diff --git a/workplans/WARDEN-WP-0040-unknown-zone-fail-closed-adoption.md b/workplans/WARDEN-WP-0040-unknown-zone-fail-closed-adoption.md
index ad7c2e7..af98e88 100644
--- a/workplans/WARDEN-WP-0040-unknown-zone-fail-closed-adoption.md
+++ b/workplans/WARDEN-WP-0040-unknown-zone-fail-closed-adoption.md
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ So: coverage first, then the cell. That ordering is the whole holding of
 
 ```task
 id: WARDEN-WP-0040-T01
-status: wait
+status: todo
 priority: high
 state_hub_task_id: "611f0901-9fb5-5954-8dd0-a860c5f0cbec"
 ```
+2026-09-29 (CUST-WP-0074-T05 backfill): this task was `wait` with no external dependency or human gate stated, which Task Wait Qualifiers v0.1 treats as unqualified; set to `todo`. Re-add `wait` with a qualifier if a real gate exists.
+
 
 **Classify the continuity path before anything else changes.**