diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
index 731fe7f8..cedcf8ce 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ function runControlPlaneCleanup(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string,
   };
 }
 
-function runV02RenderCheck(sourceCommit: string): CommandJsonResult {
+function runV02RenderToTemp(sourceCommit: string): CommandJsonResult {
   const renderDir = v02RenderDir(sourceCommit);
   return v02WorkspaceScript([
     "set -eu",
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ function runV02RenderCheck(sourceCommit: string): CommandJsonResult {
     `rm -rf ${shellQuote(renderDir)}`,
     `mkdir -p ${shellQuote(renderDir)}`,
     `node scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs --lane v02 --source-revision ${shellQuote(sourceCommit)} --out ${shellQuote(renderDir)}`,
-    `node scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs --lane v02 --source-revision ${shellQuote(sourceCommit)} --out ${shellQuote(renderDir)} --check`,
   ].join("\n"), 180_000);
 }
 
@@ -756,15 +755,15 @@ function applyV02ControlPlaneFiles(sourceCommit: string, dryRun: boolean, timeou
 }
 
 function refreshV02ControlPlaneBeforeTrigger(sourceCommit: string, timeoutSeconds: number): Record<string, unknown> {
-  const renderCheck = runV02RenderCheck(sourceCommit);
-  if (!isCommandSuccess(renderCheck)) {
+  const render = runV02RenderToTemp(sourceCommit);
+  if (!isCommandSuccess(render)) {
     return {
       ok: false,
-      phase: "source-render-check",
+      phase: "source-render",
       sourceCommit,
       renderDir: v02RenderDir(sourceCommit),
-      renderCheck,
-      degradedReason: "control-plane-render-check-failed",
+      render,
+      degradedReason: "control-plane-render-failed",
     };
   }
   const apply = applyV02ControlPlaneFiles(sourceCommit, false, timeoutSeconds);
@@ -774,7 +773,7 @@ function refreshV02ControlPlaneBeforeTrigger(sourceCommit: string, timeoutSecond
     phase: "control-plane-refresh",
     sourceCommit,
     renderDir: v02RenderDir(sourceCommit),
-    renderCheck: commandData(renderCheck),
+    render: commandData(render),
     apply,
     cleanupObsoleteCronJobs,
     degradedReason: !isCommandSuccess(apply)
@@ -954,14 +953,14 @@ function runV02ControlPlane(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string, unk
   if (options.action === "runtime-migration") return runV02RuntimeMigration(options, sourceCommit);
   if (options.action === "status") return v02ControlPlaneStatus(sourceCommit);
   if (options.action === "apply") {
-    const renderCheck = runV02RenderCheck(sourceCommit);
-    if (!isCommandSuccess(renderCheck)) {
+    const render = runV02RenderToTemp(sourceCommit);
+    if (!isCommandSuccess(render)) {
       return {
         ok: false,
         command: `hwlab g14 control-plane ${options.action} --lane v02`,
-        phase: "source-render-check",
+        phase: "source-render",
         sourceCommit,
-        renderCheck,
+        render,
       };
     }
     const apply = applyV02ControlPlaneFiles(sourceCommit, options.dryRun, options.timeoutSeconds);
@@ -972,7 +971,7 @@ function runV02ControlPlane(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string, unk
       mode: options.dryRun ? "dry-run" : "confirmed-apply",
       sourceCommit,
       renderDir: v02RenderDir(sourceCommit),
-      renderCheck: commandData(renderCheck),
+      render: commandData(render),
       apply,
       cleanupObsoleteCronJobs: options.dryRun ? deleteV02ObsoleteCronJobs(true) : deleteV02ObsoleteCronJobs(false),
       status: v02ControlPlaneStatus(sourceCommit),
@@ -1384,14 +1383,14 @@ function runGitMirrorApply(options: G14GitMirrorOptions): Record<string, unknown
   if (sourceCommit === null) {
     return { ok: false, command: "hwlab g14 git-mirror apply", degradedReason: "v02-head-unresolved", workspace: V02_WORKSPACE };
   }
-  const renderCheck = runV02RenderCheck(sourceCommit);
-  if (!isCommandSuccess(renderCheck)) {
+  const render = runV02RenderToTemp(sourceCommit);
+  if (!isCommandSuccess(render)) {
     return {
       ok: false,
       command: "hwlab g14 git-mirror apply",
-      phase: "source-render-check",
+      phase: "source-render",
       sourceCommit,
-      renderCheck,
+      render,
     };
   }
   const apply = applyGitMirrorManifestFile(sourceCommit, options.dryRun, options.timeoutSeconds);
@@ -1411,7 +1410,7 @@ function runGitMirrorApply(options: G14GitMirrorOptions): Record<string, unknown
     mode: options.dryRun ? "dry-run" : "confirmed-apply",
     sourceCommit,
     manifest: `${v02RenderDir(sourceCommit)}/devops-infra/git-mirror.yaml`,
-    renderCheck: commandData(renderCheck),
+    render: commandData(render),
     apply,
     cleanupLegacyCronJob,
     status: runGitMirrorStatus(),