diff --git a/services/pchome_mapping_backlog_service.py b/services/pchome_mapping_backlog_service.py
index a8cc2cc..17af59b 100644
--- a/services/pchome_mapping_backlog_service.py
+++ b/services/pchome_mapping_backlog_service.py
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ def _build_retry_exception_verifier_artifact_payloads(
         "preview_id": preview.get("preview_id"),
         "source_policy": preview_package.get("policy"),
         "created_from": "retry_exception_closeout_verifier_artifact_preview",
-        "created_at": preview_package.get("generated_at"),
+        "created_at": run_id,
         "safety": {
             "writes_database": False,
             "syncs_external_offers": False,
diff --git a/tests/test_pchome_mapping_backlog_report.py b/tests/test_pchome_mapping_backlog_report.py
index 03f9c25..ee2a04b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pchome_mapping_backlog_report.py
+++ b/tests/test_pchome_mapping_backlog_report.py
@@ -808,8 +808,6 @@ def test_direct_mapping_retry_candidate_exception_closeout_verifier_artifact_pre
     def fake_search(targets, limit_per_product, max_products, max_terms_per_product, min_score):
         call_count["search"] += 1
         if targets[0].get("source_artifact_id"):
-            if call_count["search"] > 2:
-                return True, "retry_clear", []
             return True, "retry_found", [
                 {
                     "product_id": "MOMO-RETRY-REVIEW",
@@ -973,8 +971,6 @@ def test_direct_mapping_retry_candidate_exception_closeout_verifier_artifact_pre
     def fake_search(targets, limit_per_product, max_products, max_terms_per_product, min_score):
         call_count["search"] += 1
         if targets[0].get("source_artifact_id"):
-            if call_count["search"] > 2:
-                return True, "retry_clear", []
             return True, "retry_found", [
                 {
                     "product_id": "MOMO-RETRY-REVIEW",
@@ -1044,7 +1040,25 @@ def test_direct_mapping_retry_candidate_exception_closeout_verifier_artifact_pre
     assert all(readback["hash_match"] for readback in package["artifact_readbacks"])
     assert package["safety"]["reads_artifact_files"] is True
     assert package["safety"]["writes_database"] is False
-    assert call_count["search"] == 2
+
+    drift_payload = json.loads(json.dumps(_payload()))
+    drift_payload["generated_at"] = "2026-07-01T23:59:59"
+    drift_package = build_pchome_direct_mapping_retry_candidate_exception_closeout_verifier_artifact_preflight_verifier_package(
+        drift_payload,
+        batch_size=1,
+        execute_search=True,
+        execute_retry_search=True,
+        max_terms_per_product=6,
+        search_func=fake_search,
+        materialize_artifacts=False,
+        artifact_root=tmp_path,
+    )
+    assert drift_package["result"] == "DIRECT_MAPPING_RETRY_EXCEPTION_VERIFIER_ARTIFACT_PREFLIGHT_VERIFIED"
+    assert drift_package["summary"]["artifact_readback_pass_count"] == 3
+    assert drift_package["summary"]["artifact_hash_match_count"] == 3
+    assert drift_package["summary"]["writes_artifact_count"] == 0
+    assert drift_package["safety"]["writes_database"] is False
+    assert call_count["search"] == 4
 
 
 def test_ai_automation_readiness_makes_automation_visible_without_manual_primary_flow():