diff --git a/Configurations/master.conf b/Configurations/master.conf
index 20f15b9..0aba428 100644
--- a/Configurations/master.conf
+++ b/Configurations/master.conf
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
 # syncs WEEKLY_SYNC_SHARES → restarts → then iterates WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS.
 # Schedule: 30 2 * * 0 (Sunday 2:30am)
     WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS=(
+        "Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh --weekly"   # pull latest images for WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS before restart
         "Docker_Essentials/docker_weekly_restart.sh"    # weekly container restarts after sync
         "System_Essentials/clear_logs.sh"               # purge aged logs — Sunday only, low priority
         "Media/playback_aware_lidarr_discovery.sh"      # behavior-driven music discovery using weekly Emby playback history
@@ -408,6 +409,10 @@
         "Media/playback_aware_sonarr_discovery.sh"      # behavior-driven TV discovery using TMDB recommendations
     )
 
+# Pull updates for WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS before docker_weekly_restart.sh runs.
+# Set false to skip — docker_weekly_restart.sh still runs regardless.
+    WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES=true
+
 # Pull updates for all running containers NOT in daily/weekly managed lists.
 # Ensures every deployed container receives at least one image pull per month.
 # Set false to skip.
diff --git a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
index 8911ead..742459f 100755
--- a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
+++ b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@
 #
 # PURPOSE
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Pulls the latest images for configured containers. Two modes: normal (daily)
-# and remainder (weekly).
+# Pulls the latest images for configured containers. Three modes:
 #
-# Normal mode is called by daily_sync_maintenance.sh before docker_daily_restart.sh.
+# Normal mode — called by daily_sync_maintenance.sh before docker_daily_restart.sh.
 # Containers stay running during the pull — no extra downtime beyond what the
 # nightly restart already causes.
 #
-# Remainder mode is called by weekly_sync_maintenance.sh as the final update step.
-# It catches everything that normal mode and the weekly sync window did not already
-# update — derived automatically from docker ps, nothing to configure.
+# Weekly mode — called by weekly_sync_maintenance.sh via WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS
+# before docker_weekly_restart.sh. Pulls WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS so the
+# subsequent restart lands on the fresh image.
+#
+# Remainder mode — called by monthly_maintenance.sh. Catches everything not
+# already owned by daily or weekly — derived from docker ps, nothing to configure.
 #
 # ==============================================================================================
 # OPERATIONAL MODEL
@@ -25,13 +27,17 @@
 #   Pull → compare old vs new image ID → mark updated or already current.
 #   docker_daily_restart.sh runs after — containers restart onto the fresh image.
 #
-# Remainder mode (weekly):
+# Weekly mode:
+#   Targets WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS — same list used by docker_weekly_restart.sh.
+#   Pull → compare → rebuild if changed.
+#   docker_weekly_restart.sh runs after — containers restart onto the fresh image.
+#
+# Remainder mode (monthly):
 #   Targets all currently running containers NOT in:
 #     DAILY_RESTART_CONTAINERS       — already updated daily
+#     WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS      — already updated weekly
 #     emby + critical-data profiles  — updated inline by the weekly sync window
 #     FALLBACK_*_TIER*               — owned by the remote server's update cycle
-#   WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS are included — docker_weekly_restart.sh restarts
-#   them but doesn't pull images; remainder is the only place they get updated.
 #   Pull → compare → prune dangling images.
 #
 # ==============================================================================================
@@ -68,9 +74,9 @@
 # Root Enforcement
 #   Docker operations require root privileges.
 #
-# DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES Toggle
-#   Normal mode exits cleanly when disabled. docker_daily_restart.sh still runs
-#   regardless — update and restart are independent operations.
+# DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES / WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES Toggles
+#   Each mode exits cleanly when disabled. Restart scripts run regardless —
+#   update and restart are independent operations.
 #
 # Fallback Exclusion
 #   Remainder mode excludes containers owned by the remote server's update cycle
@@ -93,6 +99,10 @@
 #       Enable or disable normal mode. docker_daily_restart.sh runs regardless.
 #       (default: true)
 #
+#   WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES
+#       Enable or disable weekly mode. docker_weekly_restart.sh runs regardless.
