diff --git a/docs/companion_radio_full.md b/docs/companion_radio_full.md
index d03f1a003..2ea4729b1 100644
--- a/docs/companion_radio_full.md
+++ b/docs/companion_radio_full.md
@@ -65,9 +65,13 @@ python3 scripts/check_nrf52_ble_reconnect.py \
 
 This checks app-style NUL-terminated CLI commands, reboots the selected node,
 and reads the saved subscription before the host subscribes again. It also
-checks automatic release of a secured link with no Companion traffic, followed
+observes release of a secured link with no Companion traffic, followed
 by a normal reconnect and working CLI. It does not clear pairing keys or change
 preferences. Fresh pairing with the current PIN is a separate initial gate.
+A link drop alone does not prove the firmware watchdog fired: confirm the cause
+in the node debug log or Bluetooth trace. Link timeout reasons `0x08` and `0x22`
+must not be counted as a confirmed firmware-requested disconnect (`0x13` at the
+central).
 
 ### SenseCAP Indicator transport and rendering exception
 
diff --git a/scripts/check_nrf52_ble_reconnect.py b/scripts/check_nrf52_ble_reconnect.py
index a6e689698..0d07b7759 100644
--- a/scripts/check_nrf52_ble_reconnect.py
+++ b/scripts/check_nrf52_ble_reconnect.py
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ async def run(args):
         # occur on this connection; firmware must release it automatically.
         started = time.monotonic()
         await wait_disconnected(client, 22)
-        report("secured_link_without_app_recovery",
-               seconds=round(time.monotonic() - started, 2), passed=True)
+        report("secured_idle_link_disconnected",
+               seconds=round(time.monotonic() - started, 2), passed=True,
+               cause_requires_trace=True)
 
     await asyncio.sleep(2)
     async with await paired_client(args.address) as client: