diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a4674843..114c5900e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   - Extend `validate_program_account!` migration to remaining user and multicastgroup allowlist processors (`set_bgp_status`, `delete`, `closeaccount`, publisher/subscriber `add`/`remove`)
   - Add `OutboundIcmp` target type (`= 2`) to the geolocation onchain program, enabling ICMP-based probing as an alternative to TWAMP for outbound geolocation targets
   - Allow pending users with subs to be deleted
+  - Rename subscribe processor functions (`process_subscribe_multicastgroup` → `process_update_multicastgroup_subscription`) to reflect that they handle both subscribe and unsubscribe, and simplify the status validation guard
 - Geolocation
   - Standardize CLI flag naming: probe mutation commands use `--probe` (was `--code`) accepting pubkey or code; rename `--signing-keypair` → `--signing-pubkey` and `--target-pk` → `--target-signing-pubkey`; add `--json-compact` to `get` commands
   - geoprobe-target can now store LocationOffset messages in ClickHouse
diff --git a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/entrypoint.rs b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/entrypoint.rs
index 555fac6e0..8fdca284f 100644
--- a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/entrypoint.rs
+++ b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/entrypoint.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ use crate::{
             delete::process_delete_multicastgroup,
             reactivate::process_reactivate_multicastgroup,
             reject::process_reject_multicastgroup,
-            subscribe::process_subscribe_multicastgroup,
+            subscribe::process_update_multicastgroup_subscription,
             suspend::process_suspend_multicastgroup,
             update::process_update_multicastgroup,
         },
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub fn process_instruction(
             process_remove_multicast_sub_allowlist(program_id, accounts, &value)?
         }
         DoubleZeroInstruction::SubscribeMulticastGroup(value) => {
-            process_subscribe_multicastgroup(program_id, accounts, &value)?
+            process_update_multicastgroup_subscription(program_id, accounts, &value)?
         }
         DoubleZeroInstruction::CreateSubscribeUser(value) => {
             process_create_subscribe_user(program_id, accounts, &value)?
diff --git a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/multicastgroup/subscribe.rs b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/multicastgroup/subscribe.rs
index 2fd17c7b5..9ad238f96 100644
--- a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/multicastgroup/subscribe.rs
+++ b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/multicastgroup/subscribe.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub struct SubscribeUserResult {
 /// and post-activation subscription changes (add/remove toggle). The caller is
 /// responsible for setting `user.status = Updating` when
 /// `publisher_list_transitioned` is true and the user is already activated.
-pub fn subscribe_user_to_multicastgroup(
+pub fn update_user_multicastgroup_subscription(
     mgroup_account: &AccountInfo,
     accesspass: &AccessPass,
     user: &mut User,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn subscribe_user_to_multicastgroup(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn process_subscribe_multicastgroup(
+pub fn process_update_multicastgroup_subscription(
     program_id: &Pubkey,
     accounts: &[AccountInfo],
     value: &MulticastGroupSubscribeArgs,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub fn process_subscribe_multicastgroup(
     let system_program = next_account_info(accounts_iter)?;
 
     #[cfg(test)]
-    msg!("process_subscribe_multicastgroup({:?})", value);
+    msg!("process_update_multicastgroup_subscription({:?})", value);
 
     // Check if the payer is a signer
     assert!(payer_account.is_signer, "Payer must be a signer");
@@ -201,14 +201,10 @@ pub fn process_subscribe_multicastgroup(
 
     // Parse and validate user
     let mut user: User = User::try_from(user_account)?;
-    // Allow pure-unsubscribe (both false) for any status so that users
-    // created atomically via CreateSubscribeUser can be cleaned up before
-    // activation.  Subscribe operations still require Activated/Updating.
-    let is_unsubscribe_only = !value.publisher && !value.subscriber;
-    if !is_unsubscribe_only
-        && user.status != UserStatus::Activated
-        && user.status != UserStatus::Updating
-    {
+    // Unsubscribe is allowed for any status so that users
+    // created via CreateSubscribeUser can be cleaned up before activation.
+    let is_subscribe = value.publisher || value.subscriber;
+    if is_subscribe && user.status != UserStatus::Activated && user.status != UserStatus::Updating {
         msg!("UserStatus: {:?}", user.status);
         return Err(DoubleZeroError::InvalidStatus.into());
     }
@@ -252,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn process_subscribe_multicastgroup(
         }
     }
 
-    let result = subscribe_user_to_multicastgroup(
+    let result = update_user_multicastgroup_subscription(
         mgroup_account,
         &accesspass,
         &mut user,
diff --git a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/user/create_subscribe.rs b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/user/create_subscribe.rs
index 5bbe84e43..1434e7d5c 100644
--- a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/user/create_subscribe.rs
+++ b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/src/processors/user/create_subscribe.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use super::{
     create_core::{create_user_core, CreateUserCoreAccounts, PDAVersion},
     resource_onchain_helpers,
 };
-use crate::processors::multicastgroup::subscribe::subscribe_user_to_multicastgroup;
+use crate::processors::multicastgroup::subscribe::update_user_multicastgroup_subscription;
 
 #[derive(BorshSerialize, BorshDeserializeIncremental, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct UserCreateSubscribeArgs {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn process_create_subscribe_user(
     )?;
 
     // Subscribe user to multicast group
-    let subscribe_result = subscribe_user_to_multicastgroup(
+    let subscribe_result = update_user_multicastgroup_subscription(
         mgroup_account,
         &result.accesspass,
         &mut result.user,
diff --git a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/tests/multicastgroup_subscribe_test.rs b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/tests/multicastgroup_subscribe_test.rs
index f686bb161..a5188846a 100644
--- a/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/tests/multicastgroup_subscribe_test.rs
+++ b/smartcontract/programs/doublezero-serviceability/tests/multicastgroup_subscribe_test.rs
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ async fn test_duplicate_publisher_subscribe_is_noop() {
 }
 
 /// Foundation admin (payer != user.owner) can subscribe a user to a multicast group.
-/// Regression test for the bug where process_subscribe_multicastgroup derived the AccessPass PDA
+/// Regression test for the bug where process_update_multicastgroup_subscription derived the AccessPass PDA
 /// using payer_account.key instead of user.owner.
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_subscribe_foundation_admin_payer_differs_from_user_owner() {