diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab92c9d..08b1e2d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ All felhom-managed data on external drives now lives under a `felhom-data/` subd
 - **`scripts/felhom-wipe.sh`** — Test node cleanup script with 4 wipe levels:
   - `soft` — Removes controller state files (settings.json, metrics.db, session/setup/update/snapshot state)
   - `controller` — Soft + removes all app containers, volumes, and stack directories (skips protected stacks by default)
-  - `full` — Controller + removes `felhom-data/` on all storage drives (also removes old-style `appdata/` and `backups/` for migration compatibility); restarts controller
+  - `full` — `controller`-level cleanup + removes `felhom-data/` on all storage drives (also removes old-style `appdata/` and `backups/` for migration compatibility); infra containers preserved, controller restarted after cleanup
   - `nuclear` — Full + removes controller.yaml, all infrastructure containers (controller, traefik, cloudflared, portainer), DR markers, and runs `docker system prune -af --volumes`
   - Auto-detects paths from `controller.yaml` and `settings.json`
   - Dry-run by default; requires `--yes` to execute
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index 5632fae..693a240 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ sudo ./felhom-wipe.sh --level full --yes
 |-------|-----------------|
 | `soft` | Controller state files only: `settings.json`, `metrics.db`, `setup-state.json`, `update-state.json`, `session-data.json`, `snapshot-history.json` |
 | `controller` | Soft + all non-infra Docker containers, all Docker volumes (except `portainer_data`), all stack directories (skips protected stacks by default) |
-| `full` | Controller + `felhom-data/` on all storage drives (appdata, backups). Also removes old-style `appdata/` and `backups/` directories for pre-v0.26.0 compatibility. Restarts controller after cleanup. |
+| `full` | `controller`-level cleanup + `felhom-data/` on all storage drives (appdata, backups). Also removes old-style `appdata/` and `backups/` directories for pre-v0.26.0 compatibility. Infra containers (including felhom-controller) are **preserved**; controller is restarted after cleanup. |
 | `nuclear` | Full + `controller.yaml`, all infra containers (controller, traefik, cloudflared, portainer), DR markers (`.felhom-infra-backup/` on all drives), `docker system prune -af --volumes` |
 
 ### CLI options