diff --git a/TEMPLATES.md b/TEMPLATES.md
index 6ec75e3b5..5553704e1 100644
--- a/TEMPLATES.md
+++ b/TEMPLATES.md
@@ -4225,10 +4225,6 @@ ALTER TABLE `products` ADD INDEX `idx_price`(`price_cents`);
 ```
 
 
----
-
-Cutover in progress — typically completes within seconds.
-
 _Last updated: <relative-time datetime="2026-01-01T00:00:00Z">2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC</relative-time> (2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)_
 
 </details>
@@ -8318,7 +8314,6 @@ Defer cutover: Cutting over in progress
      ~ users: 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 Cutting over...
        ALTER TABLE `users` ADD INDEX `idx_email_created`(`email`, `created_at`);
 
-Cutover in progress. This typically completes within seconds.
 Tables are being renamed atomically...
 ```
 </details>
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/internal/templates/preview_defer.go b/pkg/cmd/internal/templates/preview_defer.go
index 3966976e6..6d67beb5f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/internal/templates/preview_defer.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/internal/templates/preview_defer.go
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ func previewDeferCuttingOutput() {
 	}
 	WriteProgress(data)
 
-	fmt.Println("Cutover in progress. This typically completes within seconds.")
 	fmt.Println("Tables are being renamed atomically...")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/templates/apply.go b/pkg/webhook/templates/apply.go
index 2ef908c96..3221f650f 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/templates/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/templates/apply.go
@@ -1215,9 +1215,6 @@ func writeApplyFooter(sb *strings.Builder, data ApplyStatusCommentData) {
 		} else {
 			sb.WriteString("Recovering after restart. Cutover will be available once recovery completes.\n")
 		}
-	case state.Apply.CuttingOver:
-		sb.WriteString("\n---\n\n")
-		sb.WriteString("Cutover in progress — typically completes within seconds.\n")
 	case state.Apply.Running, state.Apply.RunningDegraded,
 		state.Apply.CatchingUp, state.Apply.Checksumming, state.Apply.PostChecksum:
 		if hasRetryingTable(data.Tables) {
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/templates/sharded_apply.go b/pkg/webhook/templates/sharded_apply.go
index 9a0fa5e7a..867d7c47a 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/templates/sharded_apply.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/templates/sharded_apply.go
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func shardedTableStatusPhrase(status string) string {
 	case state.Task.Recovering:
 		return "🔄 Recovering state..."
 	case state.Task.Failed:
-		return "❌ Failed"
+		return glyph.Failed + " Failed"
 	case state.Task.FailedRetryable:
 		return "🔄 Interrupted — retrying automatically"
 	case state.Task.Stopped: