diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index 9f1f470..0263ad1 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -1311,12 +1311,21 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
         """Count total critical issues across all health checks for P1 escalation."""
         count = 0
 
+        # Manufacturer operation counters to exclude (same as in _detect_issues)
+        manufacturer_counters = [
+            'Seek_Error_Rate', 'Command_Timeout', 'Raw_Read_Error_Rate'
+        ]
+
         # Count drive failures
         for drive in health_report.get('drives_health', {}).get('drives', []):
             if drive.get('smart_status') == 'UNHEALTHY':
                 count += 1
-            if any('critical' in issue.lower() for issue in drive.get('smart_issues', [])):
-                count += 1
+            # Only count critical issues that aren't manufacturer operation counters
+            for issue in drive.get('smart_issues', []):
+                if 'critical' in issue.lower():
+                    # Skip manufacturer operation counters
+                    if not any(counter in issue for counter in manufacturer_counters):
+                        count += 1
 
         # Count ECC errors
         if health_report.get('memory_health', {}).get('status') == 'CRITICAL':
@@ -1571,11 +1580,13 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
                     logger.warning(f"Could not extract device from issue: {issue}")
 
             # Build ticket title with proper categorization
+            # Add space after issue_tag if drive_size is empty (for non-drive issues)
+            issue_separator = drive_size if drive_size else " "
             ticket_title = (
                 f"[{hostname}]"
                 f"{action_type['AUTO']}"
                 f"{issue_tag}"
-                f"{drive_size}"
+                f"{issue_separator}"
                 f"{clean_issue}"
                 f"{scope}"
                 f"{environment['PRODUCTION']}"