diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 508e267b..579de0e2 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -939,7 +939,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 20) **Crawler Architecture**
     - **Scraper pod (1 replica)**: Runs the Express API server + scheduler.
-    - **Scraper-worker pods (5 replicas)**: Each worker runs `dist/dutchie-az/services/worker.js`, polling the job queue.
+    - **Scraper-worker pods (25 replicas)**: Each runs `dist/tasks/task-worker.js`, polling the job queue.
+    - **Worker naming**: Pods use fantasy names (Aethelgard, Xylos, Kryll, Coriolis, etc.) - see `k8s/scraper-worker.yaml` ConfigMap. Worker IDs: `{PodName}-worker-{n}`
     - **Job types**: `menu_detection`, `menu_detection_single`, `dutchie_product_crawl`
     - **Job schedules** (managed in `job_schedules` table):
       - `dutchie_az_menu_detection`: Runs daily with 60-min jitter
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/worker-registry.ts b/backend/src/routes/worker-registry.ts
index 264ed3d1..bfea79b7 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/worker-registry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/worker-registry.ts
@@ -70,21 +70,20 @@ router.post('/register', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     );
 
     if (existing.rows.length > 0) {
-      // Re-activate existing worker
+      // Re-activate existing worker - keep existing pod_name (fantasy name), don't overwrite with K8s name
       const { rows } = await pool.query(`
         UPDATE worker_registry
         SET status = 'active',
             role = $1,
-            pod_name = $2,
-            hostname = $3,
-            ip_address = $4,
+            hostname = $2,
+            ip_address = $3,
             last_heartbeat_at = NOW(),
             started_at = NOW(),
-            metadata = $5,
+            metadata = $4,
             updated_at = NOW()
-        WHERE worker_id = $6
-        RETURNING id, worker_id, friendly_name, role
-      `, [role, pod_name, finalHostname, clientIp, metadata, finalWorkerId]);
+        WHERE worker_id = $5
+        RETURNING id, worker_id, friendly_name, pod_name, role
+      `, [role, finalHostname, clientIp, metadata, finalWorkerId]);
 
       const worker = rows[0];
       const roleMsg = role ? `for ${role}` : 'as role-agnostic';
@@ -105,13 +104,13 @@ router.post('/register', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const nameResult = await pool.query('SELECT assign_worker_name($1) as name', [finalWorkerId]);
     const friendlyName = nameResult.rows[0].name;
 
-    // Register the worker
+    // Register the worker - use friendlyName as pod_name (not K8s name)
     const { rows } = await pool.query(`
       INSERT INTO worker_registry (
         worker_id, friendly_name, role, pod_name, hostname, ip_address, status, metadata
       ) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 'active', $7)
-      RETURNING id, worker_id, friendly_name, role
-    `, [finalWorkerId, friendlyName, role, pod_name, finalHostname, clientIp, metadata]);
+      RETURNING id, worker_id, friendly_name, pod_name, role
+    `, [finalWorkerId, friendlyName, role, friendlyName, finalHostname, clientIp, metadata]);
 
     const worker = rows[0];
     const roleMsg = role ? `for ${role}` : 'as role-agnostic';