diff --git a/compliance-agent/src/pipeline/orchestrator.rs b/compliance-agent/src/pipeline/orchestrator.rs
index 84e12d7..2bf4450 100644
--- a/compliance-agent/src/pipeline/orchestrator.rs
+++ b/compliance-agent/src/pipeline/orchestrator.rs
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ impl PipelineOrchestrator {
         );
 
         let mut new_count = 0u32;
+        let mut refreshed_count = 0u32;
         for mut finding in all_findings {
             finding.scan_run_id = Some(scan_run_id.to_string());
             if self
@@ -636,8 +637,27 @@ impl PipelineOrchestrator {
             {
                 self.db.findings().insert_one(&finding).await?;
                 new_count += 1;
+            } else if !finding.control_refs.is_empty() {
+                // Re-scan refresh: mirror run_pipeline — persist newly-computed
+                // control_refs onto a PLC finding first seen before the semantic
+                // pass ran. The insert path alone never would, so without this a
+                // PLC re-scan can only pick up mappings via a delete + re-add.
+                self.db
+                    .findings()
+                    .update_one(
+                        doc! { "fingerprint": &finding.fingerprint },
+                        doc! { "$set": { "control_refs": finding.control_refs.clone() } },
+                    )
+                    .await?;
+                refreshed_count += 1;
             }
         }
+        if refreshed_count > 0 {
+            tracing::info!(
+                target_id,
+                "Refreshed control_refs on {refreshed_count} existing PLC findings"
+            );
+        }
 
         if !all_sbom.is_empty() {
             if let Err(e) = self