diff --git a/bin/fm-crew-state.sh b/bin/fm-crew-state.sh
index 267b0902a93..1efe0894452 100755
--- a/bin/fm-crew-state.sh
+++ b/bin/fm-crew-state.sh
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ if [ "$HAVE_RUN" = 1 ]; then
 
     if [ -n "$outcome" ]; then
       case "$outcome" in
-        passed)        RUN_STATE="done"; RUN_DETAIL="run passed: PR merged/closed" ;;
+        passed)        RUN_STATE="done"; RUN_DETAIL="run passed" ;;
         checks-passed) RUN_STATE="done"; RUN_DETAIL="checks green: PR ready for review" ;;
         failed)        RUN_STATE=failed; RUN_DETAIL="run failed" ;;
         cancelled)     RUN_STATE=failed; RUN_DETAIL="run cancelled" ;;
diff --git a/tests/fm-crew-state.test.sh b/tests/fm-crew-state.test.sh
index a284cbe8eb6..c89372aa3f6 100755
--- a/tests/fm-crew-state.test.sh
+++ b/tests/fm-crew-state.test.sh
@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@ test_terminal_passed() {
   local out; out=$(run_crew_state "$d" feat-d)
   assert_contains "$out" "state: done" "passed run -> done"
   assert_contains "$out" "source: run-step" "passed -> run-step source"
+  assert_contains "$out" "state: done · source: run-step · run passed" \
+    "passed run reports its result"
+  assert_not_contains "$out" "merged" "passed run does not claim the PR merged"
+  assert_not_contains "$out" "closed" "passed run does not claim the PR closed"
   pass "terminal passed run is authoritative"
 }