diff --git a/nanobot/session/manager.py b/nanobot/session/manager.py
index 1d6ae7c0..c4d39446 100644
--- a/nanobot/session/manager.py
+++ b/nanobot/session/manager.py
@@ -539,9 +539,10 @@ class SessionManager:
                 logger.info("Recovered session {} from corrupt file ({} messages)", key, len(repaired.messages))
             return repaired
 
-    def _repair(self, key: str) -> Session | None:
+    def _repair(self, key: str, *, path: Path | None = None) -> Session | None:
         """Attempt to recover a session from a corrupt JSONL file."""
-        path = self._get_session_path(key)
+        if path is None:
+            path = self._get_session_path(key)
         if not path.exists():
             return None
 
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ class SessionManager:
                                 }
                             )
             except Exception:
-                repaired = self._repair(fallback_key)
+                repaired = self._repair(fallback_key, path=path)
                 if repaired is not None:
                     sessions.append(
                         {
diff --git a/tests/session/test_session_list_repair_legacy.py b/tests/session/test_session_list_repair_legacy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfd937ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session/test_session_list_repair_legacy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Reproduction test: list_sessions drops corrupt legacy-stem sessions during repair."""
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from nanobot.session.manager import SessionManager
+
+
+def test_list_sessions_repairs_corrupt_legacy_stem(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "nanobot.session.manager.get_legacy_sessions_dir",
+        lambda: tmp_path / "legacy_sessions",
+    )
+    manager = SessionManager(tmp_path / "workspace")
+
+    # Simulate a legacy lossy-path filename (telegram_12345.jsonl) with a corrupt
+    # first line that triggers the repair branch in list_sessions.
+    legacy_stem = "telegram_12345"
+    corrupt_path = manager.sessions_dir / f"{legacy_stem}.jsonl"
+    corrupt_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    metadata = json.dumps({
+        "_type": "metadata",
+        "key": "telegram:12345",
+        "created_at": datetime(2025, 1, 1).isoformat(),
+        "updated_at": datetime(2025, 1, 1).isoformat(),
+    })
+    # Corrupt line followed by valid message
+    corrupt_path.write_text(
+        metadata + "\n{INVALID JSON LINE\n"
+        + json.dumps({"role": "user", "content": "recoverable message"}) + "\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    sessions = manager.list_sessions()
+
+    # BUG: repair fails because _repair re-encodes the fallback_key via
+    # _get_session_path, producing a base64 stem that doesn't match the
+    # actual legacy filename. The session is silently dropped.
+    assert len(sessions) == 1, f"Expected 1 session, got {len(sessions)}"
+    assert sessions[0]["key"] == "telegram:12345"