diff --git a/apps/server/execution/orchestrator.test.ts b/apps/server/execution/orchestrator.test.ts
index 511a7cd..e3e0bf7 100644
--- a/apps/server/execution/orchestrator.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/execution/orchestrator.test.ts
@@ -481,4 +481,21 @@ describe('handleAgentStopped — quality review integration', () => {
     expect(shouldRunQualityReview).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mocks.dispatchManager.completeTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('does not crash and still calls scheduleDispatch when shouldRunQualityReview throws', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(shouldRunQualityReview).mockRejectedValue(new Error('quality review check failed'));
+
+    createOrchestrator(mocks);
+
+    mocks.eventBus.emit({
+      type: 'agent:stopped',
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+      payload: { taskId: 't1', reason: 'task_complete', agentId: 'a1' },
+    });
+
+    // scheduleDispatch() must still run — verifiable via dispatchNext being called in the dispatch cycle
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mocks.dispatchManager.dispatchNext).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    // completeTask is not called from the catch block — error is swallowed after logging a warning
+    expect(mocks.dispatchManager.completeTask).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });