diff --git a/codex/sections/review-mode.md b/codex/sections/review-mode.md
index 989f3a4be..6bbc1a5fa 100644
--- a/codex/sections/review-mode.md
+++ b/codex/sections/review-mode.md
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ match wins:
       **GATE: PASS**.
 
    Check 3 is `VERDICT: findings`; check 4 is `VERDICT: unverified`, or
-   `VERDICT: clean` with `FINDINGS: none`; check 5 is `VERDICT: clean` with
+   `VERDICT: clean` with `FINDINGS: none` or `unspecified`; check 5 is `VERDICT: clean` with
    `FINDINGS: P2` or `P3`. There is no default branch: PASS is only reachable through check 5. For FAIL
    via checks 1 or 2, say explicitly that the review did not complete. For
    UNVERIFIED, tell the user to read Codex's verdict above and decide; it is
diff --git a/codex/sections/review-mode.md.tmpl b/codex/sections/review-mode.md.tmpl
index 54c91c313..01cd2a6b7 100644
--- a/codex/sections/review-mode.md.tmpl
+++ b/codex/sections/review-mode.md.tmpl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ match wins:
       **GATE: PASS**.
 
    Check 3 is `VERDICT: findings`; check 4 is `VERDICT: unverified`, or
-   `VERDICT: clean` with `FINDINGS: none`; check 5 is `VERDICT: clean` with
+   `VERDICT: clean` with `FINDINGS: none` or `unspecified`; check 5 is `VERDICT: clean` with
    `FINDINGS: P2` or `P3`. There is no default branch: PASS is only reachable through check 5. For FAIL
    via checks 1 or 2, say explicitly that the review did not complete. For
    UNVERIFIED, tell the user to read Codex's verdict above and decide; it is