diff --git a/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.test.ts
index 007f1d5f06..1c553d7539 100644
--- a/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -352,23 +352,37 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
     });
 
     describe('interactivity', () => {
-      it('should set interactive true when not headless', async () => {
+      it('should always set interactive true', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(isHeadlessMode).mockReturnValue(true);
+        await loadConfig(mockSettings, mockExtensionLoader, taskId);
+        expect(Config).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            interactive: true,
+          }),
+        );
+
         vi.mocked(isHeadlessMode).mockReturnValue(false);
         await loadConfig(mockSettings, mockExtensionLoader, taskId);
         expect(Config).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
             interactive: true,
-            enableInteractiveShell: true,
           }),
         );
       });
 
-      it('should set interactive false when headless', async () => {
+      it('should set enableInteractiveShell based on headless mode', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(isHeadlessMode).mockReturnValue(false);
+        await loadConfig(mockSettings, mockExtensionLoader, taskId);
+        expect(Config).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            enableInteractiveShell: true,
+          }),
+        );
+
         vi.mocked(isHeadlessMode).mockReturnValue(true);
         await loadConfig(mockSettings, mockExtensionLoader, taskId);
         expect(Config).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
-            interactive: false,
             enableInteractiveShell: false,
           }),
         );
diff --git a/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.ts b/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.ts
index c3561629b6..cd4f5df25f 100644
--- a/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/a2a-server/src/config/config.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export async function loadConfig(
     trustedFolder: true,
     extensionLoader,
     checkpointing,
-    interactive: !isHeadlessMode(),
+    interactive: true,
     enableInteractiveShell: !isHeadlessMode(),
     ptyInfo: 'auto',
     enableAgents: settings.experimental?.enableAgents ?? true,