diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index d480fda..ff7de38 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -1350,17 +1350,30 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
                 
             # Only report issues for drives with valid SMART status
             if drive.get('smart_issues') and drive.get('smart_status') in ['HEALTHY', 'UNHEALTHY', 'UNKNOWN']:
-                # Filter out generic error messages that don't indicate real hardware issues
+                # Filter out generic error messages and manufacturer-specific false positives
                 filtered_issues = []
                 for issue in drive['smart_issues']:
-                    if not any(skip_phrase in issue for skip_phrase in [
+                    # Skip generic errors
+                    if any(skip_phrase in issue for skip_phrase in [
                         "Error checking SMART:",
                         "Unable to read device information",
                         "SMART not supported",
                         "timed out"
                     ]):
-                        filtered_issues.append(issue)
-                
+                        continue
+
+                    # Skip manufacturer-specific operation counters (not actual errors)
+                    # These are monitored attributes that manufacturers use as counters
+                    if any(counter_name in issue for counter_name in [
+                        "Seek_Error_Rate",      # Seagate/WD use as operation counter
+                        "Command_Timeout",       # OOS/Seagate use as operation counter
+                        "Raw_Read_Error_Rate"   # Seagate/WD use as operation counter
+                    ]):
+                        logger.debug(f"Filtering manufacturer operation counter from issues: {issue}")
+                        continue
+
+                    filtered_issues.append(issue)
+
                 if filtered_issues:
                     issues.append(f"Drive {drive['device']} has SMART issues: {', '.join(filtered_issues)}")