diff --git a/app/api/routes/scouts.py b/app/api/routes/scouts.py
index 81e6552..68a64b4 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/scouts.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/scouts.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
-from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy import delete as sa_delete, func, select
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -371,7 +371,12 @@ async def delete_cloud_scout(
     scout = await db.get(CloudScoutConfig, scout_id)
     if scout is None or scout.user_id != current_user.id:
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, "Scout not found")
-    await db.delete(scout)
+    # Core deletes bypass the polymorphic ScoutRunLog relationship whose
+    # varchar scout_id vs uuid id join is not directly comparable in Postgres.
+    # scout_run_logs.scout_id is a plain string (matches the str scout_id);
+    # scout_triage_queue rows cascade automatically via their FK ondelete.
+    await db.execute(sa_delete(ScoutRunLog).where(ScoutRunLog.scout_id == scout_id))
+    await db.execute(sa_delete(CloudScoutConfig).where(CloudScoutConfig.id == scout_id))
     await db.commit()
     return {"ok": True}