diff --git a/apps/decodex/src/orchestrator/tests/operator/status/http.rs b/apps/decodex/src/orchestrator/tests/operator/status/http.rs
index 6b348a3c..160d5d4d 100644
--- a/apps/decodex/src/orchestrator/tests/operator/status/http.rs
+++ b/apps/decodex/src/orchestrator/tests/operator/status/http.rs
@@ -1063,6 +1063,9 @@ fn read_websocket_json_until(
 
 #[test]
 fn operator_dashboard_run_activity_event_summarizes_active_runs() {
+	let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("temp dir should exist");
+	let _home_guard =
+		TestEnvVarGuard::set("HOME", temp_dir.path().to_str().expect("temp path should be UTF-8"));
 	let (_temp_dir, config, _workflow) = temp_project_layout();
 	let state_store = StateStore::open_in_memory().expect("state store should open");
 	let registration = ProjectRegistration::from_config(
diff --git a/apps/decodex/src/state/internal.rs b/apps/decodex/src/state/internal.rs
index 2794ce79..4fd99c4c 100644
--- a/apps/decodex/src/state/internal.rs
+++ b/apps/decodex/src/state/internal.rs
@@ -2009,12 +2009,69 @@ fn write_run_activity_marker_record(
 	marker: &RunActivityMarkerRecord,
 ) -> Result<()> {
 	let marker_path = worktree_path.join(RUN_ACTIVITY_MARKER_FILE);
+	let mut marker = marker.clone();
 
-	write_run_activity_marker_body_atomic(&marker_path, &serialize_run_activity_marker_record(marker))?;
+	if let Some(current_marker) = read_run_activity_marker_record(worktree_path)? {
+		preserve_current_run_account_marker_fields(&current_marker, &mut marker);
+	}
+
+	write_run_activity_marker_body_atomic(&marker_path, &serialize_run_activity_marker_record(&marker))?;
 
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+fn preserve_current_run_account_marker_fields(
+	current: &RunActivityMarkerRecord,
+	next: &mut RunActivityMarkerRecord,
+) {
+	if current.run_id != next.run_id || current.attempt_number != next.attempt_number {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	let Some(current_account) = selected_marker_account(current).cloned() else {
+		return;
+	};
+	let keep_current_account = match next.account.as_ref() {
+		Some(next_account) =>
+			account_marker_observed_unix_epoch(&current_account)
+				> account_marker_observed_unix_epoch(next_account),
+		None => true,
+	};
+
+	if keep_current_account {
+		next.account = Some(current_account.clone());
+		next.accounts = if current.accounts.is_empty() {
+			vec![current_account]
+		} else {
+			current.accounts.clone()
+		};
+	} else if next.accounts.is_empty() && !current.accounts.is_empty() {
+		next.accounts = current.accounts.clone();
+	}
+}
+
+fn selected_marker_account(
+	marker: &RunActivityMarkerRecord,
+) -> Option<&CodexAccountActivitySummary> {
+	marker
+		.account
+		.as_ref()
+		.or_else(|| {
+			marker.accounts.iter().find(|account| {
+				account.status.eq_ignore_ascii_case("selected")
+			})
+		})
+		.or_else(|| marker.accounts.first())
+}
+
+fn account_marker_observed_unix_epoch(account: &CodexAccountActivitySummary) -> i64 {
+	[account.selected_at_unix_epoch, account.checked_at_unix_epoch]
+		.into_iter()
+		.flatten()
+		.max()
+		.unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
 fn write_run_activity_marker_body_atomic(marker_path: &Path, body: &str) -> Result<()> {
 	let parent = marker_path.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
 		eyre::eyre!("activity marker path `{}` has no parent directory", marker_path.display())
diff --git a/apps/decodex/src/state/tests.rs b/apps/decodex/src/state/tests.rs
index 50ca35bc..73dc68b3 100644
--- a/apps/decodex/src/state/tests.rs
+++ b/apps/decodex/src/state/tests.rs
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ fn run_activity_marker_round_trips_marker_surfaces() {
 	assert_run_activity_marker_round_trips_child_agent_activity_summary();
 	assert_run_activity_marker_round_trips_account_summary();
 	assert_run_activity_marker_preserves_account_summary_after_activity_refresh();
+	assert_run_activity_marker_preserves_account_summary_after_stale_rewrite();
 }
 
 fn assert_run_activity_marker_round_trips_clearable_auxiliary_fields() {
@@ -1333,6 +1334,38 @@ fn assert_run_activity_marker_preserves_account_summary_after_activity_refresh()
 	assert!(!leftover_temp_marker, "atomic marker rewrites should not leave temp files");
 }
 
+fn assert_run_activity_marker_preserves_account_summary_after_stale_rewrite() {
+	let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir should create");
+	let summary = sample_codex_account_activity_summary();
+
+	state::write_run_activity_marker_for_process(temp_dir.path(), "run-1", 1, process::id())
+		.expect("initial activity marker should write");
+
+	let stale_activity_marker = state::read_run_activity_marker_record(temp_dir.path())
+		.expect("activity marker should read")
+		.expect("activity marker should exist");
+
+	state::write_run_account_marker(
+		temp_dir.path(),
+		&CodexAccountMarker {
+			run_id: "run-1",
+			attempt_number: 1,
+			account: &summary,
+			accounts: slice::from_ref(&summary),
+		},
+	)
+	.expect("account summary should write");
+	state::write_run_activity_marker_record(temp_dir.path(), &stale_activity_marker)
+		.expect("stale activity marker rewrite should preserve current account");
+
+	let marker = state::read_run_activity_marker_snapshot(temp_dir.path())
+		.expect("marker snapshot should load")
+		.expect("marker snapshot should exist");
+
+	assert_eq!(marker.account(), Some(&summary));
+	assert_eq!(marker.accounts(), slice::from_ref(&summary));
+}
+
 fn sample_codex_account_activity_summary() -> CodexAccountActivitySummary {
 	CodexAccountActivitySummary {
 		account_fingerprint: String::from("acct_...cdef"),