diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.test.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffd67c1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { CronJob } from "../../cron/types.js";
+import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../../runtime.js";
+import { printCronList } from "./shared.js";
+
+describe("printCronList", () => {
+  it("handles job with undefined sessionTarget (#9649)", () => {
+    const logs: string[] = [];
+    const mockRuntime = {
+      log: (msg: string) => logs.push(msg),
+      error: () => {},
+      exit: () => {},
+    } as RuntimeEnv;
+
+    // Simulate a job without sessionTarget (as reported in #9649)
+    const jobWithUndefinedTarget = {
+      id: "test-job-id",
+      agentId: "main",
+      name: "Test Job",
+      enabled: true,
+      createdAtMs: Date.now(),
+      updatedAtMs: Date.now(),
+      schedule: { kind: "at", at: new Date(Date.now() + 3600000).toISOString() },
+      // sessionTarget is intentionally omitted to simulate the bug
+      wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
+      payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "test" },
+      state: { nextRunAtMs: Date.now() + 3600000 },
+    } as CronJob;
+
+    // This should not throw "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'trim')"
+    expect(() => printCronList([jobWithUndefinedTarget], mockRuntime)).not.toThrow();
+
+    // Verify output contains the job
+    expect(logs.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+    expect(logs.some((line) => line.includes("test-job-id"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("handles job with defined sessionTarget", () => {
+    const logs: string[] = [];
+    const mockRuntime = {
+      log: (msg: string) => logs.push(msg),
+      error: () => {},
+      exit: () => {},
+    } as RuntimeEnv;
+
+    const jobWithTarget: CronJob = {
+      id: "test-job-id-2",
+      agentId: "main",
+      name: "Test Job 2",
+      enabled: true,
+      createdAtMs: Date.now(),
+      updatedAtMs: Date.now(),
+      schedule: { kind: "at", at: new Date(Date.now() + 3600000).toISOString() },
+      sessionTarget: "isolated",
+      wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
+      payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "test" },
+      state: { nextRunAtMs: Date.now() + 3600000 },
+    };
+
+    expect(() => printCronList([jobWithTarget], mockRuntime)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(logs.some((line) => line.includes("isolated"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.ts
index 0a04fb0c1..bd7f473c6 100644
--- a/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli/shared.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function printCronList(jobs: CronJob[], runtime = defaultRuntime) {
     const lastLabel = pad(formatRelative(job.state.lastRunAtMs, now), CRON_LAST_PAD);
     const statusRaw = formatStatus(job);
     const statusLabel = pad(statusRaw, CRON_STATUS_PAD);
-    const targetLabel = pad(job.sessionTarget, CRON_TARGET_PAD);
+    const targetLabel = pad(job.sessionTarget ?? "-", CRON_TARGET_PAD);
     const agentLabel = pad(truncate(job.agentId ?? "default", CRON_AGENT_PAD), CRON_AGENT_PAD);
 
     const coloredStatus = (() => {