diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts
index 5b5443ff2..34e15fd29 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts
@@ -484,9 +484,7 @@ export async function compactEmbeddedPiSession(
   const globalLane = resolveGlobalLane(params.lane);
   const enqueueGlobal =
     params.enqueue ?? ((task, opts) => enqueueCommandInLane(globalLane, task, opts));
-  return enqueueCommandInLane(sessionLane, () =>
   return enqueueCommandInLane(sessionLane, () =>
     enqueueGlobal(async () => compactEmbeddedPiSessionDirect(params)),
   );
-  );
 }