diff --git a/tools/register_check.py b/tools/register_check.py
index 0509e81..4f16a5c 100644
--- a/tools/register_check.py
+++ b/tools/register_check.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ def date(value):
 
 
 def main() -> int:
-    fs = [f for f in lib.findings() if f.get("status") == "open"]
+    # "accepted" is deliberately carried, not closed: it keeps its review
+    # interval and its production re-score, so the nag must keep watching it.
+    fs = [f for f in lib.findings() if f.get("status") in ("open", "accepted")]
     lines: list[str] = []
 
     def section(title: str, rows: list[str], quiet: str) -> None:
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     ]
     section("Owed at the production transition", rescore, "none — no finding is graded lower for build mode")
 
-    print(f"Register check — {TODAY}\n{len(fs)} open finding(s)\n")
+    print(f"Register check — {TODAY}\n{len(fs)} open or accepted finding(s)\n")
     print("\n".join(lines).rstrip())
     return 0