diff --git a/rust/crates/runtime/src/sandbox.rs b/rust/crates/runtime/src/sandbox.rs
index 9bf5b0f2..2536a28c 100644
--- a/rust/crates/runtime/src/sandbox.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/runtime/src/sandbox.rs
@@ -225,13 +225,9 @@ pub fn build_linux_sandbox_command(
         .iter()
         .map(|arg| arg.to_string())
         .collect();
-    args.extend([
-        "--mount".to_string(),
-        "--ipc".to_string(),
-        "--pid".to_string(),
-        "--uts".to_string(),
-        "--fork".to_string(),
-    ]);
+    // The candidates already carry the namespace flags, so the probe and the
+    // launcher share a single argument shape; only the opt-in `--net` is
+    // added here.
     if status.network_active {
         args.push("--net".to_string());
     }
@@ -287,18 +283,51 @@ fn command_exists(command: &str) -> bool {
 
 /// Candidate `unshare` user-namespace mapping options, in preference order.
 ///
-/// Most systems accept `--map-root-user` alone. On kernels or containers that
-/// block unprivileged writes to `/proc/self/uid_map` (e.g. GitHub Actions,
-/// restricted AppArmor profiles), util-linux instead delegates to the setuid
-/// `newuidmap`/`newgidmap` helpers when `--map-auto` is also present.
+/// Most systems accept `--map-root-user` alone. Some hardened containers and
+/// seccomp profiles block unprivileged writes to `/proc/self/uid_map`; there,
+/// util-linux delegates to the setuid `newuidmap`/`newgidmap` helpers when
+/// `--map-auto` is also present.
 ///
 /// That fallback therefore depends on the setuid helpers (the `uidmap`
 /// package on Debian/Ubuntu) and on the current user having a range in
 /// `/etc/subuid` and `/etc/subgid`. When either is missing, `--map-auto`
 /// fails and the startup probe rejects the candidate, keeping the plain form.
+///
+/// Each candidate is the **complete** static argument shape the launcher
+/// uses (see `build_linux_sandbox_command`): mapping flags followed by the
+/// namespace flags `--mount --ipc --pid --uts --fork`. The startup probe
+/// runs each candidate verbatim (plus a trivial program), so probe success
+/// implies launch success: on systems where the mapping works but the
+/// namespace flags are denied (e.g. AppArmor-restricted CI runners that
+/// block mount propagation in user namespaces), the probe fails and the
+/// sandbox stays disabled instead of activating a launcher that always
+/// errors.
+///
+/// `--net` is intentionally absent: it is appended only when network
+/// isolation is active (the non-default path), and probing with it would
+/// disable the sandbox on hosts that block network-namespace creation (e.g.
+/// Docker's default seccomp profile) even when network isolation is never
+/// requested.
 const UNSHARE_MAPPING_CANDIDATES: &[&[&str]] = &[
-    &["--user", "--map-root-user"],
-    &["--user", "--map-root-user", "--map-auto"],
+    &[
+        "--user",
+        "--map-root-user",
+        "--mount",
+        "--ipc",
+        "--pid",
+        "--uts",
+        "--fork",
+    ],
+    &[
+        "--user",
+        "--map-root-user",
+        "--map-auto",
+        "--mount",
+        "--ipc",
+        "--pid",
+        "--uts",
+        "--fork",
+    ],
 ];
 
 /// Probe a candidate `unshare` mapping invocation with a trivial program.
@@ -403,14 +432,45 @@ mod tests {
     fn mapping_candidates_prefer_plain_root_mapping() {
         assert!(!super::UNSHARE_MAPPING_CANDIDATES.is_empty());
         for candidate in super::UNSHARE_MAPPING_CANDIDATES {
+            // Mapping flags.
             assert!(candidate.contains(&"--user"));
             assert!(candidate.contains(&"--map-root-user"));
+            // Namespace flags the real launcher appends — the probe must
+            // exercise the full invocation shape, not just mapping flags.
+            assert!(candidate.contains(&"--mount"));
+            assert!(candidate.contains(&"--ipc"));
+            assert!(candidate.contains(&"--pid"));
+            assert!(candidate.contains(&"--uts"));
+            assert!(candidate.contains(&"--fork"));
         }
         // The plain form must be tried first; `--map-auto` is only a fallback
         // for kernels/containers that block unprivileged uid_map writes.
         assert_eq!(
             super::UNSHARE_MAPPING_CANDIDATES[0],
-            &["--user", "--map-root-user"]
+            &[
+                "--user",
+                "--map-root-user",
+                "--mount",
+                "--ipc",
+                "--pid",
+                "--uts",
+                "--fork",
+            ]
+        );
+        // The second candidate inserts `--map-auto` in the position util-linux
+        // expects (after `--map-root-user`, before the namespace flags).
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::UNSHARE_MAPPING_CANDIDATES[1],
+            &[
+                "--user",
+                "--map-root-user",
+                "--map-auto",
+                "--mount",
+                "--ipc",
+                "--pid",
+                "--uts",
+                "--fork",
+            ]
         );
     }