diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1a74e42..a0ae2bf 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   buildRestartAnnouncement,
   buildInterruptedRestartAnnouncement,
   consumeRestartContext,
+  getRecoverableInterruptedGroups,
   getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates,
   inferRecentRestartContext,
   type RestartContext,
@@ -196,7 +197,9 @@ async function announceRestartRecovery(
       'Sent explicit restart recovery announcement',
     );
 
-    for (const interrupted of explicitContext.interruptedGroups ?? []) {
+    for (const interrupted of getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(
+      explicitContext,
+    )) {
       if (interrupted.chatJid === explicitContext.chatJid) continue;
       if (hasRecentRestartAnnouncement(interrupted.chatJid, dedupeSince)) {
         continue;
@@ -265,8 +268,8 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
         (
           status,
         ): status is typeof status & {
-          status: 'processing' | 'waiting';
-        } => status.status !== 'inactive',
+          status: 'processing';
+        } => status.status === 'processing',
       )
       .map((status) => ({
         chatJid: status.jid,
diff --git a/src/restart-context.test.ts b/src/restart-context.test.ts
index 2337f44..cfbde03 100644
--- a/src/restart-context.test.ts
+++ b/src/restart-context.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
+  buildRestartAnnouncement,
+  getRecoverableInterruptedGroups,
   getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates,
   type RestartContext,
 } from './restart-context.js';
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@ function makeGroup(folder: string): RegisteredGroup {
   };
 }
 
-describe('getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates', () => {
-  it('returns only registered interrupted groups and deduplicates by chatJid', () => {
+describe('restart recovery context', () => {
+  it('returns only registered processing groups and deduplicates by chatJid', () => {
     const roomBindings: Record<string, RegisteredGroup> = {
       'dc:1': makeGroup('group-one'),
       'dc:2': makeGroup('group-two'),
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ describe('getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates', () => {
           pendingTasks: 0,
         },
         {
-          chatJid: 'dc:1',
-          groupName: 'one-duplicate',
+          chatJid: 'dc:2',
+          groupName: 'two-waiting',
           status: 'waiting',
           elapsedMs: null,
           pendingMessages: false,
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ describe('getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates', () => {
         },
         {
           chatJid: 'dc:2',
-          groupName: 'two',
+          groupName: 'two-idle',
           status: 'idle',
           elapsedMs: null,
           pendingMessages: false,
@@ -61,6 +63,14 @@ describe('getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates', () => {
           pendingMessages: true,
           pendingTasks: 0,
         },
+        {
+          chatJid: 'dc:1',
+          groupName: 'one-duplicate',
+          status: 'processing',
+          elapsedMs: 2000,
+          pendingMessages: false,
+          pendingTasks: 1,
+        },
       ],
     };
 
@@ -72,17 +82,40 @@ describe('getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates', () => {
         pendingMessages: true,
         pendingTasks: 0,
       },
-      {
-        chatJid: 'dc:2',
-        groupFolder: 'group-two',
-        status: 'idle',
-        pendingMessages: false,
-        pendingTasks: 0,
-      },
     ]);
   });
 
   it('returns empty when there is no explicit restart context', () => {
     expect(getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates(null, {})).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it('uses only processing groups for restart announcements', () => {
+    const context: RestartContext = {
+      chatJid: 'dc:main',
+      summary: 'restart',
+      verify: [],
+      writtenAt: '2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z',
+      interruptedGroups: [
+        {
+          chatJid: 'dc:processing',
+          groupName: 'processing',
+          status: 'processing',
+          elapsedMs: 1000,
+          pendingMessages: false,
+          pendingTasks: 0,
+        },
+        {
+          chatJid: 'dc:waiting',
+          groupName: 'waiting',
+          status: 'waiting',
+          elapsedMs: null,
+          pendingMessages: true,
+          pendingTasks: 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    expect(getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(context)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(buildRestartAnnouncement(context)).toContain('중단 작업 감지: 1개');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/restart-context.ts b/src/restart-context.ts
index f2aaedc..b008d2c 100644
--- a/src/restart-context.ts
+++ b/src/restart-context.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ function readRestartContextFile(filePath: string): RestartContext | null {
   return data;
 }
 
+function isRecoverableInterruptedGroup(
+  group: RestartInterruptedGroup,
+): boolean {
+  return group.status === 'processing';
+}
+
+export function getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(
+  context: Pick<RestartContext, 'interruptedGroups'> | null,
+): RestartInterruptedGroup[] {
+  return (context?.interruptedGroups ?? []).filter(
+    isRecoverableInterruptedGroup,
+  );
+}
+
 function getLatestDistBuildTime(): number | null {
   const distDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist');
   if (!fs.existsSync(distDir)) return null;
@@ -145,7 +159,10 @@ export function writeShutdownRestartContext(
   signal: string,
   serviceIds: string[] = [SERVICE_ID],
 ): string[] {
-  if (interruptedGroups.length === 0) return [];
+  const recoverableInterruptedGroups = interruptedGroups.filter(
+    isRecoverableInterruptedGroup,
+  );
+  if (recoverableInterruptedGroups.length === 0) return [];
 
   fs.mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
   const mainChatJid =
@@ -156,8 +173,8 @@ export function writeShutdownRestartContext(
     const filePath = getRestartContextPath(serviceId);
     const existing = readRestartContextFile(filePath);
     const mergedInterrupted = [
-      ...(existing?.interruptedGroups ?? []),
-      ...interruptedGroups,
+      ...getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(existing),
+      ...recoverableInterruptedGroups,
     ].filter(
       (group, index, all) =>
         all.findIndex((candidate) => candidate.chatJid === group.chatJid) ===
@@ -221,8 +238,9 @@ export function consumeRestartContext(): RestartContext | null {
 
 export function buildRestartAnnouncement(context: RestartContext): string {
   const lines = ['재시작 완료.', `- 변경: ${context.summary}`];
-  if (context.interruptedGroups && context.interruptedGroups.length > 0) {
-    lines.push(`- 중단 작업 감지: ${context.interruptedGroups.length}개`);
+  const recoverableInterruptedGroups = getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(context);
+  if (recoverableInterruptedGroups.length > 0) {
+    lines.push(`- 중단 작업 감지: ${recoverableInterruptedGroups.length}개`);
   }
   if (context.verify.length > 0) {
     lines.push(`- 검증: ${context.verify.join(', ')}`);
@@ -240,7 +258,7 @@ export function getInterruptedRecoveryCandidates(
   const seen = new Set<string>();
   const candidates: RestartRecoveryCandidate[] = [];
 
-  for (const interrupted of context.interruptedGroups) {
+  for (const interrupted of getRecoverableInterruptedGroups(context)) {
     if (seen.has(interrupted.chatJid)) continue;
     const group = roomBindings[interrupted.chatJid];
     if (!group) continue;