diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 47bcab6..d9c08ac 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ services:
       HYPIR_BASE_MODEL: /models/sd2
       HYPIR_WEIGHT_FILE: /models/hypir/HYPIR_sd2.pth
       HYPIR_DEVICE: cuda:0
+      # Empty conditioning avoids prompt-driven repainting in the conservative
+      # restoration profile. Set to passthrough only for deliberate experiments.
+      HYPIR_PROMPT_MODE: "empty"
       IMAGE_DIR: /data/images
     networks: [inference]
     security_opt: ["no-new-privileges:true"]
diff --git a/docs/IMAGE_RESTORATION.md b/docs/IMAGE_RESTORATION.md
index 1835e15..9eca36c 100644
--- a/docs/IMAGE_RESTORATION.md
+++ b/docs/IMAGE_RESTORATION.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Referenzbilder verwendet und soll Rauschen, Unschärfe und Kompressionsschäden
 reduzieren, ohne die Szene wie ein Text-zu-Bild-Modell vollständig neu zu
 erfinden.
 
+Das Produktionsprofil verwendet absichtlich eine leere HYPIR-Textkonditionierung
+(`HYPIR_PROMPT_MODE=empty`). Ausführliche Beschreibungen des Bildinhalts können
+bei dem Stable-Diffusion-basierten Modell sonst neue Texturen und Details
+erzwingen. Hermes versteht weiterhin die Benutzeranweisung; der Restaurations-
+Worker erhält für die eigentliche Rekonstruktion jedoch keinen Kreativprompt.
+
 ## Aufruf und Routing
 
 Der OpenAI-kompatible Endpunkt bleibt `/v1/images/edits`. Das gewünschte
diff --git a/platform/docker/restoration-worker/restoration_worker.py b/platform/docker/restoration-worker/restoration_worker.py
index bb83f46..8ccf28e 100644
--- a/platform/docker/restoration-worker/restoration_worker.py
+++ b/platform/docker/restoration-worker/restoration_worker.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BASE_MODEL = os.environ.get("HYPIR_BASE_MODEL", "/models/sd2")
 WEIGHT_FILE = os.environ.get("HYPIR_WEIGHT_FILE", "/models/hypir/HYPIR_sd2.pth")
 OUTPUT_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("IMAGE_DIR", "/data/images")).resolve()
 DEVICE = os.environ.get("HYPIR_DEVICE", "cuda:0")
+PROMPT_MODE = os.environ.get("HYPIR_PROMPT_MODE", "empty").strip().lower()
 ACTIVE = False
 MODEL = None
 LOAD_SECONDS = 0.0
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ def _safe_source(name: object) -> Path:
 
 
 def _prompt(value: object) -> str:
+    # HYPIR inherits text-guided texture synthesis from Stable Diffusion.  For
+    # the explicit restoration profile fidelity is more important than
+    # creativity, so the production default disables text conditioning.  A
+    # future experimental profile can opt back into it without changing code.
+    if PROMPT_MODE == "empty":
+        return ""
     text = value.strip() if isinstance(value, str) else ""
     operation_words = {
         "restauriere", "restaurieren", "restore", "verbessere", "verbessern",
@@ -179,8 +186,14 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.reply(400, {"status": "error", "message": str(exc)})
 
 
-try:
-    ThreadingHTTPServer((HOST, PORT), Handler).serve_forever()
-finally:
-    MODEL = None
-    gc.collect()
+def main() -> None:
+    global MODEL
+    try:
+        ThreadingHTTPServer((HOST, PORT), Handler).serve_forever()
+    finally:
+        MODEL = None
+        gc.collect()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()