diff --git a/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate b/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
index 3568003..16ff6b1 100644
--- a/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
+++ b/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ATTESTATION = RUNTIME / "boot-device.json"
 BOOT_ID = Path("/proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id")
 PARTUUID_ROOT = Path("/dev/disk/by-partuuid")
 PARTUUID_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9A-Fa-f-]{1,128}$")
+E2FSCK_EXIT_RE = re.compile(
+    r"\be2fsck: exit (?:(?P<plain>[0-9]+)|Some\((?P<option>[0-9]+)\))(?=[:\s]|$)"
+)
 FILESYSTEM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300
 E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT = 4
 MAX_COMMAND_OUTPUT = 64 * 1024
@@ -62,6 +65,14 @@ def properties(output: str) -> dict[str, str]:
     return result
 
 
+def e2fsck_exit_code(message: str) -> int | None:
+    match = E2FSCK_EXIT_RE.search(message)
+    if match is None:
+        return None
+    value = match.group("plain") or match.group("option")
+    return int(value)
+
+
 def verified_state_device() -> tuple[Path | None, str | None]:
     attestation = read_json(ATTESTATION)
     try:
@@ -180,8 +191,10 @@ def repair_ext4(device: Path, failure_prefix: str) -> bool:
     )
     if checked:
         return True
-    uncorrected = f"e2fsck: exit {E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT}"
-    if check_failure is None or not check_failure.startswith(uncorrected):
+    if (
+        check_failure is None
+        or e2fsck_exit_code(check_failure) != E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT
+    ):
         mark_repair_required(f"{failure_prefix}: {check_failure}")
         return False
 
@@ -253,10 +266,11 @@ def main() -> int:
             retried_missing_device = True
             time.sleep(1)
             continue
+        e2fsck_exit = e2fsck_exit_code(message)
         e2fsck_failure = (
             "e2fsck -f" in message
             or "e2fsck: timeout" in message
-            or f"e2fsck: exit {E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT}" in message
+            or e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT
         )
         if recoverable and e2fsck_failure:
             if repaired_filesystem:
diff --git a/build/usb/version.env b/build/usb/version.env
index d70e22f..712e69f 100644
--- a/build/usb/version.env
+++ b/build/usb/version.env
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.12
-RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.12
+RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13
+RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13
 RIGOS_IMAGE_ID=rigos-usb-amd64
 RIGOS_IMAGE_CHANNEL=alpha
-RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=12
+RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13
 RIGOS_XMRIG_VERSION=6.26.0
 RIGOS_XMRIG_ARCHIVE_SHA256=fc6f8ae5f64e4f17481f7e3be29a1c56949f216a998414188003eae1db20c9e5
 RIGOS_XMRIG_BINARY_SHA256=b20f39fc00d242e706b6c30367ad811c676e0575050a4ec2f30104b696944b49
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
index c3a4760..8dbeae3 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fn diagnostic_ssh_keeps_host_identity_mandatory_without_requiring_ready_state()
         );
     }
 
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.12"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=12"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13"));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
index 0ef5143..40c450d 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ fn repo_file(path: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn alpha12_build_runs_source_and_exact_image_firstboot_gates() {
+fn alpha13_build_runs_source_and_exact_image_firstboot_gates() {
     let version = repo_file("build/usb/version.env");
     let entrypoint = repo_file("scripts/build-usb-image-entrypoint.sh");
     let verifier = repo_file("scripts/verify-firstboot-image.sh");
     let hook = repo_file("build/usb/hooks/010-rigos.chroot");
 
