diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index f2d8144..c131b01 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -1919,6 +1919,10 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
                 clean_issue = clean_issue.replace('[cluster-wide] ', '').replace('[cluster-wide]', '')
             # Remove [ceph] marker since _categorize_issue adds it as issue_tag
             clean_issue = clean_issue.replace('[ceph] ', '').replace('[ceph]', '')
+            # Strip ever-changing SMART counters from the title so the title stays
+            # stable across runs and doesn't trigger hourly "Title updated" comment spam.
+            # The counter values are already captured in the ticket description.
+            clean_issue = re.sub(r':\s*(?:Warning|Critical)\s+\w+:\s*\d+', '', clean_issue).strip(': ').strip()
 
             # Extract drive capacity if this is a drive-related issue.
             # Issue strings now use serial numbers; find the matching drive by serial.