diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
index f956189a77f..28dcffe186d 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
@@ -920,15 +920,19 @@ for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le 2; $attempt++) {
     '--json'
   )
   $output = Invoke-OpenClaw @args 2>&1
+  $agentExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
   if ($null -ne $output) { $output | ForEach-Object { $_ } }
-  if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "agent failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE" }
-  if (($output | Out-String) -match '"finalAssistant(Raw|Visible)Text":\\s*"OK"') {
+  if ($agentExitCode -eq 0 -and ($output | Out-String) -match '"finalAssistant(Raw|Visible)Text":\\s*"OK"') {
     $agentOk = $true
     break
   }
   if ($attempt -lt 2) {
-    Write-Host "agent turn attempt $attempt finished without OK response; retrying"
+    Write-Host "agent turn attempt $attempt failed or finished without OK response; retrying"
     Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+    continue
+  }
+  if ($agentExitCode -ne 0) {
+    throw "agent failed with exit code $agentExitCode"
   }
 }
 if (-not $agentOk) { throw 'openclaw agent finished without OK response' }`,
diff --git a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
index d94b7b37aa8..a34343efff9 100644
--- a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ console.log(JSON.stringify(result));
     expect(script).toContain("windowsModelProviderTimeoutScript(this.auth.modelId)");
     expect(script).toContain("finalAssistant(Raw|Visible)Text");
     expect(script).toContain("parallels-windows-smoke-retry-$attempt");
+    expect(script).toContain("agent turn attempt $attempt failed or finished without OK response");
     expect(script).not.toContain("$config.models.providers");
     expect(script).not.toContain("timeoutSeconds = 300");
     expect(script).toContain('"$sessionId.jsonl"');