diff --git a/eval_protocol/adapters/fireworks_tracing.py b/eval_protocol/adapters/fireworks_tracing.py
index 85aa6739..2d8316d2 100644
--- a/eval_protocol/adapters/fireworks_tracing.py
+++ b/eval_protocol/adapters/fireworks_tracing.py
@@ -375,6 +375,37 @@ async def async_search_logs(
             )
         return results
 
+    async def async_get_status(self, session: aiohttp.ClientSession, rollout_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Fetch rollout status from the lightweight /status endpoint.
+
+        Returns the parsed JSON response or None if the status is not yet available.
+        Response shape: {"rollout_id": "...", "status": {"code": ...} | null, "extras": {...} | null}
+        """
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self._get_api_key()}",
+            "User-Agent": get_user_agent(),
+        }
+        params: Dict[str, Any] = {"rollout_id": rollout_id}
+        timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=self.timeout)
+
+        urls_to_try = [f"{self.base_url}/v1/status", f"{self.base_url}/status"]
+        last_error: Optional[str] = None
+        for url in urls_to_try:
+            try:
+                async with session.get(url, params=params, headers=headers, timeout=timeout) as resp:
+                    if resp.status == 404:
+                        last_error = f"404 for {url}"
+                        continue
+                    resp.raise_for_status()
+                    return (await resp.json(content_type=None)) or {}
+            except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+                last_error = str(e)
+                continue
+
+        if last_error:
+            logger.error("Failed to fetch status from Fireworks (tried %s): %s", urls_to_try, last_error)
+        return None
+
     def get_evaluation_rows(
         self,
         tags: List[str],
diff --git a/eval_protocol/pytest/remote_rollout_processor.py b/eval_protocol/pytest/remote_rollout_processor.py
index 6b622218..632d5e00 100644
--- a/eval_protocol/pytest/remote_rollout_processor.py
+++ b/eval_protocol/pytest/remote_rollout_processor.py
@@ -122,45 +122,26 @@ async def _process_row(row: EvaluationRow) -> EvaluationRow:
 
             while time.time() < deadline:
                 session = self._get_or_create_session()
-                completed_logs = await self._tracing_adapter.async_search_logs(
-                    session, tags=[f"rollout_id:{row.execution_metadata.rollout_id}"]
+                status_result = await self._tracing_adapter.async_get_status(
+                    session,
+                    rollout_id=row.execution_metadata.rollout_id,
                 )
-                # Filter for logs that actually have status information
-                status_logs = []
-                for log in completed_logs:
-                    status_dict = log.get("status")
-                    if status_dict and isinstance(status_dict, dict) and "code" in status_dict:
-                        status_logs.append(log)
-
-                if status_logs:
-                    if len(status_logs) > 1:
-                        logger.warning(
-                            "Found %s status logs for rollout %s; expected at most 1. Using the first one: %s",
-                            len(status_logs),
-                            row.execution_metadata.rollout_id,
-                            status_logs[0],
-                        )
-                    # Use the first log with status information
-                    status_log = status_logs[0]
-                    status_dict = status_log.get("status")
-                    raw_extras = status_log.get("extras") or {}
-                    status_extras = {
-                        k: v for k, v in raw_extras.items() if k not in ("logger_name", "level", "timestamp")
-                    }
+                status = (status_result or {}).get("status")
+                if isinstance(status, dict) and "code" in status:
+                    status_code = status["code"]
+                    if status_code == Status.Code.RUNNING:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval)
+                        continue
 
                     logger.info(
-                        f"Found status log for rollout {row.execution_metadata.rollout_id}: {status_log.get('message', '')}"
+                        "Found status for rollout %s with code %s",
+                        row.execution_metadata.rollout_id,
+                        status_code,
                     )
 
-                    status_code = status_dict.get("code")
-                    status_message = status_dict.get("message", "")
-                    status_details = status_dict.get("details", [])
+                    status_message = status.get("message", "") or ""
+                    status_details = status.get("details", []) or []
 
-                    logger.info(
-                        f"Found Fireworks log for rollout {row.execution_metadata.rollout_id} with status code {status_code}"
-                    )
-
-                    # Create and raise exception if appropriate, preserving original message
                     exception = exception_for_status_code(status_code, status_message)
                     if exception is not None:
                         raise exception
@@ -171,10 +152,12 @@ async def _process_row(row: EvaluationRow) -> EvaluationRow:
                         details=status_details,
                     )
 
-                    if row.execution_metadata.extra:
-                        row.execution_metadata.extra.update(status_extras)
-                    else:
-                        row.execution_metadata.extra = status_extras
+                    status_extras = (status_result or {}).get("extras")
+                    if isinstance(status_extras, dict):
+                        if row.execution_metadata.extra:
+                            row.execution_metadata.extra.update(status_extras)
+                        else:
+                            row.execution_metadata.extra = status_extras
 
                     logger.info("Stopping polling for rollout %s", row.execution_metadata.rollout_id)
                     break