diff --git a/Deployment/conf_templates/master.conf b/Deployment/conf_templates/master.conf
index 949ac22..874aef1 100644
--- a/Deployment/conf_templates/master.conf
+++ b/Deployment/conf_templates/master.conf
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@
 
 # ━━━ State Files ━━━
     SYS_WATCHDOG_STATE_FILE="$STATE_DIR/system_watchdog_state.db"
-    SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE="$STATE_DIR/system_watchdog_failed.db"
+    DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE="$STATE_DIR/docker_watchdog_failed.db"
     SYS_WATCHDOG_REBOOT_LOG="$STATE_DIR/system_watchdog_reboots.db"
     SYS_WATCHDOG_OOM_FILE="$STATE_DIR/system_watchdog_oom.db"
 
diff --git a/Monitors/weekly_health_digest.sh b/Monitors/weekly_health_digest.sh
index 0c7f4d7..70dc32c 100644
--- a/Monitors/weekly_health_digest.sh
+++ b/Monitors/weekly_health_digest.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #
 # Data sources (reads only):
 #   FALLBACK_STATE_FILE           — current fallback state
-#   SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE      — container skip list (manual intervention needed)
+#   DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE      — container skip list (manual intervention needed)
 #   WATCHDOG_STATE_FILE           — active container watchdog strikes
 #   SYS_WATCHDOG_STATE_FILE       — active system watchdog strikes
 #   BANDWIDTH_LOG                 — yesterday's transfer totals
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ── Container Skip List ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-if [[ -f "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]] && [[ -s "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]]; then
-    SKIP_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE")
-    SKIP_LIST=$(cat "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" | tr '\n' ' ')
+if [[ -f "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]] && [[ -s "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]]; then
+    SKIP_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE")
+    SKIP_LIST=$(cat "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" | tr '\n' ' ')
     DIGEST_LINES+=("$ICON_NOT_RUNNING Skip list: $SKIP_COUNT containers — $SKIP_LIST")
     ISSUES+=("Containers on skip list (manual intervention needed): $SKIP_LIST")
     SHOULD_SEND=true
diff --git a/Old_Arch_Still_Works/continuous_scripts_status.sh b/Old_Arch_Still_Works/continuous_scripts_status.sh
index 6627f3a..327c11a 100644
--- a/Old_Arch_Still_Works/continuous_scripts_status.sh
+++ b/Old_Arch_Still_Works/continuous_scripts_status.sh
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ if [[ -f "$SYS_WATCHDOG_REBOOT_LOG" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Container skip list
-if [[ -f "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]] && [[ -s "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]]; then
-    SKIP_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE")
+if [[ -f "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]] && [[ -s "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" ]]; then
+    SKIP_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE")
     echo ""
     echo "  ⛔ Skip list ($SKIP_COUNT — manual intervention needed):"
     while IFS= read -r container; do
         [[ -z "$container" ]] && continue
         echo "     → $container"
-    done < "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+    done < "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
 else
     echo "  ✅ Skip list: empty"
 fi
diff --git a/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh b/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
index 8a2964c..51f1cc2 100644
--- a/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
+++ b/Tools/watchdog_skip_list_manager.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # STATE FILES
 # ==============================================================================================
 #
-#   SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE        — persistent container skip list (on /boot/config)
+#   DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE        — persistent container skip list (on /boot/config)
 #   WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG  — restart history used for loop detection
 #
 # ==============================================================================================
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ detect_hosts
 [[ "$FORCE"   == true ]] && warn "FORCE mode — confirmation prompt skipped"
 
 # Ensure state files exist
-touch "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG" 2>/dev/null
+touch "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG" 2>/dev/null
 
 # ==============================================================================================
 # ━━━ Status — always shown regardless of action ━━━
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ touch "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG" 2>/dev/null
 echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_WATCHDOG Skip List Status — $MY_ID ━━━"
 
-SKIP_COUNT=$(grep -c "." "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+SKIP_COUNT=$(grep -c "." "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 SKIP_COUNT="${SKIP_COUNT//[^0-9]/}"; SKIP_COUNT="${SKIP_COUNT:-0}"
 RESTART_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 RESTART_COUNT="${RESTART_COUNT//[^0-9]/}"; RESTART_COUNT="${RESTART_COUNT:-0}"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ else
                 echo "  $ICON_WARN $container — not found on this server"
                 ;;
         esac
-    done < "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+    done < "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
 fi
 
 echo ""
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ if [[ "$ACTION" == "clear-all" ]]; then
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        > "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+        > "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
         > "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG"
         warn "Skip list cleared ✅"
         warn "Restart history cleared ✅"
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ if [[ "$ACTION" == "clear-all" ]]; then
         notify "Watchdog skip list cleared on $(hostname) ($MY_ID) — all containers will be monitored normally" \
             "Watchdog Manager" "warning"
     else
-        warn "DRY RUN — would clear: $SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+        warn "DRY RUN — would clear: $DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
         warn "DRY RUN — would clear: $WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG"
     fi
 fi
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ if [[ "$ACTION" == "clear" ]]; then
     fi
 
     # Remove from skip list
-    if ! grep -q "^${TARGET_CONTAINER}$" "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+    if ! grep -q "^${TARGET_CONTAINER}$" "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
         warn "$TARGET_CONTAINER is not on the skip list"
     else
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
-            sed -i "/^${TARGET_CONTAINER}$/d" "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+            sed -i "/^${TARGET_CONTAINER}$/d" "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
             warn "$TARGET_CONTAINER removed from skip list ✅"
         else
             warn "DRY RUN — would remove $TARGET_CONTAINER from skip list"
diff --git a/Watchdogs/docker_watchdog.sh b/Watchdogs/docker_watchdog.sh
index 5811b99..5f23b0b 100755
--- a/Watchdogs/docker_watchdog.sh
+++ b/Watchdogs/docker_watchdog.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 # ==============================================================================================
 #
 #   WATCHDOG_STATE_FILE            — strike counts, daemon flags (STATE_DIR — survives reboots)
-#   SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE       — container skip list (STATE_DIR — survives reboots)
+#   DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE       — container skip list (STATE_DIR — survives reboots)
 #   WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG — restart history for loop detection (DATA_DIR)
 #   RW_STATE_FILE                  — read-only: resource_watchdog RAM emergency flag
 #
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ validate_unraid_cmd     "/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/notify"     "
 
 # Ensure state files exist
 touch "$WATCHDOG_STATE_FILE" "$WATCHDOG_CONTAINER_RESTART_LOG" \
-      "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
+      "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
 
 # Timeout for all docker commands — prevents hung daemon from stalling the watchdog
 DOCKER_TIMEOUT=15
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ set_strikes() {
 
 # Check if container is on the persistent skip list
 is_skipped() {
-    grep -q "^${1}$" "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
+    grep -q "^${1}$" "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # Add container to persistent skip list — manual intervention required to recover
 add_to_skip_list() {
     local container="$1" reason="$2"
     if ! is_skipped "$container"; then
-        echo "$container" >> "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
+        echo "$container" >> "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE"
         error "$container added to skip list — $reason"
         queue_notify "$container added to skip list on $(hostname) — $reason — manual intervention needed" "critical"
     fi
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ add_to_skip_list() {
 
 # Remove container from skip list — called when container is seen running again
 remove_from_skip_list() {
-    sed -i "/^${1}$/d" "$SYS_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
+    sed -i "/^${1}$/d" "$DOCKER_WATCHDOG_FAILED_FILE" 2>/dev/null
     warn "$1 recovered — removed from skip list ✅"
 }