diff --git a/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/ticketing_utils.py b/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/ticketing_utils.py
index d92657d..e1a738c 100644
--- a/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/ticketing_utils.py
+++ b/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/ticketing_utils.py
@@ -193,22 +193,36 @@ def link_open_internal_tickets_to_run(*, run: JobRun, job: Job) -> None:
     except Exception:
         rows = []
 
-    # Debug logging to audit log (visible in UI)
-    if rows:
-        try:
-            from .models import AuditLog
-            details = []
+    # Debug logging to audit log (visible in UI) - ALWAYS log, even if no tickets
+    try:
+        from .models import AuditLog
+        details = []
+        if rows:
             for tid, code, t_resolved, ts_resolved in rows:
                 details.append(f"ticket_id={tid}, code={code}, t.resolved_at={t_resolved}, ts.resolved_at={ts_resolved}")
+        else:
+            details.append("No open tickets found for this job")
 
-            audit = AuditLog(
+        audit = AuditLog(
+            user="system",
+            event_type="ticket_link_debug",
+            message=f"link_open_internal_tickets_to_run called: run_id={run.id}, job_id={job.id}, found={len(rows)} ticket(s)",
+            details="\n".join(details)
+        )
+        db.session.add(audit)
+        # Use commit instead of flush to ensure it's persisted
+        db.session.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Log the exception so we know if something goes wrong
+        try:
+            audit_err = AuditLog(
                 user="system",
-                event_type="ticket_link_debug",
-                message=f"Linking {len(rows)} ticket(s) to run_id={run.id} (job_id={job.id})",
-                details="\n".join(details)
+                event_type="ticket_link_error",
+                message=f"Error in ticket link debug logging",
+                details=str(e)
             )
-            db.session.add(audit)
-            db.session.flush()
+            db.session.add(audit_err)
+            db.session.commit()
         except Exception:
             pass
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog-claude.md b/docs/changelog-claude.md
index dab2781..3021813 100644
--- a/docs/changelog-claude.md
+++ b/docs/changelog-claude.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This file documents all changes made to this project via Claude Code.
 - Fixed internal and Autotask tickets being linked to new runs even after being resolved by removing date-based "open" logic from ticket query (tickets now only link to new runs if they are genuinely unresolved, not based on run date comparisons)
 
 ### Changed
-- Added debug logging to ticket linking function to troubleshoot resolved ticket propagation issues (writes to AuditLog table with event_type "ticket_link_debug", visible on Logging page, shows ticket_id, ticket_code, resolved_at values for both ticket and scope)
+- Added debug logging to ticket linking function to troubleshoot resolved ticket propagation issues (writes to AuditLog table with event_type "ticket_link_debug", visible on Logging page, logs EVERY run import to show whether tickets were found and their resolved_at status, uses commit instead of flush to ensure persistence)
 
 ## [2026-02-09]