diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
index 68b495f055c..39d7ad2508c 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
@@ -1441,6 +1441,10 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue recovery actions", () => {
 
     expect(second.body).toMatchObject({
       reused: true,
+      issue: {
+        id: sourceIssueId,
+        activeRecoveryAction: null,
+      },
       recoveryIssue: {
         id: first.body.recoveryIssue.id,
       },
diff --git a/server/src/routes/issues.ts b/server/src/routes/issues.ts
index 24997223a0f..4195ed6fbfe 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/issues.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/issues.ts
@@ -4347,11 +4347,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
     return false;
   }
 
-  async function resolveDelegatedRecoveryTargetAgentId(companyId: string, target: "ceo") {
-    if (target !== "ceo") {
-      throw unprocessable("Unsupported delegated recovery target");
-    }
-
+  async function resolveDelegatedRecoveryTargetAgentId(companyId: string) {
     const ceoCandidates = await db
       .select({
         id: agents.id,
@@ -5753,7 +5749,10 @@ export function issueRoutes(
           const recoveryIssue = await svc.getById(resolvedAction.recoveryIssueId);
           if (recoveryIssue && recoveryIssue.companyId === existing.companyId) {
             res.json({
-              issue: existing,
+              issue: {
+                ...existing,
+                activeRecoveryAction: null,
+              },
               recoveryIssue,
               recoveryAction: resolvedAction,
               reused: true,
@@ -5778,7 +5777,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
       }
 
       const actor = getActorInfo(req);
-      const assigneeAgentId = await resolveDelegatedRecoveryTargetAgentId(existing.companyId, target);
+      const assigneeAgentId = await resolveDelegatedRecoveryTargetAgentId(existing.companyId);
       await assertCanAssignTasks(req, existing.companyId, {
         projectId: await resolveAssignmentProjectId({
           companyId: existing.companyId,