+#       (default: true)
+#
 #   MONTHLY_REMAINING_UPDATES
 #       Enable or disable remainder mode. (default: true)
 #
@@ -106,6 +116,10 @@
 #       Containers updated in normal mode. Aliased by detect_hosts() →
 #       DAILY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
 #
+#   HOST*_WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
+#       Containers updated in weekly mode. Aliased by detect_hosts() →
+#       WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
+#
 # ==============================================================================================
 # RUNTIME MODES
 # ==============================================================================================
@@ -114,6 +128,10 @@
 #     Normal mode — pull latest images for DAILY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
 #     Called by daily_sync_maintenance.sh before docker_daily_restart.sh
 #
+# docker_update.sh --weekly
+#     Weekly mode — pull latest images for WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
+#     Called by weekly_sync_maintenance.sh (WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS) before docker_weekly_restart.sh
+#
 # docker_update.sh --remainder
 #     Remainder mode — pull all running containers not in managed lists,
 #     restart those that received updates, prune dangling images
@@ -134,15 +152,16 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../load_config.sh"
 
-# Pre-parse --remainder before parse_args (unknown args pass through to PARSED_ARGS)
+# Pre-parse mode flags before parse_args (unknown args pass through to PARSED_ARGS)
 REMAINDER_MODE=false
+WEEKLY_MODE=false
 _filtered_args=()
 for _arg in "$@"; do
-    if [[ "$_arg" == "--remainder" ]]; then
-        REMAINDER_MODE=true
-    else
-        _filtered_args+=("$_arg")
-    fi
+    case "$_arg" in
+        --remainder) REMAINDER_MODE=true ;;
+        --weekly)    WEEKLY_MODE=true ;;
+        *)           _filtered_args+=("$_arg") ;;
+    esac
 done
 unset _arg
 
@@ -182,6 +201,11 @@ if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
         [[ -n "$_c" ]] && _exclude["$_c"]=1
     done
 
+    # Weekly containers — updated by docker_update.sh --weekly
+    for _c in "${WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS[@]}"; do
+        [[ -n "$_c" ]] && _exclude["$_c"]=1
+    done
+
     # Weekly sync-window containers (emby + critical-data) — updated inline by weekly_sync_maintenance.sh
     _weekly_str="${PROFILE_CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES[emby]:-} ${PROFILE_CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES[critical-data]:-}"
     read -r -a _weekly_arr <<< "$_weekly_str"
@@ -209,6 +233,19 @@ if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
         [[ -z "${_exclude[$_c]+x}" ]] && TARGET_CONTAINERS+=("$_c")
     done
     unset _all_running _exclude _c
+elif [[ "$WEEKLY_MODE" == true ]]; then
+    if [[ "${WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES:-true}" != "true" ]]; then
+        echo "WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES=false — skipping weekly container updates"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${#WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        warn "WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS is empty for $MY_ID — nothing to update"
+        warn "Check HOST${MY_ID#HOST}_WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS in host*.conf"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    TARGET_CONTAINERS=("${WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS[@]}")
 else
     if [[ "${DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES:-true}" != "true" ]]; then
         echo "DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES=false — skipping container updates"
@@ -231,11 +268,16 @@ if [[ "$SHOW_STATUS" == true ]]; then
     echo ""
     echo "━━━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY STATUS ━━━━━"
     echo "$ICON_HOST       Identity:   $MY_ID ($LOCAL_SERVER_NAME)"
-    echo "$ICON_GEAR       Mode:       $([[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]] && echo "remainder" || echo "normal (daily)")"
     if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
-        echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${#TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]} running (excluding daily, weekly sync, and fallback)"
+        echo "$ICON_GEAR       Mode:       remainder (monthly)"
+        echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${#TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]} running (excluding daily, weekly, sync-window, fallback)"
