diff --git a/crosscheck.py b/crosscheck.py
index 1c4e1bc..b61ef76 100644
--- a/crosscheck.py
+++ b/crosscheck.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def check_decisions(ws: Workspace) -> None:
 
 # ── topics ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-TOPIC = re.compile(r"(?<![\w/:.@-])yukart/([a-z_]+)((?:/[A-Za-z0-9_<>+#*.-]*)*)")
+TOPIC = re.compile(r"(?<![\w/:.@-])yukart/([a-z][a-z0-9_-]*)((?:/[A-Za-z0-9_<>+#*.-]*)*)")
 # Same shape, not a topic: Flutter platform channel names, systemd directory names.
 NOT_TOPIC = re.compile(r"MethodChannel\(|EventChannel\(|Directory=")
 
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def check_topics(ws: Workspace) -> None:
                 continue
             for m in TOPIC.finditer(line):
                 root, rest = m.group(1), m.group(2).rstrip(".")
-                if root in ws.repos or root in IGNORED_TOPIC_ROOTS:
+                # Topic levels never contain '-'; repo names (yukart/svc-core) usually do.
+                if root in ws.repos or "-" in root or root in IGNORED_TOPIC_ROOTS:
                     continue
                 segs = ["yukart", root] + rest.split("/")[1:]
                 if rest == "":