diff --git a/flocks/updater/updater.py b/flocks/updater/updater.py
index ff772bf..49db33f 100644
--- a/flocks/updater/updater.py
+++ b/flocks/updater/updater.py
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ def _windows_command_candidates(name: str) -> list[str]:
     return [name, f"{name}.exe", f"{name}.cmd", f"{name}.bat"]
 
 
+def _running_from_legacy_uv_tool_install() -> bool:
+    """Return True when the current interpreter still comes from ``uv tool``."""
+    executable = (sys.executable or "").replace("\\", "/").lower()
+    return "/uv/tools/flocks/" in executable
+
+
 def _windows_paths_match(left: str, right: str) -> bool:
     """Return True when two Windows paths likely point to the same launcher/script."""
     if not left or not right:
@@ -1771,7 +1777,6 @@ async def perform_update(
     )
     install_root = _get_repo_root()
     current_version = get_current_version()
-    handover_prepared = False
 
     fmt = _choose_archive_format(ucfg.archive_format)
 
@@ -2142,6 +2147,13 @@ def _refresh_global_cli_entry(install_root: Path) -> None:
         link.unlink(missing_ok=True)
         link.symlink_to(target)
 
+    if _running_from_legacy_uv_tool_install():
+        log.info(
+            "updater.refresh_cli.defer_legacy_uninstall",
+            {"sys_executable": sys.executable},
+        )
+        return
+
     uv = shutil.which("uv")
     if uv:
         try:
diff --git a/tests/updater/test_updater.py b/tests/updater/test_updater.py
index e7c8d27..53e2892 100644
--- a/tests/updater/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/updater/test_updater.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-import sys
 import tarfile
 from os import utime
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -544,6 +543,68 @@ def test_refresh_global_cli_entry_noop_when_venv_missing(
     assert not (link_dir / "flocks").exists()
 
 
+def test_refresh_global_cli_entry_defers_legacy_uv_tool_uninstall_for_running_tool_env(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.sys, "platform", "darwin")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.sys, "executable", "/Users/test/.local/share/uv/tools/flocks/bin/python")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path / "home")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.shutil, "which", lambda _name: "/usr/local/bin/uv")
+
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_run(cmd: list[str], **kwargs) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        calls.append(cmd)
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=cmd, returncode=0, stdout="flocks 0.0.0\n", stderr="")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
+
+    install_root = tmp_path / "project"
+    venv_flocks = install_root / ".venv" / "bin" / "flocks"
+    venv_flocks.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    venv_flocks.write_text("#!/usr/bin/env python\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    updater._refresh_global_cli_entry(install_root)
+
+    link = tmp_path / "home" / ".local" / "bin" / "flocks"
+    assert link.is_symlink()
+    assert link.resolve() == venv_flocks.resolve()
+    assert calls == []
+
+
+def test_refresh_global_cli_entry_uninstalls_legacy_uv_tool_after_switching_runtime(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.sys, "platform", "darwin")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.sys, "executable", str(tmp_path / "project" / ".venv" / "bin" / "python"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path / "home")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.shutil, "which", lambda _name: "/usr/local/bin/uv")
+
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_run(cmd: list[str], **kwargs) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        calls.append(cmd)
+        if cmd == ["/usr/local/bin/uv", "tool", "list"]:
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=cmd, returncode=0, stdout="flocks 0.0.0\n", stderr="")
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=cmd, returncode=0, stdout="", stderr="")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
+
+    install_root = tmp_path / "project"
+    venv_flocks = install_root / ".venv" / "bin" / "flocks"
+    venv_flocks.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    venv_flocks.write_text("#!/usr/bin/env python\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    updater._refresh_global_cli_entry(install_root)
+
+    assert calls == [
+        ["/usr/local/bin/uv", "tool", "list"],
+        ["/usr/local/bin/uv", "tool", "uninstall", "flocks"],
+    ]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_validate_windows_restart_runtime_requires_venv_python(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert await updater._validate_windows_restart_runtime(tmp_path) == (