diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/managed_agents.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/managed_agents.rs
index ccfcf0e901..f18eadcf35 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/managed_agents.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/managed_agents.rs
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ pub async fn submit_aggregate(
     let retry_private_event;
     let dispatch_events: &[buzz_core::StoredEvent] = if commit.inserted {
         &commit.events
-    } else {
+    } else if !commit.head.active {
         // A tombstone may have committed before disconnect propagation failed.
         // Its exact retry must fan the durable head out again after repairing
         // that propagation; otherwise live Desktop sessions never learn it.
         retry_private_event = buzz_core::StoredEvent::new(commit.private_event.clone(), None);
         std::slice::from_ref(&retry_private_event)
+    } else {
+        &[]
     };
     for stored in dispatch_events {
         crate::handlers::event::dispatch_persistent_event(