diff --git i/packages/agent-runtime/src/runtime.turn-start-watchdog.test.ts w/packages/agent-runtime/src/runtime.turn-start-watchdog.test.ts
index 9bf4f70c4..4d93afaba 100644
--- i/packages/agent-runtime/src/runtime.turn-start-watchdog.test.ts
+++ w/packages/agent-runtime/src/runtime.turn-start-watchdog.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ describe("turn-start watchdog", () => {
       ),
     );
     expect(watchdogEvent.threadId).toBe("t1");
+    await wait(240);
+    console.log("timeout recovery", JSON.stringify({
+      warnings: events.filter(event => event.type === "system/error" && event.code === "provider_turn_start_timeout").length,
+      starts: events.filter(event => event.type === "turn/started").length,
+      completions: events.filter(event => event.type === "turn/completed").length,
+    }));
+    await expect(runtime.runTurn({
+      clientRequestId: "creq_222222222y",
+      threadId: "t1",
+      input: [promptTextInput({ text: "retry" })],
+      options: fullRuntimeOptions,
+    })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
     expect(events.some((event) => event.type === "turn/started")).toBe(false);
 
     await wait(120);