diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 61ecda9..b3ccf39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ jobs:
             --exclude='*.md' \
             . || true)
 
-          # Filter out test/audit lines that legitimately reference patterns
-          LEAKS=$(echo "$MATCHES" | grep -v -e 'should not contain' -e 'returns zero' -e 'audit grep' || true)
+          # Filter out self-referencing leak-detection grep patterns + audit text.
+          # Lines that contain the bash escaped grep pattern (onyx\|192\.168) are
+          # the leak detectors themselves, not leaks.
+          LEAKS=$(echo "$MATCHES" | grep -v \
+            -e 'should not contain' \
+            -e 'returns zero' \
+            -e 'audit grep' \
+            -e "'onyx\\\\\\\\\\\\|" \
+            -e 'onyx\\|' \
+            -e "name:.*onyx leaks" \
+            -e "-e 'onyx'" \
+            || true)
 
           if [[ -n "$LEAKS" ]]; then
             echo "::error::Brand leaks detected"
diff --git a/assets/kde/plasma-desktop.conf b/assets/kde/plasma-desktop.conf
index d5ac747..89e96f1 100644
--- a/assets/kde/plasma-desktop.conf
+++ b/assets/kde/plasma-desktop.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# veilor-os default desktop config — solid black wallpaper (matches onyx).
+# veilor-os default desktop config — solid black wallpaper (matches reference system).
 # Plasma uses `wallpaperplugin=org.kde.color` (not org.kde.image) — pure
 # black solid color rendering, no SVG asset needed.
 # Applied via 30-apply-v03-theme.sh into ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
diff --git a/scripts/30-apply-v03-theme.sh b/scripts/30-apply-v03-theme.sh
index 07f8a96..b074a76 100755
--- a/scripts/30-apply-v03-theme.sh
+++ b/scripts/30-apply-v03-theme.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if [[ -d $SDDM_SRC ]]; then
     install -d -m 0755 /etc/sddm.conf.d
     # Preserve other sddm.conf.d/*.conf entries; this file owns [Theme] only.
     cat > /etc/sddm.conf.d/veilor-theme.conf << 'EOF'
-# veilor-os v0.3 — set veilor-black SDDM theme as default (matches onyx)
+# veilor-os v0.3 — set veilor-black SDDM theme as default (matches reference system)
 [Theme]
 Current=veilor-black
 CursorTheme=Breeze_Light
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# 4. Wallpaper — solid black (matches onyx, no SVG asset)
+# 4. Wallpaper — solid black (matches reference system, no SVG asset)
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 info "Wallpaper: setting Plasma default to org.kde.color (solid black)"
-# onyx uses `wallpaperplugin=org.kde.color` + `Color=0,0,0` — pure black
+# reference system uses `wallpaperplugin=org.kde.color` + `Color=0,0,0` — pure black
 # rendered by Plasma's color plugin, no image asset needed.
 # Apply via system-wide kdedefaults so new users inherit.
 KDD=/etc/xdg/kdedefaults