diff --git a/apps/server/src/log.ts b/apps/server/src/log.ts
index 7766baadb..d990f739d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/log.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/log.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 /** Background errors are visible without logging provider payloads or credential-bearing URLs. */
 export function backgroundFailure(phase: string, error: unknown) {
+  const rawCode =
+    error instanceof Error && "code" in error
+      ? (error as Error & { code?: unknown }).code
+      : undefined;
+  const code =
+    typeof rawCode === "string" && /^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{1,64}$/.test(rawCode) ? rawCode : undefined;
   console.error({
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     context: { phase },
     error: error instanceof Error ? error.name : "Background operation failed",
+    ...(code ? { code } : {}),
   });
 }
diff --git a/tests/log.test.ts b/tests/log.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7004cf8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/log.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import { backgroundFailure } from "../apps/server/src/log.ts";
+
+test("background failures retain safe error codes without logging messages", (t) => {
+  const logged = t.mock.method(console, "error", () => {});
+  const error = Object.assign(new Error("postgres://user:secret@example.invalid/database"), {
+    code: "57P01",
+  });
+
+  backgroundFailure("postgres pool", error);
+
+  assert.equal(logged.mock.callCount(), 1);
+  const [entry] = logged.mock.calls[0].arguments as [Record<string, unknown>];
+  assert.equal(entry.error, "Error");
+  assert.equal(entry.code, "57P01");
+  assert.deepEqual(entry.context, { phase: "postgres pool" });
+  assert.equal(JSON.stringify(entry).includes("secret"), false);
+});
+
+test("background failures omit unsafe code strings", (t) => {
+  const logged = t.mock.method(console, "error", () => {});
+  const error = Object.assign(new Error("hidden"), { code: "postgres://secret" });
+
+  backgroundFailure("background", error);
+
+  const [entry] = logged.mock.calls[0].arguments as [Record<string, unknown>];
+  assert.equal("code" in entry, false);
+});