diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/pages/dashboard-dead-ends.test.tsx b/frontend/src/__tests__/pages/dashboard-dead-ends.test.tsx
index f6a8e0460..daf7c6e0b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/pages/dashboard-dead-ends.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/pages/dashboard-dead-ends.test.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ vi.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@/lib/auth-context', () => ({
-    useAuth: () => ({ user: { id: 'user-1', is_sysadmin: false }, isHydrated: true, isAuthenticated: true }),
+    useAuth: () => ({ user: { is_sysadmin: false }, isHydrated: true, isAuthenticated: true }),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@/lib/tenant-context', () => ({
-    useTenant: () => ({ tenantId: 'tenant-1', isTenantReady: false }),
+    useTenant: () => ({ tenantId: null, isTenantReady: false }),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@/hooks/use-api', () => ({
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('disabled dashboard features', () => {
     beforeEach(() => vi.stubEnv('NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES', ''));
     afterEach(() => vi.unstubAllEnvs());
 
-    it('hides alerts and heartbeat links and replaces the alert count when the feature is off', () => {
+    it('hides alerts and heartbeat links and marks alerts off when the feature is off', () => {
         renderPage(<DashboardPage />);
 
         expect(linksTo('/dashboard/alerts')).toHaveLength(0);
@@ -75,4 +75,11 @@ describe('disabled dashboard features', () => {
         expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: new RegExp(`${disabledAction} \\(coming soon\\)`, 'i') })).toBeDisabled();
         expect(screen.queryByRole('textbox')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    it('keeps the manual Internal Drill path available', async () => {
+        renderPage(<RecallDrillsPage />);
+
+        expect(await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Requests (Internal Drill)' })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/requests');
+        expect(screen.getByText(/create an Internal Drill case, and walk it scope → collect → gap analysis → assemble → submit/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/recall-drills/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/recall-drills/page.tsx
index 6e6b5f16d..05ed37aa3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/recall-drills/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/recall-drills/page.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default function RecallDrillsPage() {
                     <Link2Off className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-re-warning" strokeWidth={1.75} aria-hidden="true" />
                     <div>
                         <p>Automated drill scheduling is still in development. This workspace cannot start a drill here today.</p>
+                        <p className="mt-2">You can run a full manual drill today: open <Link href="/requests" className="underline">Requests (Internal Drill)</Link>, create an Internal Drill case, and walk it scope → collect → gap analysis → assemble → submit.</p>
                         <p className="mt-2">To prepare traceability records now, use <Link href="/ingest" className="underline">CSV upload</Link> or the <Link href="/developers" className="underline">JSON events API</Link>.</p>
                     </div>
                 </div>