diff --git a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/scripts/check.ts b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/scripts/check.ts
index ab96942c..5ebd48b9 100644
--- a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/scripts/check.ts
+++ b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/scripts/check.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ assertIncludes(workbenchRealtimePlanSource, "new Set(recovery.actions)", "Realti
 assertIncludes(workbenchRealtimePlanSource, "actions.has(\"schedule-session-list\")", "Realtime stream errors must schedule bounded session list refreshes only when transport requests that action");
 assertIncludes(workbenchRealtimePlanSource, "authority: \"automatic-recovery\"", "Realtime recovery planner must classify transport recovery as automatic recovery authority");
 assert.doesNotMatch(workbenchRealtimePlanSource, /force:\s*true/u, "Realtime recovery planner must not turn transport recovery into force-refresh work");
-assertIncludes(workbenchColadaSource, "options.force ? queryCache.refresh(entry) : queryCache.fetch(entry)", "Workbench force refresh must stay on the same Colada key path");
+assertIncludes(workbenchColadaSource, "const state = await queryCache.refresh(entry);", "Workbench reads must preserve Colada staleTime/min-interval governance");
+assert.doesNotMatch(workbenchColadaSource, /queryCache\.fetch\(entry/u, "Workbench reads must not call queryCache.fetch(entry), which bypasses Colada freshness governance");
 assertIncludes(workbenchStoreSource, "runtimePolicy.sessionListRealtimeRefreshDelayMs", "Realtime recovery delay must come from runtime policy instead of store constants");
 assertIncludes(workbenchStoreSource, "workbenchColadaQueries.fetchSession", "Realtime session detail recovery must enter Colada query facade");
 assertIncludes(workbenchStoreSource, "runtimePolicy.workbenchSessionDetailMinRefreshMs", "Realtime session detail recovery budget must come from runtime policy");
diff --git a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada-queries.ts b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada-queries.ts
index cb078d50..684dd667 100644
--- a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada-queries.ts
+++ b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada-queries.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ async function runWorkbenchQuery<TResult>(queryCache: QueryCache, key: EntryKey,
     enabled: false,
     staleTime: normalizeStaleTime(options.minIntervalMs)
   });
-  const state = await (options.force ? queryCache.refresh(entry) : queryCache.fetch(entry));
+  // refresh() preserves Colada staleTime/min-interval governance; fetch() would bypass it.
+  const state = await queryCache.refresh(entry);
   return state.data as TResult;
 }
 
diff --git a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada.test.ts b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada.test.ts
index b4112d1a..b18971e0 100644
--- a/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada.test.ts
+++ b/web/hwlab-cloud-web/src/stores/workbench-colada.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { test } from "bun:test";
 import { createApp } from "vue";
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from "pinia";
@@ -8,6 +11,8 @@ import { createWorkbenchServerState, type WorkbenchServerState } from "./workben
 import { workbenchColadaKeys } from "./workbench-colada-keys";
 import { useWorkbenchColadaReducer } from "./workbench-colada-reducer";
 
+const storeDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
 function installColadaContext(): ReturnType<typeof createApp> {
   const app = createApp({});
   const pinia = createPinia();
@@ -39,3 +44,9 @@ test("workbench colada reducer stores projection state in the query cache", () =
     assert.equal(reducer.serverState.value.sessionsById.ses_colada?.sessionId, "ses_colada");
   });
 });
+
+test("workbench colada read path preserves freshness governance", () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(storeDir, "workbench-colada-queries.ts"), "utf8");
+  assert.match(source, /const state = await queryCache\.refresh\(entry\);/u);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /queryCache\.fetch\(entry/u);
+});