diff --git a/internal/cluster/ring_engine.go b/internal/cluster/ring_engine.go
index fea2ea3..6f87fdd 100644
--- a/internal/cluster/ring_engine.go
+++ b/internal/cluster/ring_engine.go
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@ func (e *Engine) runCommands(ctx context.Context, tk *Token) error {
 					"taskId": claimed.ID, "local": claimed.Local.Name, "remote": claimed.Remote.Name,
 				})
 			}
-			log.Printf("ring[%s] restarted %s: %s→%s:%d", e.ID, claimed.ID,
-				claimed.Local.Name, claimed.Remote.Name, claimed.Link.RemotePort)
+			// Logging is the app's job (RestartFn reports the actual worker
+			// outcome); the ring layer stays quiet so one restart is one line
+			// rather than two identical ones.
 			continue
 		}
 		if e.Handler != nil {