diff --git a/pm/packages.py b/pm/packages.py
index eea7d79887..0b71512d12 100644
--- a/pm/packages.py
+++ b/pm/packages.py
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ class Venv(StatePackage):
         candidate = generation / "venv"
         environment = managed_environment(candidate, env=source_build_environment(project),
                                           explicit=explicit or repair, output=sys.stderr)
+        if not repair:
+            # Inspection may skip a broken secondary profile, but publishing a replacement
+            # graph must not silently evict its recorded members (including passed candidates).
+            from pm.plugins_state import enabled_plugins_ordered
+            enabled_plugins_ordered()
         members = [] if repair else (enabled_member_dirs() if plugin_dirs is None else plugin_dirs)
         try:
             generation.mkdir(parents=True)
diff --git a/tests/pm/test_plugin_survival_contract.py b/tests/pm/test_plugin_survival_contract.py
index 82108d6909..49ebff19cd 100644
--- a/tests/pm/test_plugin_survival_contract.py
+++ b/tests/pm/test_plugin_survival_contract.py
@@ -268,6 +268,69 @@ def test_conflicting_candidate_refused_unenabled_and_unimported(admission_env):
     subprocess.run([str(sidecar_python), "-c", "import sys; assert sys.prefix != sys.base_prefix"], check=True, timeout=30)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not _uv_available(), reason="uv not on PATH")
+def test_malformed_secondary_cannot_evict_recorded_member(admission_env, monkeypatch, caplog):
+    """A→B→A: passive inspection survives bad config; A's recorded graph does not shrink."""
+    from pm.environments import runtime_facts_path, selected_venv
+    from pm.install import sync_venv, venv_is_current
+    from pm.lock import Facts
+
+    tmp_path, home_a = admission_env
+    core = tmp_path / "core"
+    profile = home_a / "profiles" / "work"
+    profile.mkdir(parents=True)
+    _write_enabled(profile, ["profile-dep"])
+    member = profile / "plugins" / "profile-dep"
+    member.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (member / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+        '[project]\nname="profile-dep"\nversion="1"\nrequires-python=">=3.11"\n'
+        'dependencies=[]\n[tool.uv]\npackage=false\n', encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    recorded = Facts(runtime_facts_path(core), strict=True).get("venv")
+    selected = selected_venv(core)
+    assert recorded["stamp"] and selected.is_dir()
+    assert "profile-dep" in (Path(recorded["resolved_lock"]).parent / "pyproject.toml").read_text()
+
+    bad = profile / "config.yaml"
+    bad.write_text("plugins: [broken]\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    candidate = home_a / "plugins" / "new-dep"
+    candidate.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (candidate / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+        '[project]\nname="new-dep"\nversion="1"\nrequires-python=">=3.11"\n'
+        'dependencies=[]\n[tool.uv]\npackage=false\n', encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    _write_enabled(home_a, ["new-dep"])
+    assert venv_is_current(project_root=core) is False
+    assert str(bad) in caplog.text
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="config.yaml"):
+        sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    assert Facts(runtime_facts_path(core), strict=True).get("venv") == recorded
+    assert selected_venv(core) == selected
+    # Even a precomputed member list cannot bypass a newly broken profile.
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="config.yaml"):
+        sync_venv(explicit=True, plugin_dirs=[])
+    assert Facts(runtime_facts_path(core), strict=True).get("venv") == recorded
+
+    home_b = tmp_path / "home-b"
+    _write_enabled(home_b, [])
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(home_b))
+    sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    assert selected_venv(core).is_dir()
+    assert Facts(runtime_facts_path(core), strict=True).get("venv")["stamp"] != recorded["stamp"]
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(home_a))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="config.yaml"):
+        sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    assert selected_venv(core) == selected
+    _write_enabled(profile, ["profile-dep"])
+    sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    restored = Facts(runtime_facts_path(core), strict=True).get("venv")
+    assert selected_venv(core).is_dir()
+    assert restored["stamp"] != recorded["stamp"]
+    assert "profile-dep" in (Path(restored["resolved_lock"]).parent / "pyproject.toml").read_text()
+
+
 def test_active_context_home_exported_to_wrapper_subprocess(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     from hermes_constants import reset_hermes_home_override, set_hermes_home_override
     from tools.environments.local import build_subprocess_env
diff --git a/tests/pm/test_recovery.py b/tests/pm/test_recovery.py
index 7f869d3ee2..09bcaabddc 100644
--- a/tests/pm/test_recovery.py
+++ b/tests/pm/test_recovery.py
@@ -213,11 +213,12 @@ def test_uncertain_profile_selection_skips_sync_but_not_admission_or_recorded_re
     )
     assert result.stdout.strip() == "1.0"
     assert Path(Facts(paths.runtime_facts_path()).get("venv")["resolved_lock"]).read_bytes() == old_lock
-    engine.sync_venv(explicit=True)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="config.yaml"):
+        engine.sync_venv(explicit=True)
     assert str(sibling_config) in caplog.text
-    current = selected_venv(core)
+    assert selected_venv(core) == repaired
     result = subprocess.run(
-        [str(current / ("Scripts/python.exe" if os.name == "nt" else "bin/python")),
+        [str(repaired / ("Scripts/python.exe" if os.name == "nt" else "bin/python")),
          "-I", "-c", "import core_dep; print(core_dep.__version__)"],
         cwd=tmp_path, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=30,
     )