diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.test.ts
index 226037f957a..c58556ad038 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("emitResetCommandHooks", () => {
       workspaceDir: "/tmp/openclaw-workspace",
     });
 
-    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(hookRunnerMocks.runBeforeReset).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(hookRunnerMocks.runBeforeReset).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     const [, ctx] = hookRunnerMocks.runBeforeReset.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
     return ctx;
   }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
index d7ddb815ecf..456aa4da52a 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-core.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export async function emitResetCommandHooks(params: {
     }
   }
 
-  emitBeforeResetPluginHook({
+  await emitBeforeResetPluginHook({
     sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
     previousSessionEntry: params.previousSessionEntry,
     workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reset-hooks.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reset-hooks.ts
index ffaaf567b17..3e43851eb3a 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reset-hooks.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reset-hooks.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ type BeforeResetSessionEntry = {
   sessionFile?: string;
 } | null;
 
-export function emitBeforeResetPluginHook(params: {
+export async function emitBeforeResetPluginHook(params: {
   sessionKey?: string;
   previousSessionEntry?: BeforeResetSessionEntry;
   workspaceDir: string;
   reason: string;
-}): void {
+}): Promise<void> {
   const hookRunner = getGlobalHookRunner();
   if (!hookRunner?.hasHooks("before_reset")) {
     return;
@@ -22,39 +22,36 @@ export function emitBeforeResetPluginHook(params: {
   const prevEntry = params.previousSessionEntry;
   const sessionFile = prevEntry?.sessionFile;
 
-  // Fire-and-forget: read old session messages and run hook before reset mutates the store.
-  void (async () => {
-    try {
-      const messages: unknown[] = [];
-      if (sessionFile) {
-        const content = await fs.readFile(sessionFile, "utf-8");
-        for (const line of content.split("\n")) {
-          if (!line.trim()) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          try {
-            const entry = JSON.parse(line);
-            if (entry.type === "message" && entry.message) {
-              messages.push(entry.message);
-            }
-          } catch {
-            // Skip malformed transcript lines.
-          }
+  try {
+    const messages: unknown[] = [];
+    if (sessionFile) {
+      const content = await fs.readFile(sessionFile, "utf-8");
+      for (const line of content.split("\n")) {
+        if (!line.trim()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        try {
+          const entry = JSON.parse(line);
+          if (entry.type === "message" && entry.message) {
+            messages.push(entry.message);
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Skip malformed transcript lines.
         }
-      } else {
-        logVerbose("before_reset: no session file available, firing hook with empty messages");
       }
-      await hookRunner.runBeforeReset(
-        { sessionFile, messages, reason: params.reason },
-        {
-          agentId: resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(params.sessionKey),
-          sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
-          sessionId: prevEntry?.sessionId,
-          workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
-        },
-      );
-    } catch (err: unknown) {
-      logVerbose(`before_reset hook failed: ${String(err)}`);
+    } else {
+      logVerbose("before_reset: no session file available, firing hook with empty messages");
     }
-  })();
+    await hookRunner.runBeforeReset(
+      { sessionFile, messages, reason: params.reason },
+      {
+        agentId: resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(params.sessionKey),
+        sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
+        sessionId: prevEntry?.sessionId,
+        workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
+      },
+    );
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    logVerbose(`before_reset hook failed: ${String(err)}`);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
index 09e6bffa38d..72a29c429e4 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
@@ -490,12 +490,6 @@ export const sessionsHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       },
     );
     await triggerInternalHook(hookEvent);
-    emitBeforeResetPluginHook({
-      sessionKey: target.canonicalKey ?? key,
-      previousSessionEntry: entry,
-      workspaceDir: resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(cfg, target.agentId),
-      reason: commandReason,
-    });
     const mutationCleanupError = await cleanupSessionBeforeMutation({
       cfg,
       key,
@@ -509,6 +503,12 @@ export const sessionsHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       respond(false, undefined, mutationCleanupError);
       return;
     }
+    await emitBeforeResetPluginHook({
+      sessionKey: target.canonicalKey ?? key,
+      previousSessionEntry: entry,
+      workspaceDir: resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(cfg, target.agentId),
+      reason: commandReason,
+    });
     let oldSessionId: string | undefined;
     let oldSessionFile: string | undefined;
     const next = await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.sessions.gateway-server-sessions-a.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.sessions.gateway-server-sessions-a.test.ts
index 4a72194afaf..0e180b7d689 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.sessions.gateway-server-sessions-a.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.sessions.gateway-server-sessions-a.test.ts
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@ describe("gateway server sessions", () => {
 
     embeddedRunMock.activeIds.add("sess-main");
     embeddedRunMock.waitResults.set("sess-main", false);
+    subagentLifecycleHookState.hasBeforeResetHook = true;
 
     const { ws } = await openClient();
 
@@ -1251,6 +1252,7 @@ describe("gateway server sessions", () => {
     );
     expect(waitCallCountAtSnapshotClear).toEqual([1]);
     expect(browserSessionTabMocks.closeTrackedBrowserTabsForSessions).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(beforeResetHookMocks.runBeforeReset).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     const store = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(storePath, "utf-8")) as Record<
       string,