diff --git a/src/vision/describe.ts b/src/vision/describe.ts
index 68744fd906..179fda4a5d 100644
--- a/src/vision/describe.ts
+++ b/src/vision/describe.ts
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ export async function describeImage(
     if (!parsed.text.trim() && parsed.error) return { text: "", error: parsed.error };
     return { text: parsed.text };
   } catch (e) {
-    recordOutcome?.(e instanceof Error && e.name === "TimeoutError" ? "timeout" : "connect_error");
+    const callerAborted = abortSignal?.aborted && linkedSignal.signal.reason === abortSignal.reason;
     const kind = e instanceof Error && e.name === "TimeoutError" ? "timeout" : "connect_error";
+    if (!callerAborted) recordOutcome?.(kind);
     console.warn(`[vision] sidecar ${kind} (${Date.now() - t0}ms)`);
     return { text: "", error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) };
   } finally {
diff --git a/src/web-search/executor.ts b/src/web-search/executor.ts
index 290e1883b0..1cf76984fb 100644
--- a/src/web-search/executor.ts
+++ b/src/web-search/executor.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ export async function runWebSearch(
       detachBodyGuard();
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    recordOutcome?.(e instanceof Error && e.name === "TimeoutError" ? "timeout" : "connect_error");
+    const callerAborted = abortSignal?.aborted && linkedSignal.signal.reason === abortSignal.reason;
     const kind = e instanceof Error && e.name === "TimeoutError" ? "timeout" : "connect_error";
+    if (!callerAborted) recordOutcome?.(kind);
     console.warn(`[web-search] sidecar ${kind} for query "${query.slice(0, 80)}" (${Date.now() - t0}ms)`);
     return { text: "", sources: [], error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) };
   } finally {
diff --git a/tests/sidecar-abort.test.ts b/tests/sidecar-abort.test.ts
index 2aa9df394a..79749fe139 100644
--- a/tests/sidecar-abort.test.ts
+++ b/tests/sidecar-abort.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
   test("web-search sidecar fetch observes the WebSocket turn abort signal", async () => {
     const getSignal = installAbortAwareFetch();
     const turn = new AbortController();
+    const recorded: unknown[] = [];
     const outcome = runWebSearch(
       "current docs",
       { type: "web_search" },
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
       new Headers({ authorization: "Bearer token" }),
       { model: "gpt-5.4-mini", reasoning: "low", timeoutMs: 30_000 },
       turn.signal,
+      value => recorded.push(value),
     );
 
     const signal = getSignal();
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
     turn.abort("replacement turn");
     expect(signal.aborted).toBe(true);
     expect((await outcome).error).toBe("aborted by turn");
+    expect(recorded).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("web-search sidecar records HTTP and connect outcomes", async () => {
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
   test("vision sidecar fetch observes the WebSocket turn abort signal", async () => {
     const getSignal = installAbortAwareFetch();
     const turn = new AbortController();
+    const recorded: unknown[] = [];
     const outcome = describeImage(
       "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo=",
       "high",
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
       new Headers({ authorization: "Bearer token" }),
       { model: "gpt-5.4-mini", timeoutMs: 30_000 },
       turn.signal,
+      value => recorded.push(value),
     );
 
     const signal = getSignal();
@@ -228,6 +233,7 @@ describe("sidecar abort propagation", () => {
     turn.abort("replacement turn");
     expect(signal.aborted).toBe(true);
     expect((await outcome).error).toBe("aborted by turn");
+    expect(recorded).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("vision sidecar records HTTP and connect outcomes", async () => {