diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/task-watchdogs-scheduler.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/task-watchdogs-scheduler.test.ts
index fdc8c26eb68..f0c8a093526 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/task-watchdogs-scheduler.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/task-watchdogs-scheduler.test.ts
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("task watchdog scheduler", () => {
       .from(issueWatchdogProofOutcomes)
       .where(eq(issueWatchdogProofOutcomes.watchdogId, watchdog!.id));
     expect(outcomes).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(outcomes[0]?.resultClassification).toBe("stopped");
+    expect(outcomes[0]?.redactedDetails).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ classification: "stopped" }));
 
     await db
       .update(issues)
diff --git a/server/src/services/task-watchdogs.ts b/server/src/services/task-watchdogs.ts
index 815c6b445ac..21ae5ff0120 100644
--- a/server/src/services/task-watchdogs.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/task-watchdogs.ts
@@ -1381,6 +1381,7 @@ export function taskWatchdogService(db: Db, deps: TaskWatchdogServiceDeps = {})
     if (!outcome) return { watchdog, outcome: null, suppressesCurrentProof: false };
 
     const method = `watchdog_issue_status:${watchdogIssue.status}`;
+    const resultClassification = classification.state === "already_reviewed" ? "stopped" : classification.state;
     await recordWatchdogProofOutcome({
       watchdog,
       watchdogIssue,
@@ -1388,7 +1389,7 @@ export function taskWatchdogService(db: Db, deps: TaskWatchdogServiceDeps = {})
       method,
       stopFingerprint,
       proofObligationFingerprint,
-      resultClassification: classification.state,
+      resultClassification,
       redactedDetails: {
         version: 1,
         target: {
@@ -1396,7 +1397,7 @@ export function taskWatchdogService(db: Db, deps: TaskWatchdogServiceDeps = {})
           watchdogIssueId: watchdogIssue.id,
         },
         method,
-        classification: classification.state,
+        classification: resultClassification,
         watchdogIssueStatus: watchdogIssue.status,
         hasUnresolvedBlocker,
         hasPendingReviewPath,