diff --git a/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml b/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
index cd3138b0d..027da5567 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           if gh issue view "$NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json labels \
               --jq '.labels[].name' | grep -qx 'agents:formatted'; then
             if gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --remove-label "agents:formatted"; then
-              echo "Invalid issue body — cleared agents:formatted before rerouting."
+              echo "Invalid issue body — cleared stale agents:formatted."
             else
               echo "::warning::could not remove stale agents:formatted"
             fi
diff --git a/templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml b/templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
index cd3138b0d..027da5567 100644
--- a/templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
+++ b/templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-format-guard.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           if gh issue view "$NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json labels \
               --jq '.labels[].name' | grep -qx 'agents:formatted'; then
             if gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --remove-label "agents:formatted"; then
-              echo "Invalid issue body — cleared agents:formatted before rerouting."
+              echo "Invalid issue body — cleared stale agents:formatted."
             else
               echo "::warning::could not remove stale agents:formatted"
             fi