diff --git a/hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py b/hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py
index 935ee2ad85..7e762c6d4d 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/cli_tui_mixin.py
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ class CLITuiMixin:
             return self._render_sudo_style_panel(
                 f'🔐 Unlock {backend}',
                 [f'The agent wants to sign into a site with a login saved in {backend}.',
-                 'Enter your master password below (hidden) to unlock it for this session, or press Enter to keep it locked.',
-                 'The password never reaches the model; only a session token is kept in memory.'])
+                 'Type your master password (hidden) to unlock it for this session.',
+                 'Enter on an empty line keeps it locked. The model never sees the password.'])
         return self._render_sudo_style_panel(
             '🔐 Sudo Password Required', ['Enter password below (hidden), or press Enter to skip'])
 
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/overlayStore.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/overlayStore.ts
index 48258a0c0e..437d16d139 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/overlayStore.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/overlayStore.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const $isBlocked = computed(
     skillsHub,
     subscription,
     sudo,
+    vaultUnlock,
     widget
   }) =>
     Boolean(
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export const $isBlocked = computed(
       skillsHub ||
       subscription ||
       sudo ||
+      vaultUnlock ||
       widget
     )
 )
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/usePet.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/usePet.ts
index 595d9a37b1..b4ae6fb3d2 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/usePet.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/usePet.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function derivePetState({ busy, toolRunning, reasoning, awaitingInput }:
 function isAwaitingInput(): boolean {
   const o = getOverlayState()
 
-  return Boolean(o.clarify || o.approval || o.sudo || o.secret || o.confirm)
+  return Boolean(o.clarify || o.approval || o.sudo || o.secret || o.vaultUnlock || o.confirm)
 }
 
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