diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-ada/src/ada.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-ada/src/ada.ts
index 265dcb3e1b..8f2056f232 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-ada/src/ada.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-ada/src/ada.ts
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ export class Ada extends BaseCoin {
    * @param {string} [params.endingScanIndex] - receive address index to end scanning at. default to startingScanIndex + 20 (exclusive).
    */
   async recoverConsolidations(params: MPCConsolidationRecoveryOptions): Promise<MPCTxs | MPCSweepTxs> {
-    const isUnsignedSweep = !params.userKey && !params.backupKey && !params.walletPassphrase;
+    const isUnsignedSweep = !params.walletPassphrase;
     const startIdx = params.startingScanIndex || 1;
     const endIdx = params.endingScanIndex || startIdx + DEFAULT_SCAN_FACTOR;
 
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-ada/test/unit/ada.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-ada/test/unit/ada.ts
index 8061937fa1..3a3862504e 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-ada/test/unit/ada.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-ada/test/unit/ada.ts
@@ -1189,6 +1189,24 @@ describe('ADA', function () {
       res.should.not.be.empty();
       res.transactions.length.should.equal(2);
     });
+
+    it('should treat as unsigned sweep when walletPassphrase is absent even if keys are provided', async function () {
+      // recover() determines isUnsignedSweep solely from !walletPassphrase.
+      // recoverConsolidations must use the same signal so result handling is consistent.
+      // Providing userKey/backupKey without walletPassphrase must still produce an unsigned sweep
+      // (MPCSweepTxs), not silently mangle the result by treating it as a signed MPCTxs.
+      const res = await basecoin.recoverConsolidations({
+        userKey: consolidationWrwUser.userKey,
+        backupKey: consolidationWrwUser.backupKey,
+        bitgoKey: consolidationWrwUser.bitgoKey,
+        // walletPassphrase intentionally omitted
+        startingScanIndex: 1,
+        endingScanIndex: 4,
+      });
+      res.should.not.be.empty();
+      // unsigned sweep returns MPCSweepTxs shape with txRequests
+      res.txRequests.length.should.equal(2);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Recover Transactions Failure:', () => {