diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts
index d4f5921f8c9..fe962339dac 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ describe("issue validators", () => {
         sourceIssueStatus: "blocked",
       }).success,
     ).toBe(false);
+
+    expect(
+      resolveIssueRecoveryActionSchema.safeParse({
+        outcome: "false_positive",
+      }).success,
+    ).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("allows cancelled recovery resolutions to atomically restore the source issue status", () => {
@@ -83,6 +89,12 @@ describe("issue validators", () => {
         sourceIssueStatus: "blocked",
       }).success,
     ).toBe(false);
+
+    expect(
+      resolveIssueRecoveryActionSchema.safeParse({
+        outcome: "cancelled",
+      }).success,
+    ).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("rejects recovery outcomes that are not supported by the source-scoped resolution endpoint", () => {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
index 4e535334fe7..4364863cfb7 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ export const resolveIssueRecoveryActionSchema = z.object({
 
   if (value.outcome === "false_positive" || value.outcome === "cancelled") {
     if (
-      value.sourceIssueStatus !== undefined &&
-      value.sourceIssueStatus !== null &&
       value.sourceIssueStatus !== "done" &&
       value.sourceIssueStatus !== "in_review"
     ) {
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
index b0621a19490..cc533998ba0 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue recovery actions", () => {
     expect(await recoveryActionSvc.getActiveForIssue(companyId, sourceIssueId)).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("records false positives without cancelling the source issue", async () => {
+  it("rejects false-positive recovery resolution without an explicit source issue status", async () => {
     const { companyId, managerId, sourceIssueId } = await seedCompany();
     const recoveryActionSvc = issueRecoveryActionService(db);
     const action = await recoveryActionSvc.upsertSourceScoped({
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue recovery actions", () => {
         outcome: "false_positive",
         resolutionNote: "The source issue still has a live execution path.",
       })
-      .expect(200);
+      .expect(400);
 
     const [sourceIssue] = await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, sourceIssueId));
     expect(sourceIssue?.status).toBe("in_progress");
@@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue recovery actions", () => {
       .from(issueRecoveryActions)
       .where(eq(issueRecoveryActions.id, action.id));
     expect(actionRow).toMatchObject({
-      status: "resolved",
-      outcome: "false_positive",
-      resolutionNote: "The source issue still has a live execution path.",
+      status: "active",
+      outcome: null,
+      resolutionNote: null,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-recovery-actions.ts b/server/src/services/issue-recovery-actions.ts
index 30f04ec70a2..1e39c066f2b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-recovery-actions.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-recovery-actions.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const ACTIVE_RECOVERY_ACTION_STATUSES = ["active", "escalated"] as const satisfi
 const MAX_UPSERT_RETRIES = 3;
 
 type IssueRecoveryActionRow = typeof issueRecoveryActions.$inferSelect;
+type DbTransaction = Parameters<Parameters<Db["transaction"]>[0]>[0];
+type DbOrTransaction = Db | DbTransaction;
 
 export type UpsertIssueRecoveryActionInput = {
   companyId: string;
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ export function issueRecoveryActionService(db: Db) {
 
   async function resolveActiveForIssue(
     input: ResolveIssueRecoveryActionInput,
-    dbOrTx: any = db,
+    dbOrTx: DbOrTransaction = db,
   ): Promise<IssueRecoveryAction | null> {
     const now = new Date();
     const predicates = [