diff --git a/patterns/archetypes/status-report.json b/patterns/archetypes/status-report.json
index 93d068f..80ba176 100644
--- a/patterns/archetypes/status-report.json
+++ b/patterns/archetypes/status-report.json
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
     "Use schedule triggers for repeatable reporting",
     "Keep prompts focused on one report \u2014 multi-source reports need pre-steps",
     "Use DO NOT constraints to prevent repository changes while generating reports",
-    "Use skip-if-match and expires on create-issue so scheduled reports don't accumulate as duplicate open issues"
+    "Use skip-if-match and expires on create-issue so scheduled reports don't accumulate as duplicate open issues",
+    "Set close-older-issues: true on create-issue as an alternative to skip-if-match — it closes the previous report issue from the same workflow instead of preventing the new run"
   ],
   "anti_patterns": [
     "daily-repo-status",