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.12"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.12"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=12"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13"));
 
     assert!(entrypoint.contains("--test firstboot_tty"));
     assert!(entrypoint.contains("--test state_resize_recovery"));
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
index 55cc160..42ecdb3 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ fn state_resize_timeout_has_a_bounded_verified_recovery_path() {
     for required in [
         "FILESYSTEM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300",
         "E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT = 4",
+        "E2FSCK_EXIT_RE = re.compile",
+        "def e2fsck_exit_code(message: str) -> int | None:",
         "def repair_ext4(device: Path, failure_prefix: str) -> bool:",
         "def complete_resize_after_timeout() -> bool:",
         "timeout=FILESYSTEM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ fn state_resize_timeout_has_a_bounded_verified_recovery_path() {
         "state filesystem resize failed",
         "resize2fs: timeout",
         "[\"/usr/sbin/e2fsck\", \"-f\", \"-y\"",
-        "f\"e2fsck: exit {E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT}\" in message",
+        "e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT",
     ] {
         assert!(
             orchestrator.contains(required),
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ g['ATTESTATION'] = root / 'boot-device.json'
 g['BOOT_ID'] = root / 'boot-id'
 g['BOOT_ID'].write_text('boot-test\n', encoding='ascii')
 
+# The parser accepts both the Python helper and Rust Option exit formats only.
+assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit 4: inconsistency') == 4
+assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit Some(4): inconsistency') == 4
+assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit Some(8): operational error') == 8
+assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit None: signal') is None
+
 # A core resize timeout is completed under the longer verified repair budget,
 # then core is rerun to perform the normal mount and initialization path.
 statuses = [
@@ -95,11 +103,11 @@ assert len(core_calls) == 2
 assert resize_calls == [True]
 assert statuses == []
 
-# The exact exit-4 message emitted by the core reaches the verified fsck path.
+# The exact Rust exit Some(4) message emitted physically reaches verified fsck.
 statuses = [
     {
         'outcome': 'limited_capacity',
-        'message': 'bounded command failed: e2fsck: exit 4: unexpected inconsistency',
+        'message': 'bounded command failed: e2fsck: exit Some(4): unexpected inconsistency',
     },
     {'outcome': 'ready', 'message': None},
 ]
@@ -111,6 +119,20 @@ assert len(core_calls) == 2
 assert forced_calls == [True]
 assert statuses == []
 
+# Rust exit Some(8) remains operational failure and never enters repair.
+statuses = [
+    {
+        'outcome': 'limited_capacity',
+        'message': 'bounded command failed: e2fsck: exit Some(8): operational error',
+    },
+]
+core_calls.clear()
+forced_calls.clear()
+assert namespace['main']() == 0
+assert len(core_calls) == 1
+assert forced_calls == []
+assert statuses == []
+
 # Preen exit 4 is the only condition that escalates to bounded -y repair.
 recorded = []
 calls = []
diff --git a/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh b/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
index 0e514a2..619c4b5 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ release="$root/etc/rigos-release"
 [[ -f "$release" ]] || die 'release metadata is missing'
 
 python3 -m py_compile "$orchestrator" "$recovery" "$gate"
-grep -Fqx 'VERSION_ID="0.0.4-alpha.12"' "$release" \
-    || die 'embedded alpha.12 version is missing'
+grep -Fqx 'VERSION_ID="0.0.4-alpha.13"' "$release" \
+    || die 'embedded alpha.13 version is missing'
 grep -Fqx 'TimeoutStartSec=20min' "$state_service" \
     || die 'state service full repair window is missing'
 
 for required in \
     'FILESYSTEM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300' \
     'E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT = 4' \
+    'E2FSCK_EXIT_RE = re.compile' \
+    'def e2fsck_exit_code(message: str) -> int | None:' \
     'def repair_ext4(device: Path, failure_prefix: str) -> bool:' \
     'def complete_resize_after_timeout() -> bool:' \
     'timeout=FILESYSTEM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS' \
@@ -75,16 +77,17 @@ for required in \
     'state filesystem resize failed' \
     'resize2fs: timeout' \
     '["/usr/sbin/e2fsck", "-f", "-y"' \
-    'f"e2fsck: exit {E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT}" in message'
+    'e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT'
 do
     grep -Fq "$required" "$orchestrator" \
         || die "state repair contract is missing: $required"
 done
 
 for required in \
+    'Some\((?P<option>[0-9]+)\)' \
     'def revalidate_state_device(expected: Path)' \
     'verified state device changed during repair' \
-    'if check_failure is None or not check_failure.startswith(uncorrected):'
+    'or e2fsck_exit_code(check_failure) != E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT'
 do
     grep -Fq "$required" "$orchestrator" \
         || die "state repair safety boundary is missing: $required"