diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 ## Changelog
 
+### v0.30.5 — Health Probe: Fast Initial Checking (2026-02-25)
+
+#### Improved
+- **Clear stale health probes on start/restart** — `StartStack` and `RestartStack` now clear the previous `HealthProbe` result, preventing stale "unhealthy" state from being re-applied by `RefreshStatus`
+- **Fast 10s probing until healthy** — Stacks with no probe result (just started) or failing probes use 10-second intervals instead of waiting the full 5-minute default; reverts to normal interval once healthy
+- **Scheduler frequency 1m → 10s** — Health probe scheduler runs every 10 seconds (interval logic inside `RunHealthProbes` skips stacks that don't need probing, so no extra overhead for healthy stacks)
+
 ### v0.30.4 — Deep Bug Hunt II: Concurrency, Security & Optimization (2026-02-25)
 
 #### Fixed (Critical)
diff --git a/controller/README.md b/controller/README.md
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@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ Three probe types are supported:
 - **`api`** — HTTP request with response validation (expected status code, body content). Fails if expectations aren't met.
 - **`tcp`** — Simple port reachability check via `net.Dial`.
 
-Multiple checks per app are supported (all must pass). The probe scheduler runs every minute; per-app intervals default to 5 minutes and are configurable via `healthcheck.interval` in `.felhom.yml`. Probe results are stored in `Stack.HealthProbe` and exposed via the API. Failed probes override the stack state to `StateUnhealthy`; the override clears automatically when the next probe passes.
+Multiple checks per app are supported (all must pass). The probe scheduler runs every 10 seconds; per-app intervals default to 5 minutes and are configurable via `healthcheck.interval` in `.felhom.yml`. Probe results are stored in `Stack.HealthProbe` and exposed via the API. Failed probes override the stack state to `StateUnhealthy`; the override clears automatically when the next probe passes.
+
+**Fast initial probing:** On start/restart, stale health probe results are cleared (so the stack doesn't immediately appear "unhealthy" from a previous result). Until the first healthy probe, the controller checks every 10 seconds instead of the normal 5-minute interval, giving fast feedback on whether the app came up successfully.
 
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