diff --git a/bin/gstack-uninstall b/bin/gstack-uninstall
index c532a2ac1..9601e6f17 100755
--- a/bin/gstack-uninstall
+++ b/bin/gstack-uninstall
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ fi
 # `rm -rf ~/.claude/skills/gstack` silently no-ops and orphans every hook.
 SETTINGS_HOOK="$(dirname "$0")/gstack-settings-hook"
 SESSION_UPDATE="$(dirname "$0")/gstack-session-update"
+GSTACK_CONFIG="$(dirname "$0")/gstack-config"
 if [ -x "$SETTINGS_HOOK" ]; then
   "$SETTINGS_HOOK" remove "$SESSION_UPDATE" && REMOVED+=("SessionStart hook") || true
   # Cathedral T8 cleanup: also remove plan-tune PreToolUse + PostToolUse hooks.
@@ -163,9 +164,12 @@ if [ -x "$SETTINGS_HOOK" ]; then
   if "$SETTINGS_HOOK" remove-source --source gstack-memorable | grep -q "removed [1-9]"; then
     REMOVED+=("Memorable UserPromptSubmit hook (Memorable's own consent is unchanged: memorable disable | memorable forget)")
   fi
-  # A kept config must never say memorable_recall=on with no hook behind it.
-  if [ "$KEEP_STATE" -eq 1 ] && [ -x "$(dirname "$0")/gstack-config" ]; then
-    "$(dirname "$0")/gstack-config" set memorable_recall off >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  # The consent key must never outlive the hook, kept state or not: gstack-config
+  # resolves its root through GSTACK_STATE_ROOT/GSTACK_HOME, which can be a
+  # different directory from the STATE_DIR removed below. Only flipped when it
+  # is actually on, so no config file is created just to say off.
+  if [ -x "$GSTACK_CONFIG" ] && [ "$("$GSTACK_CONFIG" get memorable_recall 2>/dev/null)" = "on" ]; then
+    "$GSTACK_CONFIG" set memorable_recall off >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   fi
   # Identity sweep for untagged strays (Claude Code strips _gstack_source
   # tags; pre-v1.67 setups baked worktree paths). Removes every gstack-owned