diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-http.ts b/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-http.ts
index a0a12bd0..6f9fa783 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-http.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-http.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ export async function handleProductDiscoveryHttp(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<Task
       role: 'product_refresh',
       dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
       priority: task.priority || 0,
+      method: 'http', // Browser-only transport
       payload: { payload_id: payloadResult.id },
     });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-refresh.ts b/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-refresh.ts
index 53cfae81..e3f05bfa 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-refresh.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-refresh.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
             role: 'entry_point_discovery',
             dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
             priority: task.priority || 0,
+            method: 'http', // Browser-only transport
           });
           return {
             success: true,