diff --git a/convex/skills.ts b/convex/skills.ts
index f2a3e5724..3f962f61a 100644
--- a/convex/skills.ts
+++ b/convex/skills.ts
@@ -1987,6 +1987,7 @@ export const getActiveSkillBatchForRescanInternal = internalQuery({
       versionId: Id<'skillVersions'>
       sha256hash: string
       slug: string
+      wasFlagged: boolean
     }> = []
     let nextCursor = cursor
 
@@ -2007,6 +2008,8 @@ export const getActiveSkillBatchForRescanInternal = internalQuery({
         versionId: version._id,
         sha256hash: version.sha256hash,
         slug: skill.slug,
+        wasFlagged:
+          (skill.moderationFlags as string[] | undefined)?.includes('flagged.suspicious') ?? false,
       })
     }
 
@@ -2608,8 +2611,8 @@ export const approveSkillByHashInternal = internalMutation({
       if (isMalicious || alreadyBlocked) {
         // Malicious from ANY scanner → blocked.malware (upgrade from suspicious)
         newFlags = ['blocked.malware']
-      } else if ((isSuspicious || alreadyFlagged) && !bypassSuspicious) {
-        // Suspicious from ANY scanner → flagged.suspicious
+      } else if (isSuspicious && !bypassSuspicious) {
+        // Suspicious from this scanner → flagged.suspicious
         newFlags = ['flagged.suspicious']
       } else if (isClean) {
         // Clean from this scanner — only clear if no other scanner has flagged
diff --git a/convex/vt.ts b/convex/vt.ts
index 2838bcb87..6f45e8683 100644
--- a/convex/vt.ts
+++ b/convex/vt.ts
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ export const rescanActiveSkills = internalAction({
       `[vt:rescan] Processing batch of ${batch.skills.length} skills (cursor=${cursor}, accumulated=${accTotal})`,
     )
 
-    for (const { versionId, sha256hash, slug } of batch.skills) {
+    for (const { versionId, sha256hash, slug, wasFlagged } of batch.skills) {
       try {
         const vtResult = await checkExistingFile(apiKey, sha256hash)
 
@@ -834,6 +834,15 @@ export const rescanActiveSkills = internalAction({
             status,
           })
           accUpdated++
+        } else if (wasFlagged && status === 'clean') {
+          // Verdict improved from suspicious → clean: clear the stale moderation flag
+          console.log(`[vt:rescan] ${slug}: verdict improved to clean, clearing suspicious flag`)
+          await ctx.runMutation(internal.skills.approveSkillByHashInternal, {
+            sha256hash,
+            scanner: 'vt',
+            status,
+          })
+          accUpdated++
         } else {
           accUnchanged++
         }