diff --git a/src/shared/git-worktree/format-file-changes.ts b/src/shared/git-worktree/format-file-changes.ts
index 8a23dabf8..ef2a35f73 100644
--- a/src/shared/git-worktree/format-file-changes.ts
+++ b/src/shared/git-worktree/format-file-changes.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function formatFileChanges(stats: GitFileStat[], notepadPath?: string): s
     const normalizedNotepadPath = normalizePath(notepadPath)
     const notepadStat = stats.find((s) => {
       const normalizedPath = normalizePath(s.path)
-      return normalizedPath === normalizedNotepadPath || normalizedPath.includes(".omo/notepads/")
+      return normalizedPath === normalizedNotepadPath
     })
     if (notepadStat) {
       lines.push("[NOTEPAD UPDATED]")
diff --git a/src/shared/git-worktree/git-worktree.test.ts b/src/shared/git-worktree/git-worktree.test.ts
index 2c903d1dc..2ba125a11 100644
--- a/src/shared/git-worktree/git-worktree.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/git-worktree/git-worktree.test.ts
@@ -65,4 +65,12 @@ describe("git-worktree", () => {
     expect(summary).toContain("[NOTEPAD UPDATED]")
     expect(summary).toContain(".omo/notepads/work/notes.md")
   })
+
+  test("#given notepad path #when formatting another omo notepad change #then does not report active notepad updated", () => {
+    const summary = formatFileChanges([
+      { path: ".omo/notepads/other/notes.md", added: 1, removed: 0, status: "modified" },
+    ], ".omo/notepads/work/notes.md")
+
+    expect(summary).not.toContain("[NOTEPAD UPDATED]")
+  })
 })