diff --git a/.storkit/work/1_backlog/421_story_timer_command_for_deferred_agent_start.md b/.storkit/work/1_backlog/421_story_timer_command_for_deferred_agent_start.md
index 174a56b8..b6281a34 100644
--- a/.storkit/work/1_backlog/421_story_timer_command_for_deferred_agent_start.md
+++ b/.storkit/work/1_backlog/421_story_timer_command_for_deferred_agent_start.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ As a ..., I want ..., so that ...
 - [ ] Bot command `timer cancel <story_id>` removes the pending timer for that story
 - [ ] Timers are persisted to .storkit/timers.json so they survive server restarts
 - [ ] A 30s tick loop (tokio task, same pattern as watchdog) checks for due timers and calls start_agent when triggered
-- [ ] When a timer fires, the story is moved from backlog to current if not already there
+- [ ] When a timer fires, the story must already be in current — timer does not move stories between stages
 - [ ] Fired timers are removed after execution (one-shot, not recurring)
 - [ ] Multiple timers for the same time are supported and respect agent slot contention via auto-assign