diff --git a/hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py b/hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py
index cc194c6098..627917e7e9 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import hashlib
 import re
 import socket
 from pathlib import Path
+from stat import S_ISREG
 
 from hermes_cli.foreign_sessions import _SOURCES, _SOURCE_LABELS, _SOURCE_DB_NAMES
 
@@ -30,14 +31,14 @@ def _candidates(source=None):
         if not root.is_dir():
             continue
         for path in root.rglob(pattern) if recursive else root.glob(pattern):
-            resolved = path.resolve()
-            if not resolved.is_relative_to(root):
-                continue
             try:
+                resolved = path.resolve()
+                if not resolved.is_relative_to(root):
+                    continue
                 stat = resolved.stat()
-            except FileNotFoundError:
-                continue  # A running source may rotate a log during discovery.
-            if not resolved.is_file():
+            except OSError:
+                continue  # One inaccessible or rotated log must not hide the rest.
+            if not S_ISREG(stat.st_mode):
                 continue
             handle = hashlib.sha256(f"{name}:{resolved}".encode()).hexdigest()
             rows.append((stat.st_mtime, handle, name, resolved, stat.st_size))
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2565799e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Discovery keeps readable sessions available when a neighboring log is inaccessible."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from hermes_cli.foreign_session_browser import list_foreign_sessions
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("operation", ["resolve", "stat"])
+def test_discovery_skips_inaccessible_log(tmp_path, monkeypatch, operation):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path / ".hermes"))
+    folder = tmp_path / ".codex" / "sessions"
+    folder.mkdir(parents=True)
+    for name in ("readable", "inaccessible"):
+        (folder / f"rollout-{name}.jsonl").write_text(json.dumps({
+            "type": "response_item", "payload": {"type": "message", "role": "user",
+            "content": [{"type": "input_text", "text": name}]},
+        }), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    original = getattr(Path, operation)
+
+    def access(path, *args, **kwargs):
+        if path.name == "rollout-inaccessible.jsonl":
+            raise PermissionError("Log access denied")
+        return original(path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, operation, access)
+    page = list_foreign_sessions("codex")
+    assert [session["title"] for session in page["sessions"]] == ["readable"]