         for _c in "${TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]}"; do echo "  $_c"; done
+    elif [[ "$WEEKLY_MODE" == true ]]; then
+        echo "$ICON_GEAR       Mode:       weekly"
+        echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${TARGET_CONTAINERS[*]}"
+        echo "$ICON_GEAR       Enabled:    ${WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES:-true}"
     else
+        echo "$ICON_GEAR       Mode:       normal (daily)"
         echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${TARGET_CONTAINERS[*]}"
         echo "$ICON_GEAR       Enabled:    ${DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES:-true}"
     fi
@@ -257,8 +299,11 @@ fi
 echo ""
 if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
     echo "━━━ $ICON_CONTAINERS Docker Update (remainder) — $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ━━━"
-    echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Updating ${#TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]} container(s) (not in daily or weekly sync)"
+    echo "$ICON_CONTAINERS Updating ${#TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]} container(s) (not in daily, weekly, or sync window)"
     log "$ICON_CONTAINERS Remainder targets: ${TARGET_CONTAINERS[*]}"
+elif [[ "$WEEKLY_MODE" == true ]]; then
+    echo "━━━ $ICON_CONTAINERS Docker Update (weekly) — $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ━━━"
+    log "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${TARGET_CONTAINERS[*]}"
 else
     echo "━━━ $ICON_CONTAINERS Docker Update — $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ━━━"
     log "$ICON_CONTAINERS Containers: ${TARGET_CONTAINERS[*]}"
@@ -382,6 +427,8 @@ END=$(date +%s)
 # ==============================================================================================
 if [[ "$REMAINDER_MODE" == true ]]; then
     echo "━━━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY DOCKER UPDATE (REMAINDER) SUMMARY ━━━━━"
+elif [[ "$WEEKLY_MODE" == true ]]; then
+    echo "━━━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY DOCKER UPDATE (WEEKLY) SUMMARY ━━━━━"
 else
     echo "━━━━━ $ICON_SUMMARY DOCKER UPDATE SUMMARY ━━━━━"
 fi
diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/user_script_plug-in.sh b/Plugin/unraid/user_script_plug-in.sh
index 0c68ecd..842f6f2 100755
--- a/Plugin/unraid/user_script_plug-in.sh
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/user_script_plug-in.sh
@@ -329,8 +329,9 @@
 #        Critical-Data full clean auth stack mirror
 #   7. Start remote containers  dependency order, new image, verify each container up
 #   8. Start local containers   dependency order, new image, verify each container up
-#   9. docker_weekly_restart.sh restart less-critical services: NextCloud, AdGuard, Immich
-#  10. WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS — clear_logs.sh + playback_aware_*.sh discovery scripts.
+#   9. docker_update.sh --weekly  pull latest images for WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS
+#  10. docker_weekly_restart.sh  restart less-critical services: NextCloud, AdGuard, Immich
+#  11. WEEKLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS — clear_logs.sh + playback_aware_*.sh discovery scripts.
 #                                playback_aware_lidarr_discovery.sh: 0–5 music adds/week
 #                                  based on your Emby play history + Last.fm similar artists.
 #                                playback_aware_radarr_discovery.sh: 0–5 movie adds/week
@@ -659,9 +660,11 @@
 #     Containers stay running during the pull. Rebuilds containers that received a new image.
 #     docker_daily_restart.sh restarts the rest. Toggle: DAILY_CONTAINER_UPDATES in master.conf.
 #
-#   Remainder (monthly) — targets all running containers not in managed lists.
-#     Excludes daily list, emby+critical-data sync-window containers,
-#     and fallback containers owned by the remote server's update cycle.
+#   Weekly (--weekly) — targets WEEKLY_RESTART_CONTAINERS before docker_weekly_restart.sh.
+#     Rebuilds containers that received a new image. Toggle: WEEKLY_CONTAINER_UPDATES in master.conf.
+#
+#   Remainder (--remainder, monthly) — targets all running containers not in managed lists.
+#     Excludes daily, weekly, emby+critical-data sync-window, and fallback containers.
 #     Rebuilds containers that received a new image. Toggle: MONTHLY_REMAINING_UPDATES in master.conf.
 #
 # bash /boot/config/plugins/varaverk/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh --dry-run