diff --git a/bot_bottle/cli/supervise.py b/bot_bottle/cli/supervise.py
index da15cbe..3ba2648 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/cli/supervise.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/cli/supervise.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def approve(
         qp, action=status, notes=notes,
         diff_before=diff_before, diff_after=diff_after,
     )
-    if qp.proposal.tool in (TOOL_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, TOOL_GITLEAKS_ALLOW):
+    if qp.proposal.tool == TOOL_CAPABILITY_BLOCK:
         archive_proposal(qp.queue_dir, qp.proposal.id)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_supervise_cli.py b/tests/unit/test_supervise_cli.py
index 69240bd..bef4645 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_supervise_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_supervise_cli.py
@@ -157,12 +157,14 @@ class TestApproveReject(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         supervise_cli.approve(qp)
         self.assertEqual([], read_audit_entries("egress", "dev"))
 
-    def test_approve_archives_gitleaks_allow(self):
+    def test_approve_gitleaks_allow_leaves_response_for_gate(self):
         qp = self._enqueue(tool=TOOL_GITLEAKS_ALLOW)
         supervise_cli.approve(qp, notes="dummy fixture")
-        resp = read_response(qp.queue_dir / "processed", qp.proposal.id)
+        # Gate polls the queue dir for the response; TUI must not archive it.
+        resp = read_response(qp.queue_dir, qp.proposal.id)
         self.assertEqual(STATUS_APPROVED, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual("dummy fixture", resp.notes)
+        self.assertFalse((qp.queue_dir / "processed").exists())
 
     def test_tui_gitleaks_allow_requires_reason(self):
         qp = self._enqueue(tool=TOOL_GITLEAKS_ALLOW)
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ class TestApproveReject(_FakeHomeMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         with patch.object(supervise_cli, "_prompt", return_value="test fixture"):
             status = supervise_cli._approve_from_tui(None, qp)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         self.assertIn("approved gitleaks-allow", status)
-        resp = read_response(qp.queue_dir / "processed", qp.proposal.id)
+        resp = read_response(qp.queue_dir, qp.proposal.id)
         self.assertEqual("test fixture", resp.notes)