diff --git a/backend/app/services/test_workflow_service.py b/backend/app/services/test_workflow_service.py
index 83f8465..cad8a08 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/test_workflow_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/test_workflow_service.py
@@ -405,12 +405,14 @@ def reopen_red_review(db: Session, test: Test, user: User, notes: str) -> Test:
     test.red_review_at = datetime.utcnow()
     test.red_review_notes = notes.strip()
     test.red_round_number = (test.red_round_number or 1) + 1
-    # New sheet — the operator fills these in fresh for this round; the
-    # values that were just archived stay visible via round_history.
-    test.procedure_text = None
-    test.tool_used = None
+    # Only the per-round verdict/timing fields get a blank slate — the
+    # operator must explicitly answer "was THIS attempt successful" and
+    # "when did THIS attempt run" rather than silently inheriting round 1's
+    # answer. The old values aren't lost: they're in round_history and
+    # shown on the archived Phase Timeline card. Free-text fields
+    # (procedure, tool, summary) are NOT cleared — the operator edits them
+    # in place for the new round instead of retyping from scratch.
     test.attack_success = None
-    test.red_summary = None
     test.execution_start_time = None
     test.execution_end_time = None
     db.flush()
@@ -640,13 +642,14 @@ def reopen_blue_review(db: Session, test: Test, user: User, notes: str) -> Test:
     test.blue_review_at = datetime.utcnow()
     test.blue_review_notes = notes.strip()
     test.blue_round_number = (test.blue_round_number or 1) + 1
-    # New sheet for this round; the archived values above remain visible
-    # via round_history.
+    # Same split as the red side: verdict/timing fields get a blank slate
+    # for this round (old values live on in round_history + the archived
+    # Phase Timeline card), but blue_summary is free text the operator
+    # edits in place rather than retyping.
     test.detection_result = None
     test.containment_result = None
     test.detection_time = None
     test.containment_time = None
-    test.blue_summary = None
     db.flush()
 
     log_action(
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_workflow.py b/backend/tests/test_workflow.py
index 488eef3..558031f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_workflow.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_workflow.py
@@ -740,9 +740,11 @@ class TestReviewDecisions:
 
     @patch("app.services.test_workflow_service.log_action")
     def test_reopen_red_review_archives_round_and_resets_fields(self, mock_log):
-        """Reopening must not erase what Red already submitted — it archives
-        the round (visible via round_history) and only then blanks the live
-        fields for a fresh attempt, bumping the round counter."""
+        """Reopening must not erase what Red already submitted. The round is
+        archived (visible via round_history) and only the per-round verdict
+        fields (attack_success, execution start/end) are blanked for a fresh
+        answer — free-text fields (procedure, tool, summary) stay in place
+        for the operator to edit, not retype from scratch."""
         from app.models.test_round_history import TestRoundHistory
 
         test = _make_test(
@@ -766,10 +768,12 @@ class TestReviewDecisions:
         assert archived[0].red_summary == "Got a shell."
         assert archived[0].review_notes == "incomplete evidence"
 
-        assert test.procedure_text is None
-        assert test.tool_used is None
+        assert test.procedure_text == "ran mimikatz"
+        assert test.tool_used == "mimikatz"
+        assert test.red_summary == "Got a shell."
         assert test.attack_success is None
-        assert test.red_summary is None
+        assert test.execution_start_time is None
+        assert test.execution_end_time is None
         assert test.red_round_number == 2
 
     @patch("app.services.test_workflow_service.log_action")
@@ -797,7 +801,8 @@ class TestReviewDecisions:
         assert archived[0].review_notes == "missing containment steps"
 
         assert test.detection_result is None
-        assert test.blue_summary is None
+        assert test.containment_result is None
+        assert test.blue_summary == "Caught it via EDR."
         assert test.blue_round_number == 2
 
     @patch("app.services.test_workflow_service.log_action")