diff --git a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
index 4af3a73..033958c 100755
--- a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
+++ b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
     # Updating them here risks version divergence: if remote's writeback after handback
     # encounters data written by a newer version, it may not handle it correctly.
     for _tier in 1 2 3 4; do
-        _tier_var="FALLBACK_${MY_ID}_COVERS_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER${_tier}"
+        _tier_var="FALLBACK_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER${_tier}"
         eval "_tier_arr=(\"\${${_tier_var}[@]:-}\")" 2>/dev/null
         for _c in "${_tier_arr[@]}"; do
             [[ -n "$_c" ]] && _exclude["$_c"]=1
diff --git a/Fallback/fallback_test.sh b/Fallback/fallback_test.sh
index 274541f..7e0c0c4 100755
--- a/Fallback/fallback_test.sh
+++ b/Fallback/fallback_test.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ if [[ "$SHOW_STATUS" == true ]]; then
     fi
 
     # Show Tier 1 containers for this host
-    TIER1_VAR="FALLBACK_${MY_ID}_COVERS_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1"
+    TIER1_VAR="FALLBACK_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1"
     eval "TIER1_CONTAINERS=(\"\${${TIER1_VAR}[@]:-}\")"
     echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Tier 1 to test: ${TIER1_CONTAINERS[*]:-none configured}"
     echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ TOTAL_START=$(date +%s)
 phase_pass() { PHASES_PASS+=("$1"); warn "$ICON_DONE  Phase: $1 — PASSED ✅"; }
 phase_fail() { PHASES_FAIL+=("$1"); error "Phase: $1 — FAILED ❌"; }
 
-# Get Tier 1 containers for this server's fallback responsibility
-TIER1_VAR="FALLBACK_${MY_ID}_COVERS_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1"
+# Get Tier 1 containers defined in remote's own conf
+TIER1_VAR="FALLBACK_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1"
 eval "TIER1_CONTAINERS=(\"\${${TIER1_VAR}[@]:-}\")"
 
 # ==============================================================================================
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ fi
 # Tier 1 containers configured
 if [[ ${#TIER1_CONTAINERS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
     error "No Tier 1 containers configured for $MY_ID → $REMOTE_ID"
-    error "Check FALLBACK_${MY_ID}_COVERS_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1 in host*.conf"
+    error "Check FALLBACK_${REMOTE_ID}_TIER1 in ${REMOTE_ID,,}.conf"
     phase_fail "Pre-flight"
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/Monitors/mesh_monitor.sh b/Monitors/mesh_monitor.sh
index c5e5735..78b1d87 100755
--- a/Monitors/mesh_monitor.sh
+++ b/Monitors/mesh_monitor.sh
@@ -142,30 +142,29 @@ for covered in "${ALL_HOST_IDS[@]}"; do
     covered_owner_var="${covered}_OWNER";   covered_owner="${!covered_owner_var:-$covered}"
     covered_email_var="${covered}_OWNER_EMAIL"; covered_email="${!covered_email_var:-}"
 
-    # Find who covers this host and collect their tiers
+    # Each host defines its own recovery profile — read directly from covered host's vars
     any_tiers=false
     declare -A tier_containers=()
     declare -A tier_delays=()
     covered_by=""
 
-    for covering in "${ALL_HOST_IDS[@]}"; do
-        [[ "$covering" == "$covered" ]] && continue
+    for tier in 1 2 3 4; do
+        containers=$(get_array "FALLBACK_${covered}_TIER${tier}")
+        [[ -z "$containers" ]] && continue
+        any_tiers=true
+        tier_containers[$tier]="$containers"
+        delay_var="${covered}_TIER${tier}_DELAY"
+        tier_delays[$tier]="${!delay_var:-0}"
+    done
 
-        for tier in 1 2 3 4; do
-            containers=$(get_array "FALLBACK_${covering}_COVERS_${covered}_TIER${tier}")
-            [[ -z "$containers" ]] && continue
-            any_tiers=true
-            tier_containers[$tier]="$containers"
-            delay_var="${covered}_TIER${tier}_DELAY"
-            tier_delays[$tier]="${!delay_var:-0}"
-        done
-
-        [[ "$any_tiers" == true ]] && {
+    if [[ "$any_tiers" == true ]]; then
+        for covering in "${ALL_HOST_IDS[@]}"; do
+            [[ "$covering" == "$covered" ]] && continue
             covering_owner_var="${covering}_OWNER"
             covering_owner="${!covering_owner_var:-$covering}"
-            covered_by="$covering  ($covering_owner)"
-        }
-    done
+            covered_by="${covered_by:+$covered_by, }$covering ($covering_owner)"
+        done
+    fi
 
     [[ "$any_tiers" == false ]] && continue
 
diff --git a/Partnership/partnership_manager.sh b/Partnership/partnership_manager.sh
index 0d45069..e7bc8e1 100755
--- a/Partnership/partnership_manager.sh
+++ b/Partnership/partnership_manager.sh
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ gather_partner_fallback_containers() {
     eval "${out_var}=()"
     local tier var
     for tier in TIER1 TIER2 TIER3 TIER4; do
-        var="FALLBACK_${MY_ID}_COVERS_${REMOTE_ID}_${tier}"
+        var="FALLBACK_${REMOTE_ID}_${tier}"
         # Check if var is set and is an array
         if declare -p "$var" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             local -a _tmp_arr
diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/include/monitor.php b/Plugin/unraid/include/monitor.php
index a610529..4dda969 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/include/monitor.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/include/monitor.php
@@ -109,19 +109,17 @@ function vv_fallback_active(): array {
         if ($c) $running[strtolower($c['n'])] = $c['i'];
     }
 
-    // Parse FALLBACK arrays from this host's conf
-    $confFile = strtolower($myId) . '.conf';
-    $rawConf  = vv_read_conf_raw($confFile);
-
     $result = [];
     foreach ($allHostIds as $covered) {
         if ($covered === $myId) continue;
         $coveredHostname = $vars[$covered] ?? '';
         if (!$coveredHostname) continue;
 
+        // Covered host defines its own recovery profile — read from their conf
+        $coveredRaw = vv_read_conf_raw(strtolower($covered) . '.conf');
         $names = [];
         for ($tier = 1; $tier <= 4; $tier++)
-            $names = array_merge($names, vv_parse_bash_array($rawConf, "FALLBACK_{$myId}_COVERS_{$covered}_TIER{$tier}"));
+            $names = array_merge($names, vv_parse_bash_array($coveredRaw, "FALLBACK_{$covered}_TIER{$tier}"));
 
         $active = [];
         foreach ($names as $name) {