diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
index 5de5ba984..4cda16dcd 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py
@@ -869,17 +869,8 @@ class DecodePreallocQueue(DecodeHiCachePreallocMixin):
         if not self.queue:
             return
 
-        # Still poll if any receiver was aborted, otherwise it stays stuck.
-        if (
-            self.pp_size <= 1
-            and all(decode_req.waiting_for_input for decode_req in self.queue)
-            and not any(
-                decode_req.kv_receiver.conclude_state == KVPoll.Failed
-                for decode_req in self.queue
-            )
-        ):
-            return
-
+        # Receiver polling observes asynchronous failures while KV allocation
+        # is blocked.
         if self.pp_size > 1:
             polls = poll_and_all_reduce_pp(
                 (decode_req.req.rid for decode_req in self.queue),
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/disaggregation/test_decode_queue_cleanup.py b/test/registered/unit/disaggregation/test_decode_queue_cleanup.py
index 7b5b9f8a0..7c979edce 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/disaggregation/test_decode_queue_cleanup.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/disaggregation/test_decode_queue_cleanup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ register_cpu_ci(est_time=5, suite="base-a-test-cpu")
 class FakeReceiver:
     def __init__(self):
         self.clear_called = False
+        self.conclude_state = None
 
     def clear(self):
         self.clear_called = True
@@ -94,18 +95,22 @@ class TestDecodeQueueCleanup(CustomTestCase):
         receiver = FakeReceiver()
         req = SimpleNamespace(
             rid="abort-prealloc",
-            finished_reason=FINISH_ABORT("aborted"),
+            bootstrap_room=42,
+            finished_reason=None,
             return_logprob=False,
         )
-        decode_req = SimpleNamespace(req=req, kv_receiver=receiver)
+        decode_req = SimpleNamespace(
+            req=req, kv_receiver=receiver, waiting_for_input=True
+        )
 
         queue = DecodePreallocQueue.__new__(DecodePreallocQueue)
         queue.pp_size = 1
+        queue.tp_rank = 0
+        queue.gloo_group = object()
         queue.queue = [decode_req]
         queue.pending_reqs = []
         queue.retracted_queue = []
         queue._resolve_pending_reqs = MagicMock()
-        queue._update_handshake_waiters = MagicMock()
         queue._uses_swa_tail_prealloc = MagicMock(return_value=False)
         queue._allocatable_token_budgets = MagicMock(return_value=0)
         queue._hicache_pending_restore_tokens = MagicMock(return_value=0)
@@ -114,16 +119,23 @@ class TestDecodeQueueCleanup(CustomTestCase):
         scheduler.running_batch.reqs = []
         scheduler.enable_priority_scheduling = False
         scheduler.enable_hisparse = False
+        scheduler.metrics_reporter.enable_metrics = False
         scheduler.output_streamer = MagicMock()
         queue.scheduler = scheduler
 
-        preallocated, failed = queue.pop_preallocated()
+        with patch(
+            "sglang.srt.disaggregation.decode.poll_and_all_reduce",
+            return_value=[KVPoll.Failed],
+        ) as poll:
+            preallocated, failed = queue.pop_preallocated()
 
+        poll.assert_called_once_with([receiver], queue.gloo_group)
         self.assertEqual(preallocated, [])
         self.assertEqual(failed, [decode_req])
         self.assertEqual(queue.queue, [])
         self.assertTrue(receiver.clear_called)
         self.assertIsNone(decode_req.kv_receiver)
+        self.assertIsInstance(req.finished_reason, FINISH_ABORT)
         scheduler.output_streamer.stream_output.assert_called_once_with(
             [req], req.return_logprob
         )