diff --git a/fileflows/flow/flow_auto_movie_pipeline.json b/fileflows/flow/flow_auto_movie_pipeline.json
index 95bc959..e0acd9d 100644
--- a/fileflows/flow/flow_auto_movie_pipeline.json
+++ b/fileflows/flow/flow_auto_movie_pipeline.json
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@
         "UseUnmappedPath": false,
         "MoveMode": true,
         "TimeOut": 900,
+        "PocHoldRelease": "The.Ritual.2017.German.DL.1080p.WEB.x264.iNTERNAL-BiGiNT",
         "Color": ""
       }
     },
diff --git a/fileflows/scripts/Radarr_-_Trigger_Manual_Import.js b/fileflows/scripts/Radarr_-_Trigger_Manual_Import.js
index 04cd807..79da0e2 100644
--- a/fileflows/scripts/Radarr_-_Trigger_Manual_Import.js
+++ b/fileflows/scripts/Radarr_-_Trigger_Manual_Import.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @name Radarr - Trigger Manual Import
  * @description Safely trigger Radarr ManualImport for exactly one processed file.
  * @author FileFlows + Sascha
- * @revision 11
+ * @revision 12
  * @output Import erfolgreich
  * @output Fehler
  * @param {string} URL Radarr root URL and port
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
  * @param {bool} UseUnmappedPath Whether to Unmap the path
  * @param {bool} MoveMode Import mode: true=move, false=copy
  * @param {int} TimeOut Timeout in seconds (max 3600)
+ * @param {string} PocHoldRelease Exact release title to leave for an external native-scan proof
  */
 import { Radarr } from 'Shared/Radarr';
 
 
-function Script(URL, ApiKey, ImportPath, UseUnmappedPath, MoveMode, TimeOut) {
+function Script(URL, ApiKey, ImportPath, UseUnmappedPath, MoveMode, TimeOut, PocHoldRelease) {
     URL = (URL || Variables['Radarr.Url'] || Variables['Radarr.URI']).replace(/\/+$/g, '');
     ApiKey = ApiKey || Variables['Radarr.ApiKey'];
     const currentFile = Variables['file.FullName'] || Variables.file?.FullName || '';
@@ -53,7 +54,11 @@ function Script(URL, ApiKey, ImportPath, UseUnmappedPath, MoveMode, TimeOut) {
     const searchPatterns = [folderPattern, filePattern]
         .filter(Boolean)
         .filter((value, index, values) => values.indexOf(value) === index);
-
+    const pocHold = normalizeReleaseTitle(PocHoldRelease || '');
+    if (pocHold && searchPatterns.some(pattern => normalizeReleaseTitle(pattern) === pocHold)) {
+        Logger.ILog(`PoC hold: leaving '${exactImportPath}' on NVMe for external native Arr scan.`);
+        return 1;
+    }
     let movieId = Variables['Radarr.movieId'] ?? null;
     for (const pattern of searchPatterns) {
         if (!movieId) {
diff --git a/fileflows/tests/test_radarr_import_safety.py b/fileflows/tests/test_radarr_import_safety.py
index b281ec2..7216a2f 100644
--- a/fileflows/tests/test_radarr_import_safety.py
+++ b/fileflows/tests/test_radarr_import_safety.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ const result = context.__exports.Script(
   scenario.scopeRoot,
   false,
   true,
-  300
+  300,
+  scenario.pocHoldRelease || ''
 );
 process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({result, calls}));
 """
@@ -262,6 +263,33 @@ class RadarrImportSafetyTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result["result"], 1)
         command = next(call for call in result["calls"] if call["type"] == "command")
         self.assertEqual(command["body"]["files"][0]["movieId"], 7331)
+    def test_poc_hold_leaves_exact_release_for_external_native_scan(self):
+        release = "The.Ritual.2017.German.DL.1080p.WEB.x264.iNTERNAL-BiGiNT"
+        exact = f"/tdarr/converted/video/{release}/{release}.mkv"
+        result = run_script(
+            {
+                "releaseTitle": release,
+                "exactPath": exact,
+                "scopeRoot": "/tdarr/converted/video/",
+                "pocHoldRelease": release,
+                "queueResponse": {"records": [{"title": release, "movieId": 6676}]},
+                "historyResponse": {
+                    "records": [
+                        {
+                            "sourceTitle": release,
+                            "movieId": 6676,
+                            "downloadId": "poc-nzo-id",
+                            "eventType": "grabbed",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                "candidates": [],
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(result["result"], 1)
+        commands = [call for call in result["calls"] if call["type"] == "command"]
+        self.assertEqual(commands, [])
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":