diff --git a/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts b/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
index aa9de56f..011d6499 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
+++ b/internal/cloud/server-code-agent-http.ts
@@ -1181,11 +1181,12 @@ export function startAgentRunProjectionResume({ options = {}, traceStore = defau
   const batchSize = parsePositiveInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_BATCH_SIZE, DEFAULT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_BATCH_SIZE);
   const jitterMs = intervalMs > 0 ? Math.min(parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_JITTER_MS, DEFAULT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_JITTER_MS), intervalMs) : 0;
   const failureBackoffMs = Math.max(intervalMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_FAILURE_BACKOFF_MS, DEFAULT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_FAILURE_BACKOFF_MS));
+  const retryInitialDelayFloorMs = Math.max(1000, intervalMs * 2);
   const candidateRetryMaxAttempts = parsePositiveInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_CANDIDATE_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS, 5);
-  const candidateRetryInitialDelayMs = Math.max(1000, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_CANDIDATE_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY_MS, 30000));
+  const candidateRetryInitialDelayMs = Math.max(retryInitialDelayFloorMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_CANDIDATE_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY_MS, retryInitialDelayFloorMs));
   const candidateRetryMaxDelayMs = Math.max(candidateRetryInitialDelayMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_CANDIDATE_RETRY_MAX_DELAY_MS, 600000));
   const passRetryMaxAttempts = parsePositiveInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_PASS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS, 5);
-  const passRetryInitialDelayMs = Math.max(failureBackoffMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_PASS_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY_MS, failureBackoffMs));
+  const passRetryInitialDelayMs = Math.max(failureBackoffMs, retryInitialDelayFloorMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_PASS_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY_MS, retryInitialDelayFloorMs));
   const passRetryMaxDelayMs = Math.max(passRetryInitialDelayMs, parseNonNegativeInteger(env.HWLAB_CODE_AGENT_AGENTRUN_PROJECTION_RESUME_PASS_RETRY_MAX_DELAY_MS, 600000));
   const candidateRetryState = new Map();
   let passFailureAttempt = 0;