diff --git a/hermes_cli/cron.py b/hermes_cli/cron.py
index fa0acd819..683fc73fb 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/cron.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/cron.py
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ def cron_list(show_all: bool = False):
         state = job.get("state", "scheduled" if job.get("enabled", True) else "paused")
         next_run = job.get("next_run_at", "?")
 
-        repeat_info = job.get("repeat", {})
+        # `repeat` may be present-but-null in the job record (e.g. a one-shot
+        # job persisted with "repeat": null), so coalesce to {} rather than
+        # relying on the dict-default, which only applies to a missing key.
+        repeat_info = job.get("repeat") or {}
         repeat_times = repeat_info.get("times")
         repeat_completed = repeat_info.get("completed", 0)
         repeat_str = f"{repeat_completed}/{repeat_times}" if repeat_times else "∞"
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py
index 49628f1a4..aa4f6b116 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_cron.py
@@ -111,3 +111,19 @@ class TestCronCommandLifecycle:
         assert jobs[0]["skills"] == ["blogwatcher", "maps"]
         assert jobs[0]["name"] == "Skill combo"
         assert jobs[0]["profile"] == "default"
+
+    def test_list_does_not_crash_when_repeat_is_null(self, tmp_cron_dir, capsys):
+        """A one-shot job can be persisted with ``"repeat": null``. `cron
+        list` must render it as ∞ rather than crashing on .get(...)\\.get."""
+        from cron.jobs import load_jobs, save_jobs
+
+        create_job(prompt="One shot", schedule="every 1h")
+        # Force the present-but-null shape that .get("repeat", {}) mishandles.
+        jobs = load_jobs()
+        jobs[0]["repeat"] = None
+        save_jobs(jobs)
+
+        cron_command(Namespace(cron_command="list", all=True))
+
+        out = capsys.readouterr().out
+        assert "Repeat:    ∞" in out