diff --git a/strix/interface/cli.py b/strix/interface/cli.py
index d225e50..d382a80 100644
--- a/strix/interface/cli.py
+++ b/strix/interface/cli.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from strix.telemetry.tracer import Tracer, set_global_tracer
 
 from .utils import (
     build_live_stats_text,
-    format_resume_hint,
     format_vulnerability_report,
 )
 
@@ -140,10 +139,6 @@ async def run_cli(args: Any) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
 
     def signal_handler(_signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
         tracer.cleanup()
-        hint = format_resume_hint(args.run_name)
-        if hint is not None:
-            console.print()
-            console.print(hint)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     atexit.register(cleanup_on_exit)
@@ -217,10 +212,6 @@ async def run_cli(args: Any) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0915
 
     except Exception as e:
         console.print(f"[bold red]Error during penetration test:[/] {e}")
-        hint = format_resume_hint(args.run_name)
-        if hint is not None:
-            console.print()
-            console.print(hint)
         raise
 
     if tracer.final_scan_result:
diff --git a/strix/interface/main.py b/strix/interface/main.py
index 488e8be..96002c5 100644
--- a/strix/interface/main.py
+++ b/strix/interface/main.py
@@ -464,6 +464,14 @@ def display_completion_message(args: argparse.Namespace, results_path: Path) ->
     results_text.append(str(results_path), style="#60a5fa")
     panel_parts.extend(["\n", results_text])
 
+    if not scan_completed:
+        resume_text = Text()
+        resume_text.append("\n")
+        resume_text.append("Resume", style="dim")
+        resume_text.append("  ")
+        resume_text.append(f"strix --run-name {args.run_name}", style="#22c55e")
+        panel_parts.extend(["\n", resume_text])
+
     panel_content = Text.assemble(*panel_parts)
 
     border_style = "#22c55e" if scan_completed else "#eab308"
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui.py b/strix/interface/tui.py
index 3623271..1e1d9af 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui.py
+++ b/strix/interface/tui.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from strix.config import load_settings
 from strix.interface.tool_components.agent_message_renderer import AgentMessageRenderer
 from strix.interface.tool_components.registry import get_tool_renderer
 from strix.interface.tool_components.user_message_renderer import UserMessageRenderer
-from strix.interface.utils import build_tui_stats_text, format_resume_hint
+from strix.interface.utils import build_tui_stats_text
 from strix.orchestration.scan import run_strix_scan
 from strix.runtime import session_manager
 from strix.telemetry.tracer import Tracer, set_global_tracer
@@ -1991,16 +1991,4 @@ class StrixTUIApp(App):  # type: ignore[misc]
 async def run_tui(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     """Run strix in interactive TUI mode with textual."""
     app = StrixTUIApp(args)
-    try:
-        await app.run_async()
-    finally:
-        # After Textual restores the real terminal, print the resume
-        # hint so the user knows the exact ``strix --run-name X``
-        # invocation that picks up where they left off.
-        from rich.console import Console
-
-        hint = format_resume_hint(getattr(args, "run_name", None))
-        if hint is not None:
-            console = Console()
-            console.print()
-            console.print(hint)
+    await app.run_async()
diff --git a/strix/interface/utils.py b/strix/interface/utils.py
index ddf95e3..1acd4a7 100644
--- a/strix/interface/utils.py
+++ b/strix/interface/utils.py
@@ -1449,37 +1449,3 @@ def validate_config_file(config_path: str) -> Path:
         sys.exit(1)
 
     return path
-
-
-def format_resume_hint(run_name: str | None) -> Panel | None:
-    """Tell the user how to resume the current run, if it persisted state.
-
-    Returns a Rich :class:`Panel` ready to ``console.print`` when
-    ``strix_runs/<run_name>/bus.json`` exists (i.e. the scan registered
-    at least the root agent and has snapshot state to resume from).
-    Returns ``None`` when there's nothing to resume — e.g. the user hit
-    Ctrl+C before sandbox bring-up, or no run-name was assigned yet.
-
-    Mirrors the auto-resume contract in ``orchestration/scan.py``:
-    re-running with the same ``--run-name`` picks up where this scan
-    left off; deleting ``strix_runs/<run_name>/`` forces a fresh start.
-    """
-    if not run_name:
-        return None
-    run_dir = Path("strix_runs") / run_name
-    if not (run_dir / "bus.json").exists():
-        return None
-
-    text = Text()
-    text.append("Run paused. Resume any time with:\n\n", style="white")
-    text.append(f"  strix --run-name {run_name}\n", style="bold #60a5fa")
-    text.append("\nOr delete ", style="dim")
-    text.append(f"strix_runs/{run_name}/", style="bold dim")
-    text.append(" to start fresh.", style="dim")
-    return Panel(
-        text,
-        title="[bold white]STRIX",
-        title_align="left",
-        border_style="#60a5fa",
-        padding=(1, 2),
-    )