diff --git a/Sources/CodexReview/ReviewRuntimeLifecycle.swift b/Sources/CodexReview/ReviewRuntimeLifecycle.swift
index d4de094..f8e0592 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexReview/ReviewRuntimeLifecycle.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexReview/ReviewRuntimeLifecycle.swift
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ package func applyRuntimeAuthenticationSnapshot(
 @MainActor
 package protocol RuntimeLifecycleHandle: AnyObject, Sendable {
     func activate() async throws
-    func closeAdmission() async
+    func closeAdmission()
     func close(purpose: ReviewRuntimeTransitionPurpose) async throws
     func waitUntilClosed() async throws
 }
diff --git a/Sources/CodexReview/Store/CodexReviewStore.swift b/Sources/CodexReview/Store/CodexReviewStore.swift
index c4715be..fe07060 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexReview/Store/CodexReviewStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexReview/Store/CodexReviewStore.swift
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
             break
         }
 
+        closePublishedRuntimeAdmission(in: previousState)
         let generation = previousState.generation.successor()
         switch previousState {
         case .running(_, let runtime, let mcp):
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
         }
 
         let previousState = runtimeState
+        closePublishedRuntimeAdmission(in: previousState)
         let generation = previousState.generation.successor()
         if case .failed(let message) = intent.finalState {
             transitionToFailed(message)
@@ -303,7 +305,6 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
             await stopMCPServer()
 
         case .running(_, let runtime, _):
-            await runtime.handle.closeAdmission()
             await stopPublishedRuntimeSemantics(intent: intent)
             await stopMCPServer()
             await closeRuntime(
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
 
     package func admitRuntimeRecycleAfterAccountChange() -> Task<Void, Never>? {
         let previousState = runtimeState
+        closePublishedRuntimeAdmission(in: previousState)
         let predecessor: Task<Void, Never>?
         let context: RuntimeAcquisitionContext
         switch previousState {
@@ -710,7 +712,6 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
     private func closePublishedRuntimeForReplacement(
         _ runtime: PreparedRuntime
     ) async {
-        await runtime.handle.closeAdmission()
         await stopPublishedRuntimeSemantics(intent: .explicitStop)
         await closeRuntime(
             runtime,
@@ -746,7 +747,7 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
         admissionAlreadyClosed: Bool = false
     ) async {
         if admissionAlreadyClosed == false {
-            await runtime.handle.closeAdmission()
+            runtime.handle.closeAdmission()
         }
         do {
             try await runtime.handle.close(purpose: purpose)
@@ -760,6 +761,15 @@ public final class CodexReviewStore {
         }
     }
 
+    private func closePublishedRuntimeAdmission(
+        in state: ReviewStoreRuntimeState
+    ) {
+        guard case .running(_, let runtime, _) = state else {
+            return
+        }
+        runtime.handle.closeAdmission()
+    }
+
     private func stopMCPServer() async {
         do {
             try await backend.mcpServerLifecycle.stop()
diff --git a/Sources/CodexReviewHost/CodexReviewHost.swift b/Sources/CodexReviewHost/CodexReviewHost.swift
index 9d3e987..55a06fd 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexReviewHost/CodexReviewHost.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexReviewHost/CodexReviewHost.swift
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ private final class DirectRuntimeLifecycleHandle: RuntimeLifecycleHandle {
         onActivate()
     }
 
-    func closeAdmission() async {
+    func closeAdmission() {
         onCloseAdmission()
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/CodexReviewHost/LiveCodexReviewStoreBackend.swift b/Sources/CodexReviewHost/LiveCodexReviewStoreBackend.swift
index acc827d..786e86d 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexReviewHost/LiveCodexReviewStoreBackend.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexReviewHost/LiveCodexReviewStoreBackend.swift
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ private final class LiveRuntimeLifecycleHandle: RuntimeLifecycleHandle {
         isActivated = true
     }
 
