diff --git a/tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_session_expired.py b/tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_session_expired.py
index 1320d9fd77..5c824d8f53 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_session_expired.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_mcp_tool_session_expired.py
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ def test_call_tool_handler_rebuilds_configured_server_transport(
             assert call_count["n"] == 1
         else:
             assert parsed == {"error" if application_error else "result": "reconnected"}
+            # The recovered result is the tool's real answer either way; an application error is
+            # still one breaker strike (#10447), a success resets the counter.
+            assert mcp_tool._server_error_counts.get("resumed", 0) == (1 if application_error else 0)
             assert call_count["n"] == 2
         assert routes == [expected_route, expected_route]
         assert configs == [transport_config, transport_config]
diff --git a/tools/mcp_tool_handlers.py b/tools/mcp_tool_handlers.py
index dbb96f5811..c494f03b67 100644
--- a/tools/mcp_tool_handlers.py
+++ b/tools/mcp_tool_handlers.py
@@ -132,16 +132,15 @@ def _lookup_reconnectable_server(server_name: str, require_loop: bool = False):
 
 
 def _retry_once(server_name: str, retry_call, op_description: str, what: str):
-    """Re-run ``retry_call`` after a recovery step. Returns the result (closing the breaker)
-    when the RPC completed; None when the retry raised (caller falls through)."""
+    """Re-run ``retry_call`` after a recovery step. Returns the result when the RPC completed
+    (an application error is still the tool's real answer, and still a breaker strike per #10447);
+    None when the retry raised (caller falls through)."""
     try:
         result = retry_call()
     except Exception as retry_exc:
         logger.warning("MCP %s/%s retry after %s failed: %s", server_name, op_description, what, retry_exc)
         return None
-    # An application error still proves the recovered transport completed a round-trip.
-    _core._reset_server_error(server_name)
-    return result
+    return _record_call_outcome(server_name, result)
 
 
 def _handle_auth_error_and_retry(server_name: str, exc: BaseException, retry_call, op_description: str):