diff --git a/loopx/control_plane/work_items/interaction_contract.py b/loopx/control_plane/work_items/interaction_contract.py
index acf9215976..b1669c9985 100644
--- a/loopx/control_plane/work_items/interaction_contract.py
+++ b/loopx/control_plane/work_items/interaction_contract.py
@@ -701,12 +701,18 @@ def _selection_recovery_command(
     registry_path: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
     identity = payload.get("agent_identity") if isinstance(payload.get("agent_identity"), dict) else {}
+    try:
+        scheduler_args = render_scheduler_execution_args(
+            scheduler_execution_context=scheduler_execution_context,
+        )
+    except ValueError:
+        scheduler_args = ""
     return selection.action_selection_recovery_command(
         goal_id=str(payload.get("goal_id") or "<GOAL_ID>"),
         agent_id=identity.get("agent_id"), runtime_root=runtime_root,
         registry_path=registry_path,
         turn_instance_id=turn_instance_id, available_capabilities=available_capabilities,
-        scheduler_args=render_scheduler_execution_args(scheduler_execution_context=scheduler_execution_context),
+        scheduler_args=scheduler_args,
     ) + _goal_ref_cli_arg(payload)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_unadmitted_selection_construction.py b/tests/control_plane/test_unadmitted_selection_construction.py
index 8e461bf459..3dab917c3b 100644
--- a/tests/control_plane/test_unadmitted_selection_construction.py
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_unadmitted_selection_construction.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 from loopx.control_plane.effect_program import interpret_quota_should_run_packet
 from loopx.control_plane.effect_runtime import EffectRuntimeRejected, effect_runtime_result
 from loopx.control_plane.quota.turn_envelope import build_turn_envelope
+from loopx.control_plane.scheduler.execution_context import (
+    resolve_scheduler_execution_context,
+    scheduler_execution_context_for_runtime_profile,
+)
 from loopx.control_plane.work_items.action_selection_contract import (
     action_selection_needs_recovery,
     action_selection_context,
@@ -34,6 +38,47 @@ def _source(state: str) -> dict:
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("state", ["deferred", "rejected"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("scheduler_context", "expected_profile"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(None, None, id="omitted"),
+        pytest.param(resolve_scheduler_execution_context(None), None, id="unresolved"),
+        pytest.param(
+            scheduler_execution_context_for_runtime_profile("generic_cli"),
+            "generic_cli",
+            id="declared",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_refused_selection_recovery_preserves_optional_scheduler_context(
+    state, scheduler_context, expected_profile,
+):
+    contract = interaction_contract.build_interaction_contract(
+        _source(state), scheduler_execution_context=scheduler_context,
+        turn_instance_id="selection-turn", runtime_root="fixture runtime",
+        registry_path="fixture registry.json", available_capabilities=["shell"],
+    )
+    assert contract["agent_channel"]["must_attempt"] is False
+    assert contract["agent_channel"]["delivery_allowed"] is False
+    assert contract["cli_channel"]["spend_allowed_now"] is False
+    assert contract["cli_channel"]["spend_after_validation"] is False
+    [command] = contract["cli_channel"]["next_cli_actions"]
+    assert contract["agent_channel"]["primary_action"] == command
+    argv = shlex.split(command)
+    for flag, expected in {
+        "--registry": "fixture registry.json", "--runtime-root": "fixture runtime",
+        "--goal-id": "selection-fixture", "--agent-id": "fixture-agent",
+        "--turn-instance-id": "selection-turn", "--available-capability": "shell",
+    }.items():
+        assert argv[argv.index(flag) + 1] == expected
+    assert "--todo-id" not in argv and "--replan-obligation-id" not in argv
+    if expected_profile is None:
+        assert "--runtime-profile" not in argv
+    else:
+        assert argv[argv.index("--runtime-profile") + 1] == expected_profile
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("state", ["deferred", "rejected"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("grant", ["work", "spend", "bypass", "settlement_plan", "should_run", "actionable"])
 def test_unadmitted_packet_cannot_reintroduce_authority_at_typed_readers(state, grant):