diff --git a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
index 57611a51..85f563d6 100644
--- a/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ spec:
                 - /opt/coordinator/cli_lane_capabilities.py
             initialDelaySeconds: 2
             periodSeconds: 5
-            timeoutSeconds: 2
-            failureThreshold: 1
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
           resources:
             requests: {cpu: 100m, memory: 256Mi}
             limits: {cpu: "2", memory: 6Gi}
diff --git a/services/hermes/oauth2-proxy.yaml b/services/hermes/oauth2-proxy.yaml
index 24383b3a..52dea326 100644
--- a/services/hermes/oauth2-proxy.yaml
+++ b/services/hermes/oauth2-proxy.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   selector:
     app: hermes-agent
+  # The agent dashboard and terminal must stay reachable while the
+  # cli-lane-runner readiness probe holds the shared pod NotReady.
+  publishNotReadyAddresses: true
   ports:
     - {name: http, port: 80, targetPort: auth-http}
 ---
diff --git a/testing/quality_contract.json b/testing/quality_contract.json
index cfcc0e43..e1dc7662 100644
--- a/testing/quality_contract.json
+++ b/testing/quality_contract.json
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
       "junit": "build/junit-unit.xml",
       "coverage_sources": [
         "ci/scripts",
-        "scripts.render.dashboards_render_atlas",
         "services/hermes/scripts",
         "services/mailu/scripts",
         "testing"
diff --git a/testing/tests/test_hermes_agent_layout.py b/testing/tests/test_hermes_agent_layout.py
index 72ab7f05..4f645d4f 100644
--- a/testing/tests/test_hermes_agent_layout.py
+++ b/testing/tests/test_hermes_agent_layout.py
@@ -285,6 +285,19 @@ def test_broker_services_survive_sibling_container_readiness_loss():
     ):
         assert services[name]["spec"]["publishNotReadyAddresses"] is True
 
+    # The agent web endpoints route through this Service to the same pod the
+    # cli-lane-runner readiness probe gates; a deferred lane image must not
+    # take down the dashboard or terminal.
+    agent_auth = next(
+        item
+        for item in yaml.safe_load_all((HERMES / "oauth2-proxy.yaml").read_text())
+        if item
+        and item["kind"] == "Service"
+        and item["metadata"]["name"] == "oauth2-proxy-hermes-agent"
+    )
+    assert agent_auth["spec"]["selector"] == {"app": "hermes-agent"}
+    assert agent_auth["spec"]["publishNotReadyAddresses"] is True
+
 
 def test_cli_lane_domain_modules_are_all_mounted_with_the_runner():
     manifest = yaml.safe_load((HERMES / "kustomization.yaml").read_text())
@@ -354,8 +367,8 @@ def test_cli_lane_config_refresh_does_not_restart_active_work():
         },
         "initialDelaySeconds": 2,
         "periodSeconds": 5,
-        "timeoutSeconds": 2,
-        "failureThreshold": 1,
+        "timeoutSeconds": 5,
+        "failureThreshold": 3,
     }
     environment = {item["name"]: item["value"] for item in lane["env"]}
     assert environment["HERMES_CLI_HEALTH_MAX_AGE_SECONDS"] == "60"