diff --git a/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.test.ts b/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.test.ts
index f1271bfed47..a4b2d4b1a01 100644
--- a/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.test.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ describe("live tool probe utils", () => {
         },
         expected: true,
       },
+      {
+        name: "retries alternate exec readback retry wording",
+        params: {
+          text: "Let me try again with a slightly different approach:",
+          nonce: "nonce-c",
+          provider: "minimax-portal",
+          attempt: 0,
+          maxAttempts: 3,
+        },
+        expected: true,
+      },
       {
         name: "retries eventual-consistency exec readback output",
         params: {
diff --git a/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.ts b/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.ts
index b9b671b41f8..ed85b86719d 100644
--- a/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/live-tool-probe-utils.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function hasMalformedToolOutput(text: string): boolean {
   }
   if (
     lower.includes("try reading the file again") ||
+    lower.includes("try again with a slightly different approach") ||
     lower.includes("trying to read the file again") ||
     lower.includes("try the read tool again") ||
     lower.includes("file wasn't found immediately after") ||