diff --git a/scripts/reboot-recovery/agent99-live-preflight.ps1 b/scripts/reboot-recovery/agent99-live-preflight.ps1
index 1860b99dd..ecf9049c7 100644
--- a/scripts/reboot-recovery/agent99-live-preflight.ps1
+++ b/scripts/reboot-recovery/agent99-live-preflight.ps1
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ function Get-AgentLivePreflightDecision {
         $warningReasons += "performance_warning"
       }
     }
-    "critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_critical" }
+    # Self-health also aggregates external host performance and Telegram
+    # delivery.  Keep the preflight exit degraded, but emit the receiver's
+    # canonical external-health reason so unrelated asset pressure cannot be
+    # mistaken for a runtime-plane integrity failure.
+    "critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_not_ok" }
     default { $blockingReasons += "self_health_unclassified" }
   }
 
diff --git a/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_live_preflight_decision.py b/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_live_preflight_decision.py
index ef96b054e..a2acf14d8 100644
--- a/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_live_preflight_decision.py
+++ b/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_live_preflight_decision.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def test_warning_receipt_is_visible_without_weakening_integrity_blockers() -> No
     assert '$warningReasons += "self_health_warning"' in decision
     assert '$warningReasons += "performance_warning"' in decision
     assert '$warningReasons += "fresh_alert_pending_next_inbox_tick"' in decision
-    assert '"critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_critical" }' in decision
+    assert '"critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_not_ok" }' in decision
     assert 'default { $blockingReasons += "self_health_unclassified" }' in decision
     assert '$blockingReasons += "runtime_manifest_identity_invalid"' in decision
     assert '$blockingReasons += "runtime_manifest_mismatch"' in decision
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_decision_behavior_when_powershell_is_available() -> None:
         (
             _with_overrides(selfHealthSeverity="critical"),
             False,
-            ("self_health_critical",),
+            ("self_health_not_ok",),
             (),
         ),
         (
diff --git a/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_recovery_coordinator_contract.py b/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_recovery_coordinator_contract.py
index a0a02ca71..b668a3df8 100644
--- a/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_recovery_coordinator_contract.py
+++ b/scripts/reboot-recovery/tests/test_agent99_recovery_coordinator_contract.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_live_preflight_is_no_secret_and_no_remote_write() -> None:
     assert '"warning" {' in preflight
     assert '$warningReasons += "self_health_warning"' in preflight
     assert '$warningReasons += "performance_warning"' in preflight
-    assert '"critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_critical" }' in preflight
+    assert '"critical" { $blockingReasons += "self_health_not_ok" }' in preflight
     assert 'default { $blockingReasons += "self_health_unclassified" }' in preflight
     assert 'if ($selfHealthSeverity -ne "ok")' not in preflight
     assert 'Write-Output "DEPLOYMENT_ELIGIBLE=$([int]$result.summary.deploymentEligible)"' in preflight