diff --git a/agent/error_classifier.py b/agent/error_classifier.py
index bd62005c4c..59b244b7b9 100644
--- a/agent/error_classifier.py
+++ b/agent/error_classifier.py
@@ -609,10 +609,10 @@ def _moa_special_cases(c: _Ctx) -> Optional[Verdict]:
     # Local MoA streaming adapter-shape bugs are not a provider outage; falling
     # back would silently replace the MoA route with a single model (#55933).
     if c.provider_slug == "moa" and any(s in str(c.error) for s in _MOA_ADAPTER_SHAPE_BUGS):
-        return _v(_R.format_error, **_ABORT_FALLBACK)
+        return _v(_R.format_error, retryable=False)
     # Persisted MoA preset name that was renamed/deleted — deterministic config error.
     from agent.errors import MoAPresetNotFoundError
-    return _v(_R.model_not_found, **_ABORT_FALLBACK) if isinstance(c.error, MoAPresetNotFoundError) else None
+    return _v(_R.model_not_found, retryable=False) if isinstance(c.error, MoAPresetNotFoundError) else None
 
 
 def _by_error_code(c: _Ctx) -> Optional[Verdict]:
diff --git a/agent/turn_api_error.py b/agent/turn_api_error.py
index df539e8dce..2500048196 100644
--- a/agent/turn_api_error.py
+++ b/agent/turn_api_error.py
@@ -308,18 +308,18 @@ def settle_unrecovered_error(
         # ``should_fallback=False`` marks a deterministic failure no other provider can fix (the
         # model's own malformed tool-call JSON, #12770): skip the cascade. Local validation errors
         # carry no classifier verdict and keep their historical fallback.
-        fallback_allowed = classified.should_fallback or is_local_validation_error
-        # Announce the fallback only when a chain exists, else "trying fallback..." lies
-        # before a silent abort.
-        if fallback_allowed and agent._has_pending_fallback():
-            _label = _NONRETRYABLE_LABELS.get(classified.reason, f"Non-retryable error (HTTP {status_code})")
-            agent._buffer_status(f"⚠️ {_label} — trying fallback...")
-        if fallback_allowed and agent._try_activate_fallback():
-            # Direct ``return _verdict("break")`` is load-bearing: the restart handler
-            # re-runs the pre-API preflight against the fallback's context window.
-            active_system_prompt = _arm_fallback_restart(agent, api_messages, active_system_prompt, _retry)
-            retry_count = compression_attempts = 0
-            return _verdict("break")
+        if classified.should_fallback or is_local_validation_error:
+            # Announce the fallback only when a chain exists, else "trying fallback..." lies
+            # before a silent abort.
+            if agent._has_pending_fallback():
+                _label = _NONRETRYABLE_LABELS.get(classified.reason, f"Non-retryable error (HTTP {status_code})")
+                agent._buffer_status(f"⚠️ {_label} — trying fallback...")
+            if agent._try_activate_fallback():
+                # Direct ``return _verdict("break")`` is load-bearing: the restart handler
+                # re-runs the pre-API preflight against the fallback's context window.
+                active_system_prompt = _arm_fallback_restart(agent, api_messages, active_system_prompt, _retry)
+                retry_count = compression_attempts = 0
+                return _verdict("break")
         return _verdict("return", nonretryable_client_error_result(
             agent, api_error, classified, status_code=status_code, api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
             api_messages=api_messages, messages=messages, conversation_history=conversation_history,