diff --git a/packages/plugins/mcp/src/sdk/plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/mcp/src/sdk/plugin.ts
index f4c55383e..1e46e2854 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/mcp/src/sdk/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/mcp/src/sdk/plugin.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ const mcpLivenessFailureStatus = (failure: {
   }
   const lower = failure.message.toLowerCase();
   const authWalled =
+    lower.includes("mcp oauth re-authorization") ||
     lower.includes("oauth re-authorization") ||
     lower.includes("unauthorized") ||
     lower.includes("forbidden");