diff --git a/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-billing-router.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-billing-router.test.ts
index 2578e8b87..0e1ec2536 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-billing-router.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-billing-router.test.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ describe('getBillingStatus', () => {
     expect(result.trialEligible).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('returns trialEligible true when user only has a destroyed personal instance row', async () => {
+  it('returns trialEligible false when user only has a destroyed personal instance row', async () => {
     await db.insert(kiloclaw_instances).values({
       user_id: user.id,
       sandbox_id: 'sandbox-destroyed',
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ describe('getBillingStatus', () => {
     const result = await caller.kiloclaw.getBillingStatus();
 
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(result.trialEligible).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.trialEligible).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('returns trialEligible false when user has an active personal instance row', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-router.ts b/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-router.ts
index 09007539f..eb5c6c4ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-router.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routers/kiloclaw-router.ts
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ async function getPersonalBillingStatus(user: {
     };
   }
 
-  const [anySubscription, anyPersonalInstance] = await Promise.all([
+  const [anySubscription, anyPersonalInstanceHistory] = await Promise.all([
     db
       .select({ id: kiloclaw_subscriptions.id })
       .from(kiloclaw_subscriptions)
@@ -1153,11 +1153,7 @@ async function getPersonalBillingStatus(user: {
       .select({ id: kiloclaw_instances.id })
       .from(kiloclaw_instances)
       .where(
-        and(
-          eq(kiloclaw_instances.user_id, user.id),
-          isNull(kiloclaw_instances.organization_id),
-          isNull(kiloclaw_instances.destroyed_at)
-        )
+        and(eq(kiloclaw_instances.user_id, user.id), isNull(kiloclaw_instances.organization_id))
       )
       .limit(1)
       .then(rows => rows[0] ?? null),
@@ -1190,7 +1186,7 @@ async function getPersonalBillingStatus(user: {
   return {
     hasAccess,
     accessReason,
-    trialEligible: !anyPersonalInstance && !anySubscription,
+    trialEligible: !anyPersonalInstanceHistory && !anySubscription,
     creditBalanceMicrodollars,
     creditIntroEligible,
     hasActiveKiloPass,