diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
index 6ca4209bf..a30d281a0 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ pub struct RunConfig {
     pub base_sha: Option<String>,
     /// Git branch name for the run (e.g. `fabro/run/{run_id}`).
     pub run_branch: Option<String>,
-    /// Metadata branch name for git-native checkpoint storage (e.g. `refs/fabro/{run_id}`).
+    /// Metadata branch name for git-native checkpoint storage (e.g. `fabro/meta/{run_id}`).
     pub meta_branch: Option<String>,
     /// User-defined key-value labels for this run.
     pub labels: HashMap<String, String>,
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs
index 428a48acd..d2b16cd5d 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ impl MetadataStore {
 
     /// Returns the branch name for a run: `fabro/meta/{run_id}`.
     pub fn branch_name(run_id: &str) -> String {
-        format!("fabro/meta/{run_id}")
+        format!("{META_BRANCH_PREFIX}{run_id}")
     }
 
     /// Format a commit message with the standard Fabro footer appended.