-    func closeAdmission() async {
+    func closeAdmission() {
         owner?.closeRuntimeAdmission(self)
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/CodexReviewTesting/TestSupport.swift b/Sources/CodexReviewTesting/TestSupport.swift
index b22bbdb..2d718ca 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexReviewTesting/TestSupport.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexReviewTesting/TestSupport.swift
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ package final class TestingRuntimeLifecycleHandle: RuntimeLifecycleHandle {
         onActivate()
     }
 
-    package func closeAdmission() async {
+    package func closeAdmission() {
         closeAdmissionCallCount += 1
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/CodexReviewHostTests/CodexReviewHostTests.swift b/Tests/CodexReviewHostTests/CodexReviewHostTests.swift
index b0c840e..bd68b7f 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexReviewHostTests/CodexReviewHostTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexReviewHostTests/CodexReviewHostTests.swift
@@ -1352,7 +1352,11 @@ struct CodexReviewHostTests {
         )
         await firstTransport.waitForRequestCount(requestCount + 1)
 
+        let generationBeforeRestart = store.runtimeLifecycleAdmissionGeneration
         let restart = Task { @MainActor in await store.restart() }
+        try #require(await waitUntil(timeout: .seconds(2)) {
+            store.runtimeLifecycleAdmissionGeneration > generationBeforeRestart
+        })
         await staleReadGate.open()
         await restart.value
 
diff --git a/Tests/CodexReviewTests/CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests.swift b/Tests/CodexReviewTests/CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests.swift
index 1a75f9f..b84a2b9 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexReviewTests/CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexReviewTests/CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests.swift
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests {
         let retiringHandle = try #require(backend.lastPreparedRuntimeHandle)
 
         let recycle = try #require(store.admitRuntimeRecycleAfterAccountChange())
+        #expect(retiringHandle.closeAdmissionCallCount == 1)
         store.requestRuntimeTeardown(intent: .explicitStop)
         await store.stop()
         await recycle.value
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ struct CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests {
         let retiringHandle = try #require(backend.lastPreparedRuntimeHandle)
 
         let recycle = try #require(store.admitRuntimeRecycleAfterAccountChange())
+        #expect(retiringHandle.closeAdmissionCallCount == 1)
         let successor = try #require(store.admitRuntimeRecycleAfterAccountChange())
         await successor.value
         await recycle.value
@@ -179,6 +181,22 @@ struct CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests {
         await store.stop()
     }
 
+    @Test func explicitStopAdmissionClosesPublishedRuntimeBeforeTeardownTaskEntry() async throws {
+        let backend = TestingCodexReviewStoreBackend(
+            reviewBackend: FakeCodexReviewBackend()
+        )
+        let store = CodexReviewStore.makeTestingStore(backend: backend)
+        await store.start()
+        let handle = try #require(backend.lastPreparedRuntimeHandle)
+
+        store.requestRuntimeTeardown(intent: .explicitStop)
+
+        #expect(handle.closeAdmissionCallCount == 1)
+        await store.stop()
+        #expect(handle.closePurposes == [.stop])
+        #expect(handle.waitUntilClosedCallCount == 1)
+    }
+
     @Test func sameAccountRestartRetainsMCPListenerAndURL() async throws {
         let endpoint = try #require(URL(string: "http://127.0.0.1:19417/mcp"))
         let mcpOwner = TestingMCPServerLifecycleOwner(serverURL: endpoint)
@@ -342,6 +360,7 @@ struct CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests {
 
         let restart = Task { @MainActor in await store.restart() }
         try await waitForCutoverStatus(.draining, service: store.settingsService)
+        #expect(firstHandle.closeAdmissionCallCount == 1)
         await store.updateSettingsModel("deferred-edit")
         #expect(backend.lastPreparedRuntimeHandle === firstHandle)
         #expect(await reviewBackend.recordedCommands().filter {
@@ -419,6 +438,7 @@ struct CodexReviewStoreLifecycleTests {
         handle.holdClose(with: closeGate)
 
         store.requestRuntimeFailure(handle: handle, cause: "Injected runtime failure.")
+        #expect(handle.closeAdmissionCallCount == 1)
         await handle.waitForClose()
         let expected = "Review runtime stopped unexpectedly: Injected runtime failure."
         #expect(store.serverState == .failed(expected))