diff --git a/internal/cmd/crew_lifecycle.go b/internal/cmd/crew_lifecycle.go
index 5df46ccd..ce1c9509 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/crew_lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/crew_lifecycle.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func runCrewRestart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Non-fatal: session works without beacon
 		}
 
-		if err := t.SendKeys(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
+		if err := t.NudgeSession(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
 			// Non-fatal: Claude started but priming failed
 			style.PrintWarning("Could not send prime command to %s: %v", arg, err)
 		}
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func restartCrewSession(rigName, crewName, clonePath string) error {
 	beacon := session.SessionBeacon(address, "")
 	_ = t.NudgeSession(sessionID, beacon) // Non-fatal
 
-	if err := t.SendKeys(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
+	if err := t.NudgeSession(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
 		// Non-fatal
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/start.go b/internal/cmd/start.go
index 7d881cd3..880f5f5e 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/start.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/start.go
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func runStartCrew(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				style.PrintWarning("Timeout waiting for Claude to start: %v", err)
 			}
 			time.Sleep(constants.ShutdownNotifyDelay)
-			if err := t.SendKeys(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
+			if err := t.NudgeSession(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
 				style.PrintWarning("Could not send prime command: %v", err)
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func runStartCrew(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		// Send gt prime to initialize context
-		if err := t.SendKeys(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
+		if err := t.NudgeSession(sessionID, "gt prime"); err != nil {
 			style.PrintWarning("Could not send prime command: %v", err)
 		}
 
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func startCrewMember(rigName, crewName, townRoot string) error {
 	_ = t.NudgeSession(sessionID, beacon) // Non-fatal
 
 	// Send gt prime to initialize context (non-fatal: session works without priming)
-	_ = t.SendKeys(sessionID, "gt prime")
+	_ = t.NudgeSession(sessionID, "gt prime")
 
 	return nil
 }