diff --git a/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda-operations-contract.test.mjs b/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda-operations-contract.test.mjs
index e6bd0c0fa..0d4d31701 100644
--- a/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda-operations-contract.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda-operations-contract.test.mjs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ test('receiving hands off only transient credentials and completed warehouse fac
   assert.match(receivingSource, /context\.context\.phase4OverseasPdaOperations = \{/)
   assert.match(receivingSource, /completedFixtures: \[\]/)
   assert.match(receivingSource, /merchantToken,/)
+  assert.match(receivingSource, /const refreshedMerchantToken = await loginMerchantForNegativeProbe\(context\)/)
+  assert.match(receivingSource, /phase4OverseasPdaOperations\.merchantToken = refreshedMerchantToken/)
   assert.match(receivingSource, /if \(!handoffReady\) \{[\s\S]*await cleanup\(\)/)
   assert.doesNotMatch(receivingSource, /createdResources\.phase4OverseasPdaOperations/)
   assert.doesNotMatch(receivingSource, /primary: primary \? \{[^}]*password/)
diff --git a/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda.mjs b/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda.mjs
index b7cea1178..d784d966c 100644
--- a/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda.mjs
+++ b/scripts/admin-test-env-modules/phase4-overseas-pda.mjs
@@ -917,6 +917,10 @@ export async function run(context) {
         context.createdResources.phase4OverseasPda.completedContainers.push(producer?.containerNo || null)
       }
     }
+    const refreshedMerchantToken = await loginMerchantForNegativeProbe(context)
+    if (nonBlank(refreshedMerchantToken)) {
+      context.context.phase4OverseasPdaOperations.merchantToken = refreshedMerchantToken
+    }
     handoffReady = context.context.phase4OverseasPdaOperations.completedFixtures.length > 0
   } finally {
     delete context.pdaContainerSuffix