diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.meta-error-status.test.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.meta-error-status.test.ts
index 50738a22345..a6b6fb8b980 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.meta-error-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.meta-error-status.test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { CommandLaneTaskTimeoutError } from "../../process/command-queue.js";
 import {
+  makeIsolatedAgentTurnJob,
   makeIsolatedAgentTurnParams,
   setupRunCronIsolatedAgentTurnSuite,
 } from "./run.suite-helpers.js";
-import { loadRunCronIsolatedAgentTurn, runWithModelFallbackMock } from "./run.test-harness.js";
+import {
+  cleanupDirectCronSessionMock,
+  loadRunCronIsolatedAgentTurn,
+  runWithModelFallbackMock,
+} from "./run.test-harness.js";
 
 const runCronIsolatedAgentTurn = await loadRunCronIsolatedAgentTurn();
 
@@ -68,10 +73,20 @@ describe("runCronIsolatedAgentTurn - meta.error status propagation", () => {
       attempts: [],
     });
 
-    const result = await runCronIsolatedAgentTurn(makeIsolatedAgentTurnParams());
+    const result = await runCronIsolatedAgentTurn(
+      makeIsolatedAgentTurnParams({
+        job: makeIsolatedAgentTurnJob({ deleteAfterRun: true }),
+      }),
+    );
 
     expect(result.status).toBe("error");
     expect(result.error).toBe("cron isolated agent run aborted");
+    expect(cleanupDirectCronSessionMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      job: expect.objectContaining({ deleteAfterRun: true }),
+      agentSessionKey: "agent:default:cron:test",
+      sessionId: "test-session-id",
+      retireReason: "cron-delete-after-run-aborted",
+    });
   });
 
   it("surfaces cron timeout result when the cron-nested lane watchdog fires", async () => {
diff --git a/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts b/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts
index 5ee43ba28b8..9e45e4046d8 100644
--- a/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts
+++ b/src/cron/isolated-agent/run.ts
@@ -1081,6 +1081,13 @@ async function finalizeCronRun(params: {
   if (finalRunResult.meta?.aborted === true && !cronPayloadOutcome.hasFatalErrorPayload) {
     const metaErrorMessage = normalizeOptionalString(finalRunResult.meta.error?.message);
     const error = metaErrorMessage ?? "cron isolated agent run aborted";
+    const { cleanupDirectCronSession } = await loadCronDeliveryRuntime();
+    await cleanupDirectCronSession({
+      job: prepared.input.job,
+      agentSessionKey: prepared.agentSessionKey,
+      sessionId: prepared.currentRunSessionId(),
+      retireReason: "cron-delete-after-run-aborted",
+    });
     return prepared.withRunSession({
       status: "error",
       error,