diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
index 382e59f00..af6d88ffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify Companion ASCII defaults and USB session cleanup
         run: |
+          python3 -B test/test_companion_terminal_profile.py
           python3 -B test/test_companion_usb_default.py
           python3 -B test/test_companion_usb_input.py
           python3 -B test/test_arduino_serial_backpressure.py -v
diff --git a/test/test_companion_terminal_profile.py b/test/test_companion_terminal_profile.py
index 1e6a50274..3ae9f5c36 100644
--- a/test/test_companion_terminal_profile.py
+++ b/test/test_companion_terminal_profile.py
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ for help_line in ('  board\\r\\n', '  version\\r\\n',
                   '  get mt.node / get mt.shortname\\r\\n',
                   '  set mt.node <!8hex|default> (saved; use a unique ID)\\r\\n',
                   '  set mt.shortname <1..4 UTF-8 characters|default> (saved; NodeInfo uses 4 bytes)\\r\\n',
-                  '  send mt.nodeinfo <channel slot> (one manual advert; no automatic adverts)\\r\\n'):
+                  '  send mt.nodeinfo <channel slot> (GPS-free; also automatic after first chat)\\r\\n'):
     assert help_line in help_branch
+# Explicit NodeInfo remains available, but first successful chat also arms
+# separate GPS-free metadata. Do not restore the obsolete manual-only policy.
+assert "no automatic adverts" not in help_branch
 assert re.search(
     r"#if COMPANION_FEATURE_MEMORY_DIAGNOSTICS\s+"
     r'terminalOutput\(\)\.print\("  memory\\r\\n"\);\s+#endif',