diff --git a/src/agents/auth-health.e2e.test.ts b/src/agents/auth-health.e2e.test.ts
index 35b56303d70..97da6f280f8 100644
--- a/src/agents/auth-health.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/auth-health.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { buildAuthHealthSummary, DEFAULT_OAUTH_WARN_MS } from "./auth-health.js";
+import {
+  buildAuthHealthSummary,
+  DEFAULT_OAUTH_WARN_MS,
+  formatRemainingShort,
+} from "./auth-health.js";
 
 describe("buildAuthHealthSummary", () => {
   const now = 1_700_000_000_000;
@@ -87,3 +91,10 @@ describe("buildAuthHealthSummary", () => {
     expect(statuses["google:no-refresh"]).toBe("expired");
   });
 });
+
+describe("formatRemainingShort", () => {
+  it("supports an explicit under-minute label override", () => {
+    expect(formatRemainingShort(20_000)).toBe("1m");
+    expect(formatRemainingShort(20_000, { underMinuteLabel: "soon" })).toBe("soon");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/agents/auth-health.ts b/src/agents/auth-health.ts
index ed3f763b75d..13781618cfe 100644
--- a/src/agents/auth-health.ts
+++ b/src/agents/auth-health.ts
@@ -43,14 +43,23 @@ export function resolveAuthProfileSource(_profileId: string): AuthProfileSource
   return "store";
 }
 
-export function formatRemainingShort(remainingMs?: number): string {
+export function formatRemainingShort(
+  remainingMs?: number,
+  opts?: {
+    underMinuteLabel?: string;
+  },
+): string {
   if (remainingMs === undefined || Number.isNaN(remainingMs)) {
     return "unknown";
   }
   if (remainingMs <= 0) {
     return "0m";
   }
-  const minutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(remainingMs / 60_000));
+  const roundedMinutes = Math.round(remainingMs / 60_000);
+  if (roundedMinutes < 1) {
+    return opts?.underMinuteLabel ?? "1m";
+  }
+  const minutes = roundedMinutes;
   if (minutes < 60) {
     return `${minutes}m`;
   }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.auth.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.auth.ts
index e767bae979c..7d1af2acde9 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.auth.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.auth.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { formatRemainingShort } from "../../agents/auth-health.js";
 import {
   isProfileInCooldown,
   resolveAuthProfileDisplayLabel,
@@ -32,23 +33,8 @@ export const resolveAuthLabel = async (
   const lastGood = findNormalizedProviderValue(store.lastGood, providerKey);
   const nextProfileId = order[0];
   const now = Date.now();
-
-  const formatUntil = (timestampMs: number) => {
-    const remainingMs = Math.max(0, timestampMs - now);
-    const minutes = Math.round(remainingMs / 60_000);
-    if (minutes < 1) {
-      return "soon";
-    }
-    if (minutes < 60) {
-      return `${minutes}m`;
-    }
-    const hours = Math.round(minutes / 60);
-    if (hours < 48) {
-      return `${hours}h`;
-    }
-    const days = Math.round(hours / 24);
-    return `${days}d`;
-  };
+  const formatUntil = (timestampMs: number) =>
+    formatRemainingShort(timestampMs - now, { underMinuteLabel: "soon" });
 
   if (order.length > 0) {
     if (mode === "compact") {