diff --git a/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.cpp b/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.cpp
index 035b39f..cba23f6 100644
--- a/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.cpp
+++ b/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ void Ollie9pClient::handleEvent(const QString &eventLine)
             rest == QLatin1String("new") || rest == QLatin1String("kill") ||
             rest == QLatin1String("rename")) {
             refreshSessions();
-        } else if (rest.startsWith(QLatin1String("bypass.request"))) {
+        } else if (rest.startsWith(QLatin1String("bypass."))) {
             // Bypass event: payload is "id\tcmd\tcwd"
+            qDebug() << "handleEvent: bypass event" << eventLine;
             if (payload.isEmpty()) return;
             const int tab1 = payload.indexOf(QLatin1Char('\t'));
             if (tab1 < 0) return;
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ void Ollie9pClient::handleEvent(const QString &eventLine)
             const QString id = payload.left(tab1).toString();
             const QString cmd = payload.mid(tab1 + 1, tab2 - tab1 - 1).toString();
             const QString cwd = payload.mid(tab2 + 1).toString();
+            qDebug() << "handleEvent: emitting bypassRequested" << sessionId << id << cmd.left(50);
             emit bypassRequested(sessionId.toString(), id, cmd, cwd);
         }
     }
@@ -830,6 +832,33 @@ void Ollie9pClient::startActiveAgentStreams()
 
     m_chat->start(agentPath() + "/chat.raw");
     m_state->start(agentPath() + "/statewait");
+    
+    // Check for pending bypass request on this session
+    checkPendingBypass();
+}
+
+void Ollie9pClient::checkPendingBypass()
+{
+    if (m_activeSessionId.isEmpty()) return;
+    if (!m_9p || !m_9p->isConnected()) return;
+    
+    QString path = "session/" + m_activeSessionId + "/bypass";
+    QByteArray data = m_9p->read(path);
+    if (data.isEmpty()) return;
+    
+    // Parse JSON: {"id":"...","cmd":"...","cwd":"..."}
+    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data);
+    if (!doc.isObject()) return;
+    
+    QJsonObject obj = doc.object();
+    QString id = obj["id"].toString();
+    QString cmd = obj["cmd"].toString();
+    QString cwd = obj["cwd"].toString();
+    
+    if (!id.isEmpty() && !cmd.isEmpty()) {
+        qDebug() << "checkPendingBypass: found pending" << id << cmd.left(50);
+        emit bypassRequested(m_activeSessionId, id, cmd, cwd);
+    }
 }
 
 void Ollie9pClient::stopAgentStreams()
diff --git a/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.h b/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.h
index 63018c0..eaa559d 100644
--- a/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.h
+++ b/kde/gui/ollie9pclient.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ private:
     void startEventStream();
     void handleEvent(const QString &eventLine);
     void heartbeat();
+    void checkPendingBypass();
 
     Lib9pClient *m_9p = nullptr;
     QTimer *m_heartbeatTimer = nullptr;