diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index 7a94852b57..3bed5335a6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -708,10 +708,9 @@ export async function main() {
       } catch (error) {
         if (
           error instanceof SessionError &&
-          (error.code === 'NO_SESSIONS_FOUND' ||
-            error.code === 'INVALID_SESSION_IDENTIFIER')
+          error.code === 'NO_SESSIONS_FOUND'
         ) {
-          // No sessions to resume or invalid session ID — start a fresh session with a warning
+          // No sessions to resume — start a fresh session with a warning
           startupWarnings.push({
             id: 'resume-failure',
             message: 'Could not resume session. Started a new session.',