diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/container/image_versions.rs b/core/archipelago/src/container/image_versions.rs
index 03b22866..23f4dc6a 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/container/image_versions.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/container/image_versions.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Parser for image-versions.sh — single source of truth for pinned container images.
 //!
-//! Reads the deployed file at /opt/archipelago/image-versions.sh (or the repo-local
-//! scripts/image-versions.sh as fallback) and exposes lookup functions so the container
-//! scanner can compare running images against pinned targets.
+//! Reads the deployed file at /opt/archipelago/scripts/image-versions.sh (the canonical
+//! location installed by the image-recipe) with fallbacks for older layouts and the
+//! repo-local scripts/image-versions.sh for development runs from the repo root.
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ struct CacheEntry {
     images: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
-/// File search order — production path first, then repo-local for dev.
+/// File search order — canonical production path first, older layout second,
+/// repo-local for dev last. The canonical deployed path is
+/// /opt/archipelago/scripts/image-versions.sh; earlier builds put it directly
+/// in /opt/archipelago/, so that path is kept as a fallback for not-yet-updated
+/// nodes. The repo-relative entry matches `cargo run` from the repo root.
 const PATHS: &[&str] = &[
+    "/opt/archipelago/scripts/image-versions.sh",
     "/opt/archipelago/image-versions.sh",
     "scripts/image-versions.sh",
 ];