diff --git a/agent/auxiliary_client.py b/agent/auxiliary_client.py
index 853d01b1ec..1ea6f21384 100644
--- a/agent/auxiliary_client.py
+++ b/agent/auxiliary_client.py
@@ -4369,6 +4369,12 @@ def _to_async_client(sync_client, model: str, is_vision: bool = False):
         except Exception:
             inferred = ""
         headers = _endpoint_default_headers(sync_base_url, inferred, is_vision=is_vision, xai=True)
+    # Headers are rebuilt from scratch here, so re-apply the OpenCode keyless policy from
+    # _create_openai_client: the placeholder must never ship as a bearer (see #110831).
+    with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+        from hermes_cli.models import OPENCODE_ZEN_FREE_KEYLESS_PLACEHOLDER, opencode_zen_free_headers
+        if sync_client.api_key == OPENCODE_ZEN_FREE_KEYLESS_PLACEHOLDER:
+            headers = {**(headers or {}), **opencode_zen_free_headers()}
     if headers:
         async_kwargs["default_headers"] = headers
     _apply_required_codex_headers(async_kwargs, access_token=sync_client.api_key, base_url=sync_base_url)
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_opencode_free_client_headers.py b/tests/agent/test_opencode_free_client_headers.py
index 84c702c4e1..d75ab1824e 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_opencode_free_client_headers.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_opencode_free_client_headers.py
@@ -111,3 +111,17 @@ def test_keyless_placeholder_blanks_authorization_under_paid_opencode_profile(mo
         shared=False,
     )
     assert _zen_call_headers(mock_openai).get("Authorization") == ""
+
+
+def test_async_aux_wrapper_keeps_keyless_authorization_blank():
+    """``_to_async_client`` rebuilds default_headers; the keyless placeholder must stay
+    blanked on the async twin too, or every async aux call ships the placeholder bearer."""
+    import openai
+    import agent.auxiliary_client as aux
+
+    sync_client = aux._create_openai_client(api_key="opencode-zen-free-keyless", base_url=ZEN_V1)
+    async_client, _ = aux._to_async_client(sync_client, "x-preview-f-free")
+    request = async_client._build_request(
+        openai._models.FinalRequestOptions.construct(method="post", url="/chat/completions", json_data={})
+    )
+    assert request.headers.get("authorization") == ""