diff --git a/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts b/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
index 81c9cbc6..22af130d 100644
--- a/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
+++ b/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
@@ -480,6 +480,12 @@ assertCondition(
     && sourceText.includes("protected-latest-pipelinerun"),
   "control-plane cleanup-runs must protect the latest PipelineRun per lane by default",
 );
+assertCondition(
+  sourceText.includes("selectedReason: ageMinutes === null ? \"missing-creation-timestamp\" : \"below-min-age\"")
+    && sourceText.includes("target-pipelinerun-not-found-or-not-terminal")
+    && sourceText.indexOf("const target = terminalRuns.find((item) => item.name === targetPipelineRun)") < sourceText.indexOf("target-pipelinerun-not-found-or-not-terminal"),
+  "targeted cleanup-runs must report below-min-age terminal PipelineRuns instead of hiding them as not found",
+);
 assertCondition(
   hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("hwlab nodes control-plane cleanup-runs --node G14 --lane v03 --pipeline-run"))
     && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("hwlab nodes control-plane cleanup-runs --node G14 --lane v03 --source-commit"))
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
index e5d3052e..79aaf0d2 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
@@ -2629,26 +2629,37 @@ function listCleanupPipelineRuns(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string
       .sort((a, b) => String(b.createdAt).localeCompare(String(a.createdAt)))[0];
     if (latest !== undefined) protectedLatestByPrefix.set(prefix, latest.name);
   }
+  if (targetPipelineRun !== undefined) {
+    const target = terminalRuns.find((item) => item.name === targetPipelineRun);
+    if (target === undefined) {
+      return [{
+        name: targetPipelineRun,
+        createdAt: null,
+        ageMinutes: null,
+        status: null,
+        reason: "target-pipelinerun-not-found-or-not-terminal",
+        selected: false,
+      }];
+    }
+    const ageMinutes = typeof target.ageMinutes === "number" ? target.ageMinutes : null;
+    const belowMinAge = ageMinutes === null || ageMinutes < options.minAgeMinutes;
+    return [{
+      ...target,
+      selected: !belowMinAge,
+      ...(belowMinAge
+        ? { selectedReason: ageMinutes === null ? "missing-creation-timestamp" : "below-min-age" }
+        : {}),
+    }];
+  }
   const candidates = terminalRuns
-    .filter((item) => targetPipelineRun === undefined || item.name === targetPipelineRun)
     .filter((item) => typeof item.ageMinutes === "number" && item.ageMinutes >= options.minAgeMinutes)
     .map((item) => {
-      const protectedLatest = targetPipelineRun === undefined && [...protectedLatestByPrefix.values()].includes(item.name);
+      const protectedLatest = [...protectedLatestByPrefix.values()].includes(item.name);
       return protectedLatest
         ? { ...item, selected: false, selectedReason: "protected-latest-pipelinerun" }
         : item;
     })
     .slice(0, options.limit);
-  if (targetPipelineRun !== undefined && candidates.length === 0) {
-    return [{
-      name: targetPipelineRun,
-      createdAt: null,
-      ageMinutes: null,
-      status: null,
-      reason: "target-pipelinerun-not-found-or-not-terminal",
-      selected: false,
-    }];
-  }
   return candidates;
 }