diff --git a/src/preflight.py b/src/preflight.py
index 717cee2..316fdce 100644
--- a/src/preflight.py
+++ b/src/preflight.py
@@ -35,7 +35,23 @@ _cache = _PreflightCache()
 
 
 def _claude_bin() -> str:
-    return getattr(settings, "claude_bin", None) or "/opt/claude-code/bin/claude.exe"
+    """Resolve the claude binary preflight should check.
+
+    Must match the binary the launcher actually spawns. The launcher hardcodes
+    AgentLauncher.CLAUDE_BIN for the real Popen, so we prefer that; we only fall
+    back to settings.claude_bin / a default if it is somehow unset. (Note: the
+    container's ORCH_CLAUDE_BIN may point elsewhere; preflight follows the path
+    that is genuinely executed, not the unused env override.)
+    """
+    try:
+        from .agents.launcher import AgentLauncher
+        launcher_bin = getattr(AgentLauncher, "CLAUDE_BIN", None)
+        if launcher_bin and os.path.exists(launcher_bin):
+            return launcher_bin
+        # Launcher path not present -> fall back to configured/default.
+        return launcher_bin or getattr(settings, "claude_bin", None) or "/opt/claude-code/bin/claude.exe"
+    except Exception:
+        return getattr(settings, "claude_bin", None) or "/opt/claude-code/bin/claude.exe"
 
 
 def _run_version(bin_path: str) -> tuple[bool, str]: