diff --git a/create_ticket_api.php b/create_ticket_api.php
index 8ae57af..ff7e080 100644
--- a/create_ticket_api.php
+++ b/create_ticket_api.php
@@ -158,15 +158,24 @@ function generateTicketHash($data)
             $issueSubtype = 'clock_skew';
         } elseif (stripos($title, 'cluster usage') !== false) {
             $issueSubtype = 'usage';
-        } elseif (stripos($title, 'OSD down') !== false) {
-            $issueSubtype = 'osd_down';
+        } elseif (stripos($title, 'OSD down') !== false || preg_match('/OSD\s+osd\.\d+\s+is\s+DOWN/i', $title)) {
+            // Include the specific OSD ID so each individual OSD gets its own ticket
+            if (preg_match('/osd\.(\d+)/i', $title, $osdMatch)) {
+                $issueSubtype = 'osd_down_' . $osdMatch[1];
+            } else {
+                $issueSubtype = 'osd_down';
+            }
         } elseif (stripos($title, 'HEALTH_ERR') !== false) {
             $issueSubtype = 'health_err';
         }
     }
 
+    // Include source type so automated tickets never collide with manual ones
+    $sourceType = stripos($title, '[auto]') !== false ? 'auto' : 'manual';
+
     // Build stable components
     $stableComponents = [
+        'source_type'    => $sourceType,
         'issue_category' => $issueCategory,
         'issue_subtype'  => $issueSubtype,
         'environment_tags' => array_values(array_filter(
@@ -218,8 +227,9 @@ if ($existing) {
     $newPriority      = (int)$priority;
 
     if ($existingStatus !== 'Closed') {
-        // Ticket is still active — update title and escalate priority if the new
-        // report is more severe (lower number = higher severity).
+        // Ticket is still active — update title, escalate priority, and refresh
+        // the description with the latest sensor data if the new report is more severe
+        // (lower priority number = higher severity).
         $changes   = [];
         $updateSql = "UPDATE tickets SET updated_at = NOW(), updated_by = ?";
         $bindTypes = "i";
@@ -239,6 +249,14 @@ if ($existing) {
             $changes['priority'] = ['from' => $existingPriority, 'to' => $newPriority];
         }
 
+        // Always refresh the description so the ticket body shows current sensor data
+        if (!empty($description)) {
+            $updateSql .= ", description = ?";
+            $bindTypes .= "s";
+            $bindVals[] = $description;
+            $changes['description_refreshed'] = true;
+        }
+
         if (!empty($changes)) {
             $updateSql .= " WHERE ticket_id = ?";
             $bindTypes .= "s";
@@ -249,22 +267,27 @@ if ($existing) {
             $updStmt->execute();
             $updStmt->close();
 
-            // Comment summarising what changed
-            $changeLines = [];
-            if (isset($changes['title'])) {
-                $changeLines[] = "- **Title updated** to reflect current issue";
+            // Only add a comment when something meaningful changed (not just a description refresh)
+            $meaningfulChanges = array_diff_key($changes, ['description_refreshed' => true]);
+            if (!empty($meaningfulChanges)) {
+                $changeLines = [];
+                if (isset($changes['title'])) {
+                    $changeLines[] = "- **Title updated** to reflect current issue";
+                }
+                if (isset($changes['priority'])) {
+                    $changeLines[] = "- **Priority escalated** from P{$changes['priority']['from']} to P{$changes['priority']['to']}";
+                }
+                // Wrap description in a fenced code block so ASCII art / box-drawing
+                // characters render correctly instead of collapsing into a paragraph blob
+                $commentText = "**hwmonDaemon reported a worsened condition — ticket updated automatically.**\n\n" .
+                               implode("\n", $changeLines) . "\n\nLatest report:\n\n```\n" . $description . "\n```";
+                $commentStmt = $conn->prepare(
+                    "INSERT INTO ticket_comments (ticket_id, user_id, user_name, comment_text, markdown_enabled) VALUES (?, ?, 'hwmonDaemon', ?, 1)"
+                );
+                $commentStmt->bind_param("sis", $existingId, $userId, $commentText);
+                $commentStmt->execute();
+                $commentStmt->close();
             }
-            if (isset($changes['priority'])) {
-                $changeLines[] = "- **Priority escalated** from P{$changes['priority']['from']} to P{$changes['priority']['to']}";
-            }
-            $commentText = "**hwmonDaemon reported a worsened condition — ticket updated automatically.**\n\n" .
-                           implode("\n", $changeLines) . "\n\nLatest report:\n\n" . $description;
-            $commentStmt = $conn->prepare(
-                "INSERT INTO ticket_comments (ticket_id, user_id, user_name, comment_text, markdown_enabled) VALUES (?, ?, 'hwmonDaemon', ?, 1)"
-            );
-            $commentStmt->bind_param("sis", $existingId, $userId, $commentText);
-            $commentStmt->execute();
-            $commentStmt->close();
 
             $auditLog->log($userId, 'update', 'ticket', $existingId, array_merge(
                 $changes,
@@ -305,7 +328,7 @@ if ($existing) {
     $reopenStmt->close();
 
     $commentText = "**Issue recurred — ticket reopened automatically.**\n\n" .
-                   "New report received from hwmonDaemon:\n\n" . $description;
+                   "New report received from hwmonDaemon:\n\n```\n" . $description . "\n```";
     $commentStmt = $conn->prepare(
         "INSERT INTO ticket_comments (ticket_id, user_id, user_name, comment_text, markdown_enabled) VALUES (?, ?, 'hwmonDaemon', ?, 1)"
     );