diff --git a/src/subconscious/hook.rs b/src/subconscious/hook.rs
index 6d4b4bd..cc21be0 100644
--- a/src/subconscious/hook.rs
+++ b/src/subconscious/hook.rs
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ impl AgentCycleState {
         if let Some(agent) = self.agents.iter_mut().find(|a| a.name == name) {
             agent.pid = pid;
             agent.phase = phase;
-            if log_path.is_some() {
-                agent.log_path = log_path;
-            }
+            agent.log_path = log_path;
         }
     }
 
@@ -271,11 +269,8 @@ impl AgentCycleState {
             .unwrap_or(300) as u64;
 
         let live = crate::agents::knowledge::scan_pid_files(&state_dir, timeout);
-        if let Some((phase, pid)) = live.first() {
-            self.update_agent("surface-observe", Some(*pid), Some(phase.clone()), None);
+        for (phase, pid) in &live {
             self.log(format_args!("alive pid-{}: phase={}\n", pid, phase));
-        } else {
-            self.update_agent("surface-observe", None, None, None);
         }
 
         // Read surfaced keys
@@ -360,7 +355,6 @@ impl AgentCycleState {
 
         let live = crate::agents::knowledge::scan_pid_files(&state_dir, 300);
         if let Some((phase, pid)) = live.first() {
-            self.update_agent("reflect", Some(*pid), Some(phase.clone()), None);
             self.log(format_args!("reflect: already running pid {}\n", pid));
             return None;
         }
@@ -406,7 +400,6 @@ impl AgentCycleState {
 
         let live = crate::agents::knowledge::scan_pid_files(&state_dir, 300);
         if let Some((phase, pid)) = live.first() {
-            self.update_agent("journal", Some(*pid), Some(phase.clone()), None);
             self.log(format_args!("journal: already running pid {}\n", pid));
             return;
         }