diff --git a/lib/clean/project.sh b/lib/clean/project.sh
index eec288f..8837af3 100644
--- a/lib/clean/project.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/project.sh
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ clean_project_artifacts() {
     local -a recently_modified=()
 
     # Set up cleanup on interrupt
-    local scan_pids=()
-    local scan_temps=()
+    # Note: Declared without 'local' so cleanup_scan trap can access them
+    scan_pids=()
+    scan_temps=()
     # shellcheck disable