
+  expect(container.querySelector("[role=alert]")?.textContent).toBe("Connection refresh failed");
+  expect(client.getQueryData(["dot-binding", "company", "agent"])).toMatchObject({ binding: null });
+  expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).some(button => button.textContent === "Revoke connection")).toBe(false);
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.tsx b/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.tsx
index b3c2f3fcc3..23ee5bb587 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/DotRunnerConnection.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ export function DotRunnerConnection({ companyId, agentId, bindingId, onBinding }
   const test = useMutation({ mutationFn: () => api.post(path + "/event-test", {}),
     onSuccess: () => { void client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: key }); } });
   const revoke = useMutation({ mutationFn: () => api.delete(path),
-    onSuccess: async () => { await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: key }); setPairing(null); onBinding(""); } });
+    onSuccess: async () => {
+      await client.cancelQueries({ queryKey: key });
+      client.setQueryData<Connection>(key, previous => previous ? { ...previous, binding: null } : previous);
+      setPairing(null); onBinding("");
+      await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: key });
+    } });
   const existingBindingId = state.data?.binding?.id;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (existingBindingId && existingBindingId !== bindingId && !revoke.isPending) onBinding(existingBindingId);