diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml
index d33f11c30..bae1480db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     #       paths-filter skip, but a required gate needs it to be a neutral
     #       check, not a green "success", so a skipped heavy lane can't be
     #       mistaken for a passed one.
+    # mc#1982: pre-existing continue-on-error mask; root-fix and remove, do not renew silently.
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-external.yml b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-external.yml
index 2b2432d4d..c92dcf5ae 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-external.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-external.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     #     - "CP unhealthy → exit 1" currently looks identical to a real
     #       failure on the run page; required-gate would need it demoted to
     #       a neutral/skip so staging flakiness can't block merges.
+    # mc#1982: pre-existing continue-on-error mask; root-fix and remove, do not renew silently.
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 25