diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_quiet_turn_author.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_quiet_turn_author.py
index 6a13c781d3..23bd040f5f 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_quiet_turn_author.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_quiet_turn_author.py
@@ -60,3 +60,48 @@ def test_quiet_one_shot_consumes_the_variable_before_the_turn(monkeypatch):
     _run(monkeypatch, json.dumps(AUTHOR), run_conversation)
     assert seen["env"] is None
     assert TURN_AUTHOR_ENV not in os.environ
+
+
+def test_quiet_one_shot_resumes_nested_notify_on_this_session_not_parent(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    """A nested Bot Mode completion keyed to B wakes B even when the parent env still names A.
+
+    ``chat -Q`` used to inherit the dispatcher's HERMES_SESSION_KEY and exit after the
+    dispatch ack, so C's reply was saved but B never resumed.
+    """
+    from tools.approval_context import get_current_session_key
+    from tools.process_registry import process_registry
+
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_KANBAN_GOAL_MODE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_SESSION_KEY", "session-A")
+    calls = []
+
+    def run_conversation(**kwargs):
+        calls.append({"key": get_current_session_key(), "msg": kwargs["user_message"]})
+        if len(calls) == 1:
+            process_registry.completion_queue.put({
+                "type": "completion",
+                "session_id": "proc-c",
+                "session_key": "session-B",
+                "command": "message_agent C",
+                "exit_code": 0,
+                "output": "marker-from-C",
+            })
+            return {"final_response": "sent, finish your turn"}
+        return {"final_response": "C said marker-from-C"}
+
+    agent = SimpleNamespace(run_conversation=run_conversation, session_id="session-B")
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
+            cli._run_quiet_single_query(
+                SimpleNamespace(agent=agent, conversation_history=[], session_id="session-B"),
+                "ask C",
+            )
+        assert exc.value.code == 0
+        assert calls[0] == {"key": "session-B", "msg": "ask C"}
+        assert calls[1]["key"] == "session-B"
+        assert "marker-from-C" in calls[1]["msg"]
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out.strip() == "C said marker-from-C"
+    finally:
+        while not process_registry.completion_queue.empty():
+            process_registry.completion_queue.get_nowait()
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py b/tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py
index 270716d46e..19aaa4bbe3 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py
@@ -614,8 +614,14 @@ def test_delivery_env_carries_only_the_given_author(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_RELAY_TEST_MARKER", "kept")
     monkeypatch.setenv(TURN_AUTHOR_ENV, json.dumps({"id": "bot:previous", "name": "previous", "is_bot": True}))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_SESSION_KEY", "session-A")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_UI_SESSION_ID", "ui-A")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_SESSION_ID", "session-A")
 
     assert TURN_AUTHOR_ENV not in bot_relay.delivery_env(None)
     env = bot_relay.delivery_env(bot_relay.delivery_turn_author("ops", "ops"))
     assert json.loads(env[TURN_AUTHOR_ENV]) == {"id": "bot:ops", "name": "ops", "is_bot": True}
     assert env["HERMES_RELAY_TEST_MARKER"] == "kept"
+    assert "HERMES_SESSION_KEY" not in env
+    assert "HERMES_UI_SESSION_ID" not in env
+    assert "HERMES_SESSION_ID" not in env