diff --git a/plugins/hermes-achievements/dashboard/plugin_api.py b/plugins/hermes-achievements/dashboard/plugin_api.py
index a4891c0a36..92e0d7decd 100644
--- a/plugins/hermes-achievements/dashboard/plugin_api.py
+++ b/plugins/hermes-achievements/dashboard/plugin_api.py
@@ -711,9 +711,11 @@ def _compute_from_scan(scan: Dict[str, Any], *, is_partial: bool = False) -> Dic
     """Evaluate every achievement definition against a scan result. Used by ``compute_all``
     for finished scans AND by the background progress callback for in-flight snapshots;
     ``is_partial=True`` skips persisting ``state.json`` unlocks — an "unlock time" from
-    half a scan could be invalidated by a later session."""
+    half a scan could be invalidated by a later session. Persisted unlocks are still read
+    for partials: the background scan publishes them to the cache, so an earned badge would
+    otherwise render as locked for the whole rescan (#112273)."""
     aggregate = scan.get("aggregate", {})
-    state = load_state() if not is_partial else {"unlocks": {}}
+    state = load_state()
     unlocks = state.setdefault("unlocks", {})
     now = int(time.time())
     evaluated = []
diff --git a/plugins/hermes-achievements/tests/test_achievement_engine.py b/plugins/hermes-achievements/tests/test_achievement_engine.py
index 4458059592..fa20eda0c1 100644
--- a/plugins/hermes-achievements/tests/test_achievement_engine.py
+++ b/plugins/hermes-achievements/tests/test_achievement_engine.py
@@ -67,15 +67,19 @@ class AchievementEngineTests(unittest.TestCase):
             "threshold_metric": "total_terminal_calls",
             "tiers": [{"name": "Copper", "threshold": 40}],
         }
-        with TemporaryDirectory() as data_dir, patch.object(plugin_api, "ACHIEVEMENTS", [definition]), patch.object(plugin_api, "_data_dir", return_value=Path(data_dir)):
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as data_dir, patch.object(plugin_api, "ACHIEVEMENTS", [definition]), patch.object(plugin_api, "_data_dir", return_value=Path(data_dir)), patch.object(plugin_api, "get_hermes_home", return_value=Path(data_dir)):
             unlocked = plugin_api._compute_from_scan({"aggregate": {"total_terminal_calls": 40}, "sessions": []})
             rescanned = plugin_api._compute_from_scan({"aggregate": {"total_terminal_calls": 39}, "sessions": []})
             partial = plugin_api._compute_from_scan({"aggregate": {"total_terminal_calls": 39}, "sessions": []}, is_partial=True)
+            persisted = plugin_api.load_state()["unlocks"]
 
         self.assertTrue(unlocked["achievements"][0]["unlocked"])
         self.assertTrue(rescanned["achievements"][0]["unlocked"])
         self.assertEqual(rescanned["achievements"][0]["state"], "unlocked")
-        self.assertFalse(partial["achievements"][0]["unlocked"])
+        # In-flight snapshots are published to the cache during rescans: the floor applies there too.
+        self.assertTrue(partial["achievements"][0]["unlocked"])
+        self.assertEqual(partial["unlocked_count"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(list(persisted), ["durable_unlock"])
 
     def test_secret_achievement_stays_hidden_without_progress(self):
         definition = {
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ class CompactionScanTests(unittest.TestCase):
         import hermes_state
         from hermes_state import SessionDB
 
-        with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, patch.object(plugin_api, "_data_dir", return_value=Path(tmp) / "data"):
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, patch.object(plugin_api, "_data_dir", return_value=Path(tmp) / "data"), patch.object(plugin_api, "get_hermes_home", return_value=Path(tmp)):
             db = SessionDB(Path(tmp) / "state.db")
             try:
                 db.create_session("s1", "cli", model="m")
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_achievements_plugin.py b/tests/plugins/test_achievements_plugin.py
index 0e5fac9e3e..df2a3101ba 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_achievements_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_achievements_plugin.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class _FakeSessionDB:
             for i in range(effective)
         ]
 
-    def get_messages(self, session_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def get_messages(self, session_id: str, include_compacted: bool = False) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         self.messages_calls += 1
         return [
             {"role": "user", "content": f"ask {session_id}"},