diff --git a/agent/retry_utils.py b/agent/retry_utils.py
index a5e304cadb..ab28ee37a9 100644
--- a/agent/retry_utils.py
+++ b/agent/retry_utils.py
@@ -88,10 +88,13 @@ def _resets_in_seconds(m: "re.Match[str]") -> Optional[float]:
     return float(m.group(1) or 0) * 3600 + float(m.group(2) or 0) * 60 + float(m.group(3) or 0)
 
 
+# An explicit "retry after N s" wins over "resets in ..." (the credential pool's precedence):
+# a body carrying both describes a short throttle inside a long quota window, and the
+# shorter explicit wait is the one the provider actually asks for.
 RETRY_DELAY_PATTERNS = (
     (_QUOTA_RESET_DELAY_RE, _quota_reset_seconds),
-    (_RESETS_IN_RE, _resets_in_seconds),
     (_RETRY_AFTER_SECONDS_RE, lambda m: float(m.group(1))),
+    (_RESETS_IN_RE, _resets_in_seconds),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_retry_delay_parsers_shared.py b/tests/agent/test_retry_delay_parsers_shared.py
index 1f4f7db293..a414821a80 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_retry_delay_parsers_shared.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_retry_delay_parsers_shared.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class TestResetDelayOneTable:
         ("Limit hit; resets in 45s", 45.0),
         ('"quotaResetDelay": "1500ms"', 1.5),
         ("please retry after 12 seconds", 12.0),
+        # Both grammars in one body: the explicit retry-after wins (pool precedence), not the
+        # multi-hour quota window.
+        ("Rate limited. Retry after 30s; resets in 4hr", 30.0),
     ])
     def test_credential_pool_and_error_context_agree(self, message, seconds):
         """The pooled-credential cooldown and the UI's error context read the same table, so the