diff --git a/.github/workflows/codex-branch.sh b/.github/workflows/codex-branch.sh
index ed698a5bdabc54..c725d0f7cc37da 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/codex-branch.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/codex-branch.sh
@@ -3797,6 +3797,13 @@ continue_rerere_resolution () {
 	while rebase_in_progress "$worktree" &&
 		test -z "$(git -C "$worktree" -c core.fsmonitor=false ls-files -u)"
 	do
+		# A failed octopus can leave a clean index without a resolution.
+		# Continuing in that state would skip the failed merge.
+		if git -C "$worktree" diff --cached --quiet &&
+			! git -C "$worktree" rev-parse --verify -q MERGE_HEAD >/dev/null
+		then
+			return 1
+		fi
 		before=$(git -C "$worktree" rev-parse --verify REBASE_HEAD \
 			2>/dev/null || :)
 		if ! GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=$bot_name \
diff --git a/t/t9905-codex-branch.sh b/t/t9905-codex-branch.sh
index ecdba502b458b7..9521c22048bde6 100755
--- a/t/t9905-codex-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t9905-codex-branch.sh
@@ -4513,6 +4513,55 @@ test_expect_success 'codex rerere history can resolve a topic rebase' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rerere continuation stops at an aborted octopus merge' '
+	test_create_repo aborted-octopus &&
+	(
+		cd aborted-octopus &&
+		test_commit base shared &&
+		git switch -c side-a master &&
+		test_commit side-a shared &&
+		git switch -c side-b master &&
+		test_commit side-b side-file &&
+		git switch -c topic master &&
+		test_commit topic shared &&
+		write resolved shared &&
+		write side-b side-file &&
+		git add shared side-file &&
+		merge=$(git commit-tree "$(git write-tree)" \
+			-p HEAD -p side-a -p side-b -m "resolved octopus") &&
+		git reset --hard "$merge" &&
+		test_commit after-merge after-file &&
+		git switch -c onto master &&
+		test_commit onto onto-file &&
+		git switch topic &&
+		test_must_fail git -c rerere.enabled=true \
+			-c rerere.autoupdate=true \
+			rebase --rebase-merges --onto onto master \
+			>rebase.out 2>rebase.err &&
+		test "$merge" = "$(git rev-parse REBASE_HEAD)" &&
+		test -z "$(git ls-files -u)" &&
+		git diff --cached --exit-code &&
+		test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify -q MERGE_HEAD &&
+		git rev-parse HEAD >before &&
+		sed -n "/^rebase_in_progress () {$/,/^}/p;
+			/^continue_rerere_resolution () {$/,/^}/p" \
+			"$codex_branch" >../rerere-functions &&
+		test_expect_code 1 sh -c "
+			. ../rerere-functions
+			replay_rerere=true
+			bot_name=\"$codex_bot_name\"
+			bot_email=\"$codex_bot_email\"
+			continue_rerere_resolution .
+		" >continue.out 2>continue.err &&
+		git rev-parse HEAD >after &&
+		test_cmp before after &&
+		test "$merge" = "$(git rev-parse REBASE_HEAD)" &&
+		test_path_is_dir .git/rebase-merge &&
+		test_path_is_missing after-file &&
+		git rebase --abort
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'rewrite preserves a merge in an enrolled stable topic' '
 	git init --bare private.git &&
 	test_create_repo private-source &&