diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
index c98c78348e..eb8721a0d2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/guardian/tests.rs
@@ -2233,40 +2233,48 @@ async fn run_eager_compaction_review(
     Ok(analytics_result)
 }
 
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn guardian_recovers_from_eager_compaction_failure_and_timeout() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    const EAGER_COMPACTION_WAIT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(/*millis*/ 50);
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum EagerCompactionRecoveryCase {
+    Failure,
+    Timeout,
+}
+
+async fn run_eager_compaction_recovery_case(
+    recovery_case: EagerCompactionRecoveryCase,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    const FAILURE_WAIT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(/*secs*/ 3_600);
+    const TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(/*millis*/ 50);
     const FIRST_REVIEW_TOTAL_TOKENS: i64 = 500_000;
-    let (failed_compaction_tx, failed_compaction_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
     let (compaction_tx, compaction_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+    let compaction_body = match recovery_case {
+        EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Failure => sse(vec![
+            ev_response_created("resp-eager-compact-failed"),
+            ev_assistant_message("msg-eager-compact-partial", "partial summary"),
+        ]),
+        EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Timeout => {
+            sse(vec![ev_response_created("resp-eager-compact-timeout")])
+        }
+    };
     let (server, _) = start_streaming_sse_server(vec![
         guardian_review_sse_with_body_tokens(
             "1",
             FIRST_REVIEW_TOTAL_TOKENS - EAGER_COMPACTION_GUARDIAN_PREFILL_TOKENS,
         ),
         vec![StreamingSseChunk {
-            gate: Some(failed_compaction_rx),
-            body: sse(vec![
-                ev_response_created("resp-eager-compact-failed"),
-                ev_assistant_message("msg-eager-compact-partial", "partial summary"),
-            ]),
+            gate: Some(compaction_rx),
+            body: compaction_body,
         }],
         guardian_review_sse("2", ev_completed),
-        guardian_review_sse_with_body_tokens(
-            "3",
-            FIRST_REVIEW_TOTAL_TOKENS - EAGER_COMPACTION_GUARDIAN_PREFILL_TOKENS,
-        ),
-        vec![StreamingSseChunk {
-            gate: Some(compaction_rx),
-            body: sse(vec![ev_response_created("resp-eager-compact-timeout")]),
-        }],
-        guardian_review_sse("4", ev_completed),
     ])
     .await;
     let (mut session, mut turn) = guardian_test_session_and_turn_with_base_url(server.uri()).await;
+    let eager_compaction_wait_timeout = match recovery_case {
+        EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Failure => FAILURE_WAIT_TIMEOUT,
+        EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Timeout => TIMEOUT_WAIT_TIMEOUT,
+    };
     Arc::get_mut(&mut session)
         .expect("guardian parent session should be uniquely owned")
-        .guardian_review_session = GuardianReviewSessionManager::new(EAGER_COMPACTION_WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+        .guardian_review_session = GuardianReviewSessionManager::new(eager_compaction_wait_timeout);
     configure_guardian_eager_compaction_test(&mut turn);
     seed_guardian_parent_history(&session, &turn).await;
 
@@ -2282,46 +2290,39 @@ async fn guardian_recovers_from_eager_compaction_failure_and_timeout() -> anyhow
         server.wait_for_request_count(/*count*/ 2),
     )
     .await?;
-    failed_compaction_tx
-        .send(())
-        .expect("failed compaction response gate should still be open");
-    let second_metadata = run_eager_compaction_review(
+    let mut compaction_tx = Some(compaction_tx);
+    if matches!(recovery_case, EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Failure) {
+        let compaction_tx = compaction_tx.take().expect("compaction response gate");
+        compaction_tx
+            .send(())
+            .expect("failed compaction response gate should still be open");
+    }
+    let metadata = run_eager_compaction_review(
         &session,
         &turn,
-        Some("Retry after eager compaction failure."),
+        Some("Retry after eager compaction maintenance."),
     )
     .await?;
+    if let Some(compaction_tx) = compaction_tx {
+        let _ = compaction_tx.send(());
+    }
     assert_eq!(
         tokio::fs::read(&discarded_rollout_path).await?,
         committed_rollout
     );
-    run_eager_compaction_review(&session, &turn, Some("Start a replacement guardian trunk."))
-        .await?;
-    tokio::time::timeout(
-        EAGER_COMPACTION_TEST_TIMEOUT,
-        server.wait_for_request_count(/*count*/ 5),
-    )
-    .await?;
-    let fourth_metadata = run_eager_compaction_review(
-        &session,
-        &turn,
-        Some("Retry after eager compaction timeout."),
-    )
-    .await?;
     assert!(matches!(
-        (
-            second_metadata.guardian_session_kind,
-            fourth_metadata.guardian_session_kind
-        ),
-        (
-            Some(GuardianReviewSessionKind::EphemeralForked),
-            Some(GuardianReviewSessionKind::EphemeralForked)
-        )
+        metadata.guardian_session_kind,
+        Some(GuardianReviewSessionKind::EphemeralForked)
     ));
-    let _ = compaction_tx.send(());
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn guardian_recovers_from_eager_compaction_failure_and_timeout() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    run_eager_compaction_recovery_case(EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Failure).await?;
+    run_eager_compaction_recovery_case(EagerCompactionRecoveryCase::Timeout).await
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn guardian_reused_trunk_ignores_stale_prior_turn_completion() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     skip_if_no_network!(Ok(()));