diff --git a/services/hermes/scripts/cli_lane_runner.py b/services/hermes/scripts/cli_lane_runner.py
index 8ee96516..05b617cb 100644
--- a/services/hermes/scripts/cli_lane_runner.py
+++ b/services/hermes/scripts/cli_lane_runner.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ CAPACITY_PATTERN = re.compile(
 )
 NO_CLAUDE_SESSION = "No conversation found with session ID:"
 CLAUDE_SESSION_COLLISION = "Session ID already in use"
+NO_CODEX_THREAD = "no rollout found for thread id"
 
 
 RESULT_SCHEMA: dict[str, Any] = {
@@ -540,6 +541,25 @@ def run_provider(
             heartbeat=heartbeat,
             max_runtime=max_runtime,
         )
+        if (
+            state.get("codex_thread_id")
+            and result.returncode != 0
+            and NO_CODEX_THREAD in result.output.lower()
+        ):
+            state.pop("codex_thread_id", None)
+            atomic_json(state_file, state)
+            result_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            result = stream_process(
+                _codex_command(route, prompt, workspace, state, result_file),
+                provider="codex",
+                cwd=workspace,
+                env=env,
+                log_path=log_path,
+                state=state,
+                state_file=state_file,
+                heartbeat=heartbeat,
+                max_runtime=max_runtime,
+            )
         file_result = load_json(result_file)
         if file_result.get("status") in {"completed", "blocked"}:
             result.structured = file_result
diff --git a/testing/tests/test_hermes_cli_lanes.py b/testing/tests/test_hermes_cli_lanes.py
index 60b9de24..4123553d 100644
--- a/testing/tests/test_hermes_cli_lanes.py
+++ b/testing/tests/test_hermes_cli_lanes.py
@@ -252,6 +252,44 @@ def test_codex_thread_started_is_persisted_before_completion(tmp_path: Path):
     assert json.loads(state_file.read_text())["codex_thread_id"] == "thread-123"
 
 
+def test_codex_missing_server_thread_restarts_fresh(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    state = {"codex_thread_id": "failed-thread"}
+    state_file = tmp_path / "state.json"
+    calls = []
+
+    def fake_stream(command, **kwargs):
+        calls.append(command)
+        if len(calls) == 1:
+            return lanes.ProcessResult(
+                1,
+                "thread/resume failed: no rollout found for thread id failed-thread",
+                None,
+                False,
+            )
+        return lanes.ProcessResult(0, "", {"status": "completed"}, False)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(lanes, "stream_process", fake_stream)
+    route = lanes.Route(
+        "codex", "gpt-5.6-sol", "high", "codex-high", "jetson", "vote", 1, ()
+    )
+
+    result = lanes.run_provider(
+        route,
+        "Continue.",
+        tmp_path,
+        state,
+        state_file,
+        tmp_path / "log",
+        lambda _: True,
+        60,
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "resume" in calls[0]
+    assert "resume" not in calls[1]
+    assert "codex_thread_id" not in json.loads(state_file.read_text())
+
+
 def test_successful_process_text_cannot_masquerade_as_capacity_failure(tmp_path: Path):
     result = lanes.stream_process(
         [sys.executable, "-c", "print('authentication work completed')"],