diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-pr.yml
index 710a82c45f..cc13d2d87e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-pr.yml
@@ -237,17 +237,35 @@ jobs:
           ')"
           if [[ "$run_id" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
             jobs_json="$(gh api --paginate --slurp "repos/ContextualWisdomLab/.github/actions/runs/${run_id}/jobs")"
-            job_conclusion="$(printf '%s' "$jobs_json" | jq -r --arg name "$expected_job" '
+            dispatch_job="$(printf '%s' "$jobs_json" | jq -c --arg name "$expected_job" '
               [.[] | .jobs[] | select(.name == $name)]
-              | if length == 1 then .[0].conclusion else empty end
+              | if length == 1 then .[0] else empty end
             ')"
-            case "$job_conclusion" in
-              success|failure)
-                echo "verdict=${job_conclusion}" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-                echo "Found completed CodeQL dispatch scan job for ${LANGUAGE}: ${job_conclusion}."
-                exit 0
-                ;;
-            esac
+            if [ -n "$dispatch_job" ]; then
+              gate_conclusion="$(printf '%s' "$dispatch_job" | jq -r '
+                (.steps[]? | select(.name == "Enforce CodeQL Medium+ SARIF gate") | .conclusion) // empty
+              ')"
+              case "$gate_conclusion" in
+                success)
+                  echo "verdict=success" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                  echo "Found completed CodeQL dispatch scan gate for ${LANGUAGE}: success."
+                  exit 0
+                  ;;
+                failure|cancelled|skipped)
+                  echo "verdict=failure" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                  echo "Found completed CodeQL dispatch scan gate for ${LANGUAGE}: failure."
+                  exit 0
+                  ;;
+              esac
+              job_conclusion="$(printf '%s' "$dispatch_job" | jq -r '.conclusion // empty')"
+              case "$job_conclusion" in
+                success)
+                  echo "verdict=success" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                  echo "Found completed CodeQL dispatch scan job for ${LANGUAGE}: success."
+                  exit 0
+                  ;;
+              esac
+            fi
           fi
 
           if [ "$RUN_ATTEMPT" != "1" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/test_codeql_pr_workflow_contract.py b/tests/test_codeql_pr_workflow_contract.py
index d5a54ccba5..ed632efa48 100644
--- a/tests/test_codeql_pr_workflow_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_codeql_pr_workflow_contract.py
@@ -329,6 +329,41 @@ def test_codeql_pr_one_shot_read_accepts_the_opencode_agent_creator(tmp_path: Pa
     assert "Current-head CodeQL dispatch verdict for python: success." in verdict_result.stdout
 
 
+def test_codeql_pr_one_shot_read_accepts_clean_gate_when_wake_step_failed_job(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """A clean SARIF gate must not inherit failure from a wake-only dispatch job (#2141)."""
+    head_sha = _TEST_HEAD_SHA
+    title = _dispatch_scan_title(head_sha=head_sha)
+    dispatch_result, verdict_result = _run_verdict_read(
+        tmp_path,
+        statuses=[],
+        dispatch_runs={"workflow_runs": [_completed_dispatch_run(title=title)]},
+        dispatch_jobs={
+            "jobs": [
+                {
+                    "name": "CodeQL dispatch scan (python)",
+                    "conclusion": "failure",
+                    "steps": [
+                        {
+                            "name": "Enforce CodeQL Medium+ SARIF gate",
+                            "conclusion": "success",
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "name": "Wake exact CodeQL required job",
+                            "conclusion": "failure",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    assert dispatch_result.returncode == 0, dispatch_result.stderr + dispatch_result.stdout
+    assert verdict_result.returncode == 0, verdict_result.stderr + verdict_result.stdout
+    assert "completed CodeQL dispatch scan gate for python: success" in dispatch_result.stdout
+    assert "Current-head CodeQL dispatch verdict for python: success." in verdict_result.stdout
+
+
 def test_codeql_pr_one_shot_read_accepts_completed_dispatch_scan_job_when_status_unpublishable(
     tmp_path: Path,
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_organization_commercial_readiness_loop_receipt_contract.py b/tests/test_organization_commercial_readiness_loop_receipt_contract.py
index ce0956bba5..6ae9dfa595 100644
--- a/tests/test_organization_commercial_readiness_loop_receipt_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_organization_commercial_readiness_loop_receipt_contract.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from organization_commercial_readiness_fixtures import manual_workflow, workflow
@@ -14,6 +15,21 @@
 )
 
 
+def _harden_runner_allowed_endpoints(source: str) -> set[str]:
+    """Return the harden-runner allowlist entries without substring URL heuristics."""
+    match = re.search(
+        r"(?m)^(?P<indent>[ \t]+)allowed-endpoints:[ \t]*>-[ \t]*\n"
+        r"(?P<endpoints>(?:(?P=indent)  \S[^\n]*(?:\n|$))*)",
+        source,
+    )
+    assert match is not None, "expected harden-runner allowed-endpoints block"
+    return {
+        line.strip()
+        for line in match.group("endpoints").splitlines()
+        if line.strip()
+    }
+
+
 def test_product_entrypoint_rejects_missing_model_key_or_manual_trigger() -> None:
     """Both the NVIDIA model boundary and manual opt-in trigger are mandatory."""
     safe = manual_workflow()
@@ -40,6 +56,8 @@ def test_json_receipt_is_retained_as_an_immutable_short_lived_artifact() -> None
     assert "path: ${{ runner.temp }}/organization-commercial-readiness-loop.json" in source
     assert "if-no-files-found: error" in source
     assert "retention-days: 3" in source
-    assert "results-receiver.actions.githubusercontent.com:443" in source
-    assert "*.actions.githubusercontent.com:443" in source
-    assert "*.blob.core.windows.net:443" in source
+    endpoints = _harden_runner_allowed_endpoints(source)
+    assert "results-receiver.actions.githubusercontent.com:443" in endpoints
+    assert "*.actions.githubusercontent.com:443" in endpoints
+    assert "*.blob.core.windows.net:443" in endpoints
+    assert "- name: Checkout exact trusted coordinator source" not in endpoints