diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/bespoke_event_handling.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/bespoke_event_handling.rs
index e986d2e574..c88258fa56 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/bespoke_event_handling.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/bespoke_event_handling.rs
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn apply_bespoke_event_handling(
                 Some(turn_id) => Some(turn_id),
                 None => {
                     let state = thread_state.lock().await;
-                    state.active_turn_snapshot().map(|turn| turn.id)
+                    state.active_turn_id().map(str::to_owned)
                 }
             };
             let server_name = request.server_name.clone();
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/turn_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/turn_processor.rs
index 37aca5dfe9..df3b049d81 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/turn_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/turn_processor.rs
@@ -1607,11 +1607,10 @@ impl TurnRequestProcessor {
             let is_running = matches!(thread.agent_status().await, AgentStatus::Running);
             {
                 let mut thread_state = thread_state.lock().await;
-                if let Some(active_turn) = thread_state.active_turn_snapshot() {
-                    if active_turn.id != turn_id {
+                if let Some(active_turn_id) = thread_state.active_turn_id() {
+                    if active_turn_id != turn_id {
                         return Err(invalid_request(format!(
-                            "expected active turn id {turn_id} but found {}",
-                            active_turn.id
+                            "expected active turn id {turn_id} but found {active_turn_id}"
                         )));
                     }
                 } else if thread_state.last_terminal_turn_id.as_deref() == Some(turn_id.as_str())
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_state.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_state.rs
index 14012f3f66..d80ce76982 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_state.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_state.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ impl ThreadState {
         self.current_turn_history.active_turn_snapshot()
     }
 
+    /// Returns the same turn ID as `active_turn_snapshot` without cloning its items.
+    pub(crate) fn active_turn_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.current_turn_history.active_turn_id()
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn register_shutdown_drain_waiter(&mut self) -> oneshot::Receiver<()> {
         let (completion_tx, completion_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         self.shutdown_drain_waiter = Some(completion_tx);
@@ -459,7 +464,7 @@ impl ThreadStateManager {
                 thread_id = %thread_id,
                 listener_generation = thread_state.listener_generation,
                 had_listener = thread_state.cancel_tx.is_some(),
-                had_active_turn = thread_state.active_turn_snapshot().is_some(),
+                had_active_turn = thread_state.active_turn_id().is_some(),
                 "clearing thread listener during thread-state teardown"
             );
             thread_state.clear_listener();
@@ -483,7 +488,7 @@ impl ThreadStateManager {
                 thread_id = %thread_id,
                 listener_generation = thread_state.listener_generation,
                 had_listener = thread_state.cancel_tx.is_some(),
-                had_active_turn = thread_state.active_turn_snapshot().is_some(),
+                had_active_turn = thread_state.active_turn_id().is_some(),
                 "clearing thread listener during app-server shutdown"
             );
             thread_state.clear_listener();
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/turn_interrupt.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/turn_interrupt.rs
index 02e2762292..bdc1740778 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/turn_interrupt.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/turn_interrupt.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use app_test_support::create_mock_responses_server_sequence;
 use app_test_support::create_mock_responses_server_sequence_unchecked;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ClientRequest;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::JSONRPCError;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::JSONRPCErrorError;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::RequestId;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ServerRequest;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ServerRequestResolvedNotification;
@@ -19,9 +20,11 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnInterruptParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnInterruptResponse;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStartParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStartResponse;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStartedNotification;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStatus;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::UserInput as V2UserInput;
 use core_test_support::skip_if_remote;
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 
@@ -98,10 +101,32 @@ async fn turn_interrupt_aborts_running_turn() -> Result<()> {
         .await?;
     let turn_id = turn.id.clone();
 
-    // Give the command a brief moment to start.
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    let started: TurnStartedNotification =
+        timeout(DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT, mcp.read_notification("turn/started")).await??;
+    assert_eq!(started.thread_id, thread.id);
+    assert_eq!(started.turn.id, turn_id);
 
     let thread_id = thread.id.clone();
+    let interrupt_id = mcp
+        .send_turn_interrupt_request(TurnInterruptParams {
+            thread_id: thread_id.clone(),
+            turn_id: "wrong-turn".to_string(),
+        })
+        .await?;
+    let interrupt_err = timeout(
+        DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT,
+        mcp.read_stream_until_error_message(RequestId::Integer(interrupt_id)),
+    )
+    .await??;
+    assert_eq!(
+        interrupt_err.error,
+        JSONRPCErrorError {
+            code: INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR_CODE,
+            message: format!("expected active turn id wrong-turn but found {turn_id}"),
+            data: None,
+        }
+    );
+
     // Interrupt the in-progress turn by id (v2 API).
     let _: TurnInterruptResponse = mcp
         .request(|request_id| ClientRequest::TurnInterrupt {