diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
index eb1277362..8a260e2dc 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -437,8 +437,7 @@ spec:
                         --continue \
                         --tui \
                         --yolo \
-                        --accept-hooks \
-                        --checkpoints
+                        --accept-hooks
                       exit_code=$?
                       printf "\r\nHermes exited (exit %s); resuming in 2 seconds...\r\n" "${exit_code}"
                       sleep 2
diff --git a/testing/tests/test_hermes_herdr.py b/testing/tests/test_hermes_herdr.py
index 06e248829..74aad58d2 100644
--- a/testing/tests/test_hermes_herdr.py
+++ b/testing/tests/test_hermes_herdr.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ def test_agent_installs_hermes_integration_before_startup():
     assert "--tui" in tui_command
     assert "--yolo" in tui_command
     assert "--accept-hooks" in tui_command
-    assert "--checkpoints" in tui_command
+    assert "--checkpoints" not in tui_command
 
 
 def test_agent_mounts_auto_router_into_both_hermes_runtimes():