diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/interrupted-session.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/interrupted-session.ts
index 679983cf9e..043b59cd2d 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/interrupted-session.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/interrupted-session.ts
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ export async function assessInterruptedSession(
     ? existsSync(pausedSession.worktreePath)
     : false;
   const assessmentBasePath = worktreeExists ? pausedSession!.worktreePath! : basePath;
-  const rawLock = readCrashLock(basePath);
-  const lock = rawLock && rawLock.pid !== process.pid ? rawLock : null;
+  const lock = readCrashLock(basePath);
 
   if (!lock && !pausedSession) {
     return {
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ export async function assessInterruptedSession(
     };
   }
 
-  if (lock && isLockProcessAlive(lock)) {
+  if (lock && lock.pid !== process.pid && isLockProcessAlive(lock)) {
     return {
       classification: "running",
       lock,
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/interrupted-session-auto.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/interrupted-session-auto.test.ts
index 1a76da758b..23f9d201e7 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/interrupted-session-auto.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/interrupted-session-auto.test.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ test("direct /gsd auto source only resumes paused-session metadata for recoverab
   assert.ok(source.includes('|| !!freshStartAssessment.lock'));
 });
 
+test("interrupted-session source preserves raw lock and excludes same-pid from running classification", async () => {
+  const source = await import(`node:fs/promises`).then((fs) =>
+    fs.readFile(new URL("../interrupted-session.ts", import.meta.url), "utf-8")
+  );
+  assert.ok(source.includes('const lock = readCrashLock(basePath);'));
+  assert.ok(source.includes('if (lock && lock.pid !== process.pid && isLockProcessAlive(lock)) {'));
+});
+
 test("auto module imports successfully after interrupted-session changes", async () => {
   const mod = await import(`../auto.ts?ts=${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`);
   assert.equal(typeof mod.startAuto, "function");