diff --git a/backend/cmd/app.go b/backend/cmd/app.go
index 179744ac..2d650774 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/app.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/app.go
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ func runProfileApp(profile core.Profile, mode string, listensForHTTP bool) {
 }
 
 // newWaveletApp creates a core.App wired with Wavelet platform infrastructure, domain plugins, and profile drivers.
-//
-//nolint:contextcheck
 func newWaveletApp(profile core.Profile, opts ...core.AppOption) *core.App {
 	src, err := config.NewSource()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/core/app.go b/backend/core/app.go
index 7cb6f083..89af124c 100644
--- a/backend/core/app.go
+++ b/backend/core/app.go
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ func (a *App) Stop(ctx ...context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Run starts the application and blocks until an OS signal (SIGINT, SIGTERM) or context cancellation is received,
-// then executes graceful shutdown.
+// then executes graceful shutdown. It forwards a sigCtx derived from the caller's context to Start.
 //
-//nolint:contextcheck // Run forwards a sigCtx derived from the caller's context to Start; the rule cannot follow the variadic parameter
+//nolint:contextcheck // the caller's ctx does reach Start via sigCtx; the rule cannot follow Run's variadic context parameter
 func (a *App) Run(ctx ...context.Context) error {
 	var parent context.Context
 	switch {