diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
index 5c8a9ce677ba..2fe34d23aabb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
@@ -7797,6 +7797,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
     }
 
     func handleBackgroundRefreshWake(trigger: String = "bg_app_refresh") async -> Bool {
+        guard !Task.isCancelled else { return false }
         let wakeId = Self.makePushWakeAttemptID()
         let normalizedTrigger = BackgroundAliveBeacon.normalizeTrigger(trigger)
         let receivedMessage =
@@ -7815,7 +7816,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
                 + "reason=\(result.reason) "
                 + "durationMs=\(result.durationMs)"
         self.pushWakeLogger.info("\(outcomeMessage, privacy: .public)")
-        return result.handled
+        return !Task.isCancelled && result.handled
     }
 
     func handleSignificantLocationWakeIfNeeded() async {
@@ -9799,6 +9800,9 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
         }
         let now = Date()
         let gatewayConnected = await isGatewayConnected()
+        guard !Task.isCancelled else {
+            return makeResult(false, .unhandled, "cancelled")
+        }
 
         var appliedReconnect = false
         if !gatewayConnected {
@@ -9811,7 +9815,8 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
                 "Wake reconnect begin wakeId=\(wakeId, privacy: .public) stableID=\(cfg.stableID, privacy: .public)")
             self.grantBackgroundReconnectLease(seconds: 30, reason: "wake_\(wakeId)")
             await self.resetGatewaySessionsForForcedReconnect()
-            guard generation == self.gatewayConnectGeneration,
+            guard !Task.isCancelled,
+                  generation == self.gatewayConnectGeneration,
                   self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled,
                   self.activeGatewayConnectConfig?.hasSameConnectionInputs(as: cfg) == true
             else {
@@ -9826,7 +9831,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
             self.pushWakeLogger.info("Wake reconnect trigger applied wakeId=\(wakeId, privacy: .public)")
 
             let connected = await waitForGatewayConnection(timeoutMs: 12000, pollMs: 250)
-            guard connected else {
+            guard !Task.isCancelled, connected else {
                 return makeResult(appliedReconnect, .unhandled, "connect_timeout")
             }
             guard generation == self.gatewayConnectGeneration else {
@@ -9841,6 +9846,9 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
         }
 
         let beacon = await publishBackgroundAliveBeacon(trigger: trigger)
+        guard !Task.isCancelled else {
+            return makeResult(appliedReconnect, .unhandled, "cancelled")
+        }
         if beacon.handled {
             let successAtMs = Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000
             UserDefaults.standard.set(successAtMs, forKey: Self.backgroundAliveLastSuccessAtMsKey)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/OpenClawApp.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/OpenClawApp.swift
index b85ff9e962b6..80a551f374f4 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/OpenClawApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/OpenClawApp.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,40 @@ private struct PendingWatchPromptAction {
 
 private typealias PendingExecApprovalPrompt = ApprovalNotificationPrompt
 
+/// BackgroundTasks expires on a background queue; settle there before a delayed
+/// main-actor waiter can report success or complete the same delivery twice.
+final class BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt: @unchecked Sendable {
+    private let lock = NSLock()
+    private var wakeTask: Task<Bool, Never>?
+    private var completion: ((Bool) -> Void)?
+
+    init(wakeTask: Task<Bool, Never>, completion: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
+        self.wakeTask = wakeTask
+        self.completion = completion
+    }
+
+    func complete(success: Bool) {
+        self.lock.lock()
+        guard let completion = self.completion else {
+            self.lock.unlock()
+            return
+        }
+        self.completion = nil
+        let wakeTask = self.wakeTask
+        self.wakeTask = nil
+        self.lock.unlock()
+
+        if !success {
+            wakeTask?.cancel()
+        }
+        completion(success)
+    }
+
+    func expire() {
+        self.complete(success: false)
+    }
+}
+
 @MainActor
 enum OpenClawAppModelRegistry {
     static var appModel: NodeAppModel?
@@ -39,7 +73,7 @@ final class OpenClawAppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate, @preconcurrenc
         return bundleId
     }
 
-    private var backgroundWakeTask: Task<Bool, Never>?
+    private var backgroundWakeAttempt: BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt?
     private var pendingAPNsDeviceToken: Data?
     private var pendingWatchPromptActions: [PendingWatchPromptAction] = []
     private var pendingExecApprovalPrompts: [PendingExecApprovalPrompt] = []
@@ -280,19 +314,22 @@ final class OpenClawAppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate, @preconcurrenc
 
     private func handleBackgroundWakeRefresh(task: BGAppRefreshTask) {
         self.scheduleBackgroundWakeRefresh(afterSeconds: 15 * 60, reason: "reschedule")
-        self.backgroundWakeTask?.cancel()
+        self.backgroundWakeAttempt?.expire()
 
         let wakeTask = Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
             guard let self, let appModel = self.resolvedAppModel() else { return false }
             return await appModel.handleBackgroundRefreshWake(trigger: "bg_app_refresh")
         }
-        self.backgroundWakeTask = wakeTask
+        let attempt = BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt(wakeTask: wakeTask) { success in
+            task.setTaskCompleted(success: success)
+        }
+        self.backgroundWakeAttempt = attempt
         task.expirationHandler = {
-            wakeTask.cancel()
+            attempt.expire()
         }
         Task {
             let applied = await wakeTask.value
-            task.setTaskCompleted(success: applied)
+            attempt.complete(success: applied)
             self.backgroundWakeLogger.info(
                 "Background wake refresh finished applied=\(applied, privacy: .public)")
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift b/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
index de54132bae98..7780e625892d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
@@ -1039,6 +1039,61 @@ private final class TimingOutDeviceStatusService: DeviceStatusServicing {
 
         #expect(result == .noData)
         #expect(await appModel.handleBackgroundRefreshWake())
+
+        let expiredRefresh = Task { @MainActor in
+            await appModel.handleBackgroundRefreshWake()
+        }
+        expiredRefresh.cancel()
+        #expect(await expiredRefresh.value == false)
+    }
+
+    @Test @MainActor func `expired background refresh settles unsuccessful exactly once`() {
+        let wakeTask = Task { true }
+        var completions: [Bool] = []
+        let attempt = BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt(wakeTask: wakeTask) {
+            completions.append($0)
+        }
+
+        attempt.expire()
+        attempt.complete(success: true)
+        attempt.expire()
+
+        #expect(completions == [false])
+        #expect(wakeTask.isCancelled)
+    }
+
+    @Test @MainActor func `completed background refresh ignores later expiration`() {
+        let wakeTask = Task { true }
+        var completions: [Bool] = []
+        let attempt = BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt(wakeTask: wakeTask) {
+            completions.append($0)
+        }
+
+        attempt.complete(success: true)
+        attempt.expire()
+
+        #expect(completions == [true])
+        #expect(!wakeTask.isCancelled)
+    }
+
+    @Test @MainActor func `replaced background refresh settles before its successor`() {
+        let replacedTask = Task { true }
+        let replacementTask = Task { true }
+        var completions: [Bool] = []
+        let replaced = BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt(wakeTask: replacedTask) {
+            completions.append($0)
+        }
+        let replacement = BackgroundWakeRefreshAttempt(wakeTask: replacementTask) {
+            completions.append($0)
+        }
+
+        replaced.expire()
+        replacement.complete(success: true)
+        replaced.complete(success: true)
+
+        #expect(completions == [false, true])
+        #expect(replacedTask.isCancelled)
+        #expect(!replacementTask.isCancelled)
     }
 
     @Test func `network status timeout never invents offline network facts`() async {