diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17c5727c8..cccd66fe0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Agents/compaction counter accuracy: count successful overflow-triggered auto-compactions (`willRetry=true`) in the compaction counter while still excluding aborted/no-result events, so `/status` reflects actual safeguard compaction activity. (#39123) Thanks @MumuTW.
 - Gateway/chat delta ordering: flush buffered assistant deltas before emitting tool `start` events so pre-tool text is delivered to Control UI before tool cards, avoiding transient text/tool ordering artifacts in streaming. (#39128) Thanks @0xtangping.
 - Voice-call plugin schema parity: add missing manifest `configSchema` fields (`webhookSecurity`, `streaming.preStartTimeoutMs|maxPendingConnections|maxPendingConnectionsPerIp|maxConnections`, `staleCallReaperSeconds`) so gateway AJV validation accepts already-supported runtime config instead of failing with `additionalProperties` errors. (#38892) Thanks @giumex.
+- Agents/OpenAI WS reconnect retry accounting: avoid double retry scheduling when reconnect failures emit both `error` and `close`, so retry budgets track actual reconnect attempts instead of exhausting early. (#39133) Thanks @scoootscooob.
 
 ## 2026.3.2
 
diff --git a/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.test.ts b/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.test.ts
index 64afd9d0b..fb80f510a 100644
--- a/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.test.ts
@@ -506,6 +506,53 @@ describe("OpenAIWebSocketManager", () => {
       expect(maxRetryError).toBeDefined();
     });
 
+    it("does not double-count retries when error and close both fire on a reconnect attempt", async () => {
+      // In the real `ws` library, a failed connection fires "error" followed
+      // by "close". Previously, both the onClose handler AND the promise
+      // .catch() in _scheduleReconnect called _scheduleReconnect(), which
+      // double-incremented retryCount and exhausted the retry budget
+      // prematurely (e.g. 3 retries became ~1-2 actual attempts).
+      const manager = buildManager({ maxRetries: 3, backoffDelaysMs: [5, 5, 5] });
+      const errors = attachErrorCollector(manager);
+      const p = manager.connect("sk-test");
+      lastSocket().simulateOpen();
+      await p;
+
+      // Drop the established connection — triggers first reconnect schedule
+      lastSocket().simulateClose(1006, "Network error");
+
+      // Advance past first retry delay — a new socket is created
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10);
+      const sock2 = lastSocket();
+
+      // Simulate a realistic failure: error fires first, then close follows.
+      sock2.simulateError(new Error("ECONNREFUSED"));
+      sock2.simulateClose(1006, "Connection failed");
+
+      // Advance past second retry delay — another socket should be created
+      // because we've only used 2 retries (not 3 from double-counting).
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10);
+      const sock3 = lastSocket();
+      expect(sock3).not.toBe(sock2);
+
+      // Third attempt also fails with error+close
+      sock3.simulateError(new Error("ECONNREFUSED"));
+      sock3.simulateClose(1006, "Connection failed");
+
+      // Advance past third retry delay — one more attempt (retry 3 of 3)
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10);
+      const sock4 = lastSocket();
+      expect(sock4).not.toBe(sock3);
+
+      // Fourth socket also fails — now retries should be exhausted (3/3)
+      sock4.simulateError(new Error("ECONNREFUSED"));
+      sock4.simulateClose(1006, "Connection failed");
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10);
+
+      const maxRetryError = errors.find((e) => e.message.includes("max reconnect retries"));
+      expect(maxRetryError).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
     it("resets retry count after a successful reconnect", async () => {
       const manager = buildManager({ maxRetries: 3, backoffDelaysMs: [5, 10, 20] });
       const p = manager.connect("sk-test");
diff --git a/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.ts b/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.ts
index b3214c3e2..a765c0f37 100644
--- a/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.ts
+++ b/src/agents/openai-ws-connection.ts
@@ -446,11 +446,11 @@ export class OpenAIWebSocketManager extends EventEmitter<InternalEvents> {
       if (this.closed) {
         return;
       }
-      this._openConnection().catch((err: unknown) => {
-        // onError handler already emitted error event; schedule next retry.
-        void err;
-        this._scheduleReconnect();
-      });
+      // The onClose handler already calls _scheduleReconnect() for the next
+      // attempt, so we intentionally swallow the rejection here to avoid
+      // double-scheduling (which would double-increment retryCount per
+      // failed reconnect and exhaust the retry budget prematurely).
+      this._openConnection().catch(() => {});
     }, delayMs);
   }