diff --git a/docs/devops/gitea-runner/ROADMAP.md b/docs/devops/gitea-runner/ROADMAP.md
index 3a48f1eb..5c5b844e 100644
--- a/docs/devops/gitea-runner/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/docs/devops/gitea-runner/ROADMAP.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Total phases: **6** (P0 → P5) + **Review handoff (P6)**
   - Status: `Installed /usr/local/bin/act_runner as gitea-runner version v1.0.6; SHA256 verified via gitea/runner checksums.txt. Deviation: upstream repo/assets are now gitea/runner + gitea-runner-* rather than gitea/act_runner + act_runner-*.`
 - [ ] **P1.3** Obtain registration token from Gitea (instance level)
   - Commit: _none (token in memory only)_
-  - Status: `<token length confirmed nonzero>`
+  - Status: `BLOCKED: GITEA_ADMIN_TOKEN is not set; git remote embedded credentials returned 401 for /api/v1/admin/runners/registration-token; existing GITEA_NPM_TOKEN/.gitea_npm_token also returned 401. Need an instance-level runner registration token or an admin API token.`
 - [ ] **P1.4** Register runner with config.yaml (Docker mode, `node:20-bookworm` label mapping)
   - Commit: _system change_
   - Status: `<runner name: hostinger-bytelyst-1, labels: ...>`