diff --git a/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/handler.py b/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/handler.py
index 02413465796..a60f6420cca 100644
--- a/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/handler.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class WatsonxOrchestrateHandler:
             else:
                 ttl_s = WatsonxOrchestrateHandler._cp4d_token_ttl_seconds(expiration)
 
-        expires_at = now + max(ttl_s - _TOKEN_CACHE_TTL_BUFFER_S, 60)
+        expires_at = now + max(ttl_s - _TOKEN_CACHE_TTL_BUFFER_S, 0)
         _token_cache[cache_key] = (token, expires_at)
         return token
 
diff --git a/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/transformation.py b/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/transformation.py
index 908d51bf287..b634098f463 100644
--- a/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/transformation.py
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ class WatsonxOrchestrateTransformation:
         for part in parts:
             if not isinstance(part, dict):
                 continue
-            if part.get("kind") == "text" and part.get("text"):
-                texts.append(part["text"])
-            elif "text" in part and part["text"]:
+            kind = part.get("kind")
+            if kind in (None, "", "text") and part.get("text"):
                 texts.append(part["text"])
         return " ".join(texts) or ""
 
@@ -72,12 +71,15 @@ class WatsonxOrchestrateTransformation:
         return body
 
     @staticmethod
-    def extract_text_from_wxo_result(result: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    def extract_text_from_wxo_result(result: Any) -> str:
         """
         Extract response text from a WXO run result.
 
         WXO can return text in several locations; checks in priority order per the API spec.
         """
+        if not isinstance(result, dict):
+            return ""
+
         # Primary: last_message.content[0].text
         try:
             text = result["last_message"]["content"][0]["text"]
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/test_watsonx_orchestrate_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/test_watsonx_orchestrate_transformation.py
index 3e0375f7b90..8480c81d21f 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/test_watsonx_orchestrate_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/a2a_protocol/providers/watsonx_orchestrate/test_watsonx_orchestrate_transformation.py
@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@ from litellm.a2a_protocol.providers.watsonx_orchestrate.transformation import (
 )
 
 
+class _JsonResponse:
+    def __init__(self, payload):
+        self.payload = payload
+
+    def raise_for_status(self):
+        pass
+
+    def json(self):
+        return self.payload
+
+
+class _ShortTtlTokenClient:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.calls = 0
+
+    async def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.calls += 1
+        return _JsonResponse({"access_token": f"token-{self.calls}", "expires_in": 30})
+
+
+class _SSELines:
+    def __init__(self, lines):
+        self.lines = lines
+
+    async def aiter_lines(self):
+        for line in self.lines:
+            yield line
+
+
 class TestWatsonxOrchestrateTransformation:
     def test_get_api_base_url(self):
         url = WatsonxOrchestrateTransformation.get_api_base_url(
@@ -39,6 +68,24 @@ class TestWatsonxOrchestrateTransformation:
             == "Hello world"
         )
 
+    def test_extract_text_from_a2a_params_ignores_non_text_parts_with_text(self):
+        params = {
+            "message": {
+                "role": "user",
+                "parts": [
+                    {"kind": "data", "text": "metadata label", "data": {}},
+                    {"kind": "file", "text": "file label", "file": {}},
+                    {"kind": "text", "text": "Hello"},
+                    {"text": "legacy"},
+                    {"kind": "", "text": "empty-kind"},
+                ],
+            }
+        }
+        assert (
+            WatsonxOrchestrateTransformation.extract_text_from_a2a_params(params)
+            == "Hello legacy empty-kind"
+        )
+
     def test_build_wxo_run_body_with_thread(self):
         body = WatsonxOrchestrateTransformation.build_wxo_run_body(
             wxo_agent_id="agent-uuid",
@@ -115,6 +162,40 @@ def test_cp4d_token_ttl_from_absolute_expiration():
     assert WatsonxOrchestrateHandler._cp4d_token_ttl_seconds(1_749_999_000, wall) == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_accumulate_wxo_sse_text_ignores_non_dict_json_events():
+    response = _SSELines(
+        [
+            "data: null",
+            "data: true",
+            'data: {"results": "streamed text"}',
+        ]
+    )
+    assert await WatsonxOrchestrateHandler._accumulate_wxo_sse_text(response) == (
+        "streamed text"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_short_lived_tokens_are_not_served_from_cache():
+    client = _ShortTtlTokenClient()
+    token_1 = await WatsonxOrchestrateHandler._get_bearer_token(
+        cp4d_host="https://cpd.example.com",
+        auth_mode="ibm_cloud",
+        api_key="short-ttl-cache-key",
+        client=client,
+    )
+    token_2 = await WatsonxOrchestrateHandler._get_bearer_token(
+        cp4d_host="https://cpd.example.com",
+        auth_mode="ibm_cloud",
+        api_key="short-ttl-cache-key",
+        client=client,
+    )
+    assert token_1 == "token-1"
+    assert token_2 == "token-2"
+    assert client.calls == 2
+
+
 def test_config_manager_returns_wxo_provider():
     config = A2AProviderConfigManager.get_provider_config(
         custom_llm_provider="watsonx_orchestrate"