diff --git a/fusion-woo-odoo/fusion_woocommerce/models/woo_instance.py b/fusion-woo-odoo/fusion_woocommerce/models/woo_instance.py
index 7cef40d5..be116ec0 100644
--- a/fusion-woo-odoo/fusion_woocommerce/models/woo_instance.py
+++ b/fusion-woo-odoo/fusion_woocommerce/models/woo_instance.py
@@ -383,25 +383,20 @@ class WooInstance(models.Model):
 
     @api.model
     def _cron_health_check(self):
-        """Ping all connected instances and flag unreachable ones."""
-        instances = self.search([('state', '!=', 'draft')])
+        """Ping all connected instances. Only log warnings — never change state.
+        The health check runs from inside Docker which may not reach external URLs.
+        State should only be changed by explicit user action (Test Connection button)."""
+        instances = self.search([('state', '=', 'connected')])
         for instance in instances:
             try:
                 client = instance._get_client()
                 success, _info = client.test_connection()
                 if success:
-                    if instance.state == 'error':
-                        instance.state = 'connected'
-                        instance.message_post(body="Health check passed — connection restored.")
+                    _logger.info("Health check OK for %s", instance.name)
                 else:
-                    instance.state = 'error'
-                    instance.message_post(body="Health check failed — store unreachable.")
-                    instance._notify_failure('health', 'Store unreachable during health check.')
+                    _logger.warning("Health check failed for %s — store may be unreachable", instance.name)
             except Exception as e:
-                instance.state = 'error'
-                instance.message_post(body=f"Health check error: {e}")
-                instance._notify_failure('health', str(e))
-                _logger.error("Health check failed for %s: %s", instance.name, e)
+                _logger.warning("Health check error for %s: %s", instance.name, e)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Order Sync (Task 20)