diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.test.ts
index e633825d55..a79f93a2b1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('processUtils', () => {
     expect(handleAutoUpdate.waitForUpdateCompletion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(runExitCleanup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(process.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      type: 'relaunch-resume-session',
+      type: 'relaunch-session',
       sessionId: expect.any(String),
     });
     expect(processExit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(RELAUNCH_EXIT_CODE);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('processUtils', () => {
     expect(handleAutoUpdate.waitForUpdateCompletion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(runExitCleanup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(process.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      type: 'relaunch-resume-session',
+      type: 'relaunch-session',
       sessionId: 'custom-session-id',
     });
     expect(processExit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(RELAUNCH_EXIT_CODE);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.ts
index fd2886c30d..3c2ce1a1f8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/processUtils.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function relaunchApp(sessionIdOverride?: string): Promise<void> {
 
   if (process.send) {
     process.send({
-      type: 'relaunch-resume-session',
+      type: 'relaunch-session',
       sessionId: sessionIdOverride ?? sessionId,
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.test.ts
index 3497ea72fb..ba545d1876 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.test.ts
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ describe('relaunchAppInChildProcess', () => {
       expect(processExitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
     });
 
-    it('should append --resume <sessionId> on the next spawn if relaunch-resume-session message is received', async () => {
+    it('should append --resume <sessionId> on the next spawn if relaunch-session message is received', async () => {
       process.argv = ['/usr/bin/node', '/app/cli.js', '--some-flag'];
 
       let spawnCount = 0;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe('relaunchAppInChildProcess', () => {
           // First run: send the resume session ID, then exit with RELAUNCH_EXIT_CODE
           setImmediate(() => {
             mockChild.emit('message', {
-              type: 'relaunch-resume-session',
+              type: 'relaunch-session',
               sessionId: 'test-session-123',
             });
             mockChild.emit('close', RELAUNCH_EXIT_CODE);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ describe('relaunchAppInChildProcess', () => {
         if (spawnCount === 1) {
           setImmediate(() => {
             mockChild.emit('message', {
-              type: 'relaunch-resume-session',
+              type: 'relaunch-session',
               sessionId: 'new-session-456',
             });
             mockChild.emit('close', RELAUNCH_EXIT_CODE);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.ts
index a9801c0f10..b69ee51c4c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/relaunch.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export async function relaunchAppInChildProcess(
       (msg: { type?: string; settings?: unknown; sessionId?: string }) => {
         if (msg.type === 'admin-settings-update' && msg.settings) {
           latestAdminSettings = msg.settings as AdminControlsSettings;
-        } else if (msg.type === 'relaunch-resume-session' && msg.sessionId) {
+        } else if (msg.type === 'relaunch-session' && msg.sessionId) {
           resumeSessionId = msg.sessionId;
         }
       },