diff --git a/hermes_cli/console_engine.py b/hermes_cli/console_engine.py
index dd1922af0a..18f9f3e0d4 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/console_engine.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/console_engine.py
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ def _format_sessions(sessions: Sequence[dict]) -> str:
 
 
 def _format_job(job: dict, action: str) -> str:
+    from cron.jobs import effective_job_state
+
     job_id = job.get("id") or job.get("job_id") or "?"
     name = job.get("name") or "(unnamed)"
-    state = job.get("state") or ("scheduled" if job.get("enabled", True) else "paused")
+    state = effective_job_state(job)
     return f"{action} job: {name} ({job_id}) [{state}]"
 
 
diff --git a/tools/cronjob_tools.py b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
index 659eb8bec1..de5ba5441b 100644
--- a/tools/cronjob_tools.py
+++ b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 from cron.jobs import (
     AmbiguousJobReference,
     claim_job_for_fire,
+    effective_job_state,
     get_job,
+    is_job_runnable,
     list_jobs,
     mark_job_run,
     parse_schedule,
@@ -552,8 +554,6 @@ def _validate_cron_script_path(script: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
 
 
 def _format_job(job: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    from cron.jobs import effective_job_state
-
     prompt = str(job.get("prompt") or "")
     skills = _canonical_skills(job.get("skill"), job.get("skills"))
     job_id = str(job.get("id") or "unknown")
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ def _execute_job_now(
             refreshed = get_job(job_id)
             if refreshed is None:
                 reason = "Job no longer exists; nothing to run."
-            elif not refreshed.get("enabled", True) or refreshed.get("state") == "paused":
+            elif not is_job_runnable(refreshed):
                 reason = "Job is paused/disabled; resume it before running."
             else:
                 reason = "Job is already being fired by the scheduler; not run again."
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ def _try_dispatch_background_run(
             refreshed = get_job(job_id)
             if refreshed is None:
                 reason = "Job no longer exists; nothing to run."
-            elif not refreshed.get("enabled", True) or refreshed.get("state") == "paused":
+            elif not is_job_runnable(refreshed):
                 reason = "Job is paused/disabled; resume it before running."
             else:
                 reason = "Job is already being fired by the scheduler; not run again."