diff --git a/src/hooks/atlas/event-handler.ts b/src/hooks/atlas/event-handler.ts
index 76a3a5004..d7e92101c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/atlas/event-handler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/atlas/event-handler.ts
@@ -92,17 +92,15 @@ export function createAtlasEventHandler(input: {
       const lastAgentKey = getAgentConfigKey(lastAgent ?? "")
       const requiredAgent = getAgentConfigKey(boulderState.agent ?? "atlas")
       const lastAgentMatchesRequired = lastAgentKey === requiredAgent
-      const boulderAgentWasNotExplicitlySet = boulderState.agent === undefined
       const boulderAgentDefaultsToAtlas = requiredAgent === "atlas"
       const lastAgentIsSisyphus = lastAgentKey === "sisyphus"
-      const allowSisyphusWhenDefaultAtlas = boulderAgentWasNotExplicitlySet && boulderAgentDefaultsToAtlas && lastAgentIsSisyphus
-      const agentMatches = lastAgentMatchesRequired || allowSisyphusWhenDefaultAtlas
+      const allowSisyphusForAtlasBoulder = boulderAgentDefaultsToAtlas && lastAgentIsSisyphus
+      const agentMatches = lastAgentMatchesRequired || allowSisyphusForAtlasBoulder
       if (!agentMatches) {
         log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Skipped: last agent does not match boulder agent`, {
           sessionID,
           lastAgent: lastAgent ?? "unknown",
           requiredAgent,
-          boulderAgentExplicitlySet: boulderState.agent !== undefined,
         })
         return
       }
diff --git a/src/hooks/todo-continuation-enforcer/constants.ts b/src/hooks/todo-continuation-enforcer/constants.ts
index db4d7b1cc..39799c531 100644
--- a/src/hooks/todo-continuation-enforcer/constants.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/todo-continuation-enforcer/constants.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export const TOAST_DURATION_MS = 900
 export const COUNTDOWN_GRACE_PERIOD_MS = 500
 
 export const ABORT_WINDOW_MS = 3000
-export const CONTINUATION_COOLDOWN_MS = 30_000
+export const CONTINUATION_COOLDOWN_MS = 5_000
 export const MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES = 5
 export const FAILURE_RESET_WINDOW_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000