diff --git a/lib/src/control.dart b/lib/src/control.dart
index 5da2ad4..1b07e5e 100644
--- a/lib/src/control.dart
+++ b/lib/src/control.dart
@@ -1016,11 +1016,11 @@ CmdResponse? parseCommandResponse(Uint8List inner,
   } else if ((op == Cmd.enterHighFreqSync || op == Cmd.exitHighFreqSync)) {
     dec['high_freq_sync'] = HighFreqSyncResponse(op);
   } else if (op == Cmd.selectWrist && payload.length >= 3) {
-    // Status-gated like getHello above: this is a SET-style confirmation, and
-    // a failure reply does not populate the body, so its bytes are stale.
-    // Without the check a rejected wrist-selection write (bad value, or
-    // refused mid-handshake) would still mint a `select_wrist` object that
-    // looks like confirmation the selection took effect.
+    // Status-gated like getHello above: this is a SET-style confirmation,
+    // and a failure reply does not populate the body, so its bytes are
+    // stale. Without the check a rejected wrist-selection write (bad value,
+    // or refused mid-handshake) would still mint a `select_wrist` object
+    // that looks like confirmation the selection took effect.
     if (status == 1) {
       dec['select_wrist'] = SelectWristResponse(
         revision: payload[2],
diff --git a/test/whoop_protocol_update_test.dart b/test/whoop_protocol_update_test.dart
index eb3ff13..aafba3e 100644
--- a/test/whoop_protocol_update_test.dart
+++ b/test/whoop_protocol_update_test.dart
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ void main() {
       expect(ack.revision, 1);
       expect(ack.payload, [0x01, 0x02]);
     });
+
+    test('0x7b select wrist response is dropped when cmd_status is not ok',
+        () {
+      // Same stale-but-plausible body as above, but cmd_status = 0 (failed)
+      // — a failure reply's body is unpopulated, so these bytes must not be
+      // trusted as confirmation the wrist selection took effect.
+      final inner = hexToBytes('24037b' '0700' '0102');
+      final resp = parseCommandResponse(inner)!;
+      expect(resp.decoded.containsKey('select_wrist'), isFalse);
+    });
   });
 
   group('WHOOP realtime HR revision 2', () {