diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
index 528746872494..4c986b0da3d7 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
@@ -745,7 +745,9 @@ describeLive("gateway live (cli backend)", () => {
               sessionId?: string;
             }>("chat.history", { sessionKey });
             const cliSessionId = resolveImportedClaudeCliSessionId(nativeHistory.messages ?? []);
-            expect(JSON.stringify(nativeHistory.messages ?? [])).toContain(memoryToken);
+            // Hook-only runtime context belongs to the provider session, not the operator-visible
+            // transcript. The resumed reply below proves that the live provider retained it.
+            expect(JSON.stringify(nativeHistory.messages ?? [])).not.toContain(memoryToken);
             expect(cliSessionId).toBeTruthy();
             const continuitySessionId = nativeHistory.sessionId;
             expect(continuitySessionId).toBeTruthy();