diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/list.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/list.rs
index 34e144e5689..2cac898d42e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/list.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/list.rs
@@ -1091,17 +1091,22 @@ async fn find_thread_path_by_id_str_in_subdir(
     let state_db_ctx = state_db::open_if_present(codex_home, "").await;
     if let Some(state_db_ctx) = state_db_ctx.as_deref()
         && let Ok(thread_id) = ThreadId::from_string(id_str)
-    {
-        let db_path = state_db::find_rollout_path_by_id(
+        && let Some(db_path) = state_db::find_rollout_path_by_id(
             Some(state_db_ctx),
             thread_id,
             archived_only,
             "find_path_query",
         )
-        .await;
-        if db_path.is_some() {
-            return Ok(db_path);
+        .await
+    {
+        if tokio::fs::try_exists(&db_path).await.unwrap_or(false) {
+            return Ok(Some(db_path));
         }
+        tracing::error!(
+            "state db returned stale rollout path for thread {id_str}: {}",
+            db_path.display()
+        );
+        state_db::record_discrepancy("find_thread_path_by_id_str_in_subdir", "stale_db_path");
     }
 
     let mut root = codex_home.to_path_buf();
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/tests.rs
index e42e1861576..89df2897dba 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/tests.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,27 @@ async fn list_threads_falls_back_to_files_when_state_db_is_unavailable() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn find_thread_path_falls_back_when_db_path_is_stale() {
+    let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let home = temp.path();
+    let uuid = Uuid::from_u128(302);
+    let thread_id = ThreadId::from_string(&uuid.to_string()).expect("valid thread id");
+    let ts = "2025-01-03T13-00-00";
+    write_session_file(home, ts, uuid, 1, Some(SessionSource::Cli)).unwrap();
+    let fs_rollout_path = home.join(format!("sessions/2025/01/03/rollout-{ts}-{uuid}.jsonl"));
+
+    let stale_db_path = home.join(format!(
+        "sessions/2099/01/01/rollout-2099-01-01T00-00-00-{uuid}.jsonl"
+    ));
+    insert_state_db_thread(home, thread_id, stale_db_path.as_path(), false).await;
+
+    let found = crate::rollout::find_thread_path_by_id_str(home, &uuid.to_string())
+        .await
+        .expect("lookup should succeed");
+    assert_eq!(found, Some(fs_rollout_path));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn rollout_date_parts_extracts_directory_components() {
     let file_name = OsStr::new("rollout-2025-03-01T09-00-00-123.jsonl");
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rollout_list_find.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rollout_list_find.rs
index 8786c9be21a..5b545384b97 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rollout_list_find.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rollout_list_find.rs
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ async fn find_prefers_sqlite_path_by_id() {
     let home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
     let thread_id = ThreadId::from_string(&id.to_string()).unwrap();
-    let db_path = home
-        .path()
-        .join("sessions/2030/12/30/rollout-2030-12-30T00-00-00-db.jsonl");
+    let db_path = home.path().join(format!(
+        "sessions/2030/12/30/rollout-2030-12-30T00-00-00-{id}.jsonl"
+    ));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(db_path.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(&db_path, "").unwrap();
     write_minimal_rollout_with_id(home.path(), id);
     upsert_thread_metadata(home.path(), thread_id, db_path.clone()).await;