--- a/agent/src/network-review.ts
+++ b/agent/src/network-review.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
    body:JSON.stringify(row.request),redirect:'error',signal:AbortSignal.timeout(650000)});
   if(!response.ok)throw Error('network_review_inference_uncertain');
   const body=await json(response);
+  // A streamed relay response commits HTTP 200 before a later failure. That
+  // envelope is not a model result; reconcile its original payment ID.
+  if(body?.error)throw Error('network_review_inference_uncertain');
   await finish(row,{model:body.model,message:body.choices?.[0]?.message,receipt:body.receipt,telemetry:body.telemetry,
     responseStatus:body.responseStatus,finishReason:body.choices?.[0]?.finish_reason},db);
  }catch{
@@ -118,6 +121,11 @@
 export async function networkReviewStatus(id:string,ports:{db?:Query;fetcher?:typeof fetch}={}) {
  const db=ports.db??sql(),fetcher=ports.fetcher??fetch;await expireQueued(db);let row=await rowFor(id,db);
  if(!['running','uncertain'].includes(row.state))return visible(row);
+ // The payer's negative status response permanently fences a missing ID.
+ // Do not race that lookup against the original POST's admission. The POST
+ // saves normal completion itself; only reconcile after its delivery window.
+ const startedAt=Date.parse(row.started_at);
+ if(!Number.isFinite(startedAt)||Date.now()-startedAt<=800000)return visible(row);
  const {origin,headers}=relay(),effectId='network-review:'+id;
  try{
   const response=await fetcher(origin+'/api/requests/'+encodeURIComponent(effectId),{headers,redirect:'error',signal:AbortSignal.timeout(15000)});