diff --git a/browse/src/terminal-agent-control.ts b/browse/src/terminal-agent-control.ts
index d53dcf624..2c364e1de 100644
--- a/browse/src/terminal-agent-control.ts
+++ b/browse/src/terminal-agent-control.ts
@@ -368,9 +368,8 @@ function agentStatus(record: AgentRecord, ownerPid?: number): 'owned' | 'gone' |
   if (ownerPid !== undefined && (record.ownerPid !== ownerPid || record.ownerStartTime !== readAgentStartTime(ownerPid))) return 'unknown';
   const actual = agentProcessInfo(record.pid);
   if (!actual.startTime) return isAgentRecordLive(record) ? 'unknown' : 'gone';
-  const ownsGeneration = actual.commandLine.split(/\s+/).some(arg => arg.replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, '') === `--agent-gen=${record.gen}`);
-  if (actual.startTime !== record.startTime && process.platform === 'win32' && !actual.commandLine) return 'unknown';
-  if (actual.startTime !== record.startTime && !(process.platform === 'win32' && ownsGeneration)) return 'gone';
+  if (actual.startTime !== record.startTime && process.platform !== 'win32') return 'gone';
+  if (actual.startTime !== record.startTime && !actual.commandLine) return 'unknown';
   try {
     let state: string | undefined;
     if (process.platform === 'linux') {
@@ -382,7 +381,8 @@ function agentStatus(record: AgentRecord, ownerPid?: number): 'owned' | 'gone' |
     if (state === 'Z') return 'gone';
   } catch {}
   if (!isAgentRecordLive(record)) return 'gone';
-  return ownsGeneration ? 'owned' : 'unknown';
+  return actual.commandLine.split(/\s+/).some(arg => arg.replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, '') === `--agent-gen=${record.gen}`)
+    ? 'owned' : actual.startTime === record.startTime ? 'unknown' : 'gone';
 }
 
 export function isOurAgent(record: AgentRecord, ownerPid?: number): boolean {