diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/agent/fullCompaction/fullCompactionService.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/agent/fullCompaction/fullCompactionService.ts
index 7f659a809..b56204bb9 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/agent/fullCompaction/fullCompactionService.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/agent/fullCompaction/fullCompactionService.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,12 @@ export class AgentFullCompactionService extends Disposable implements IAgentFull
                 messages,
                 maxOutputSize: compactionMaxOutputSize,
                 source: { type: 'operation', requestKind: 'full_compaction' },
+                retry: {
+                  maxAttempts: MAX_COMPACTION_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+                  onRetry: () => {
+                    retryCount += 1;
+                  },
+                },
               },
               undefined,
               signal,
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fullCompaction/full.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fullCompaction/full.test.ts
index bcebc7361..0af940c65 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fullCompaction/full.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/fullCompaction/full.test.ts
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ describe('FullCompaction', () => {
     await compacted;
 
     expect(attempts).toBe(2);
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     await ctx.expectResumeMatches();
   });
 
@@ -817,6 +818,7 @@ describe('FullCompaction', () => {
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
 
     expect(attempts).toBe(1);
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     await ctx.expectResumeMatches();
   });
 
@@ -988,6 +990,7 @@ describe('FullCompaction', () => {
         error_type: 'APIConnectionError',
       }),
     });
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     await ctx.expectResumeMatches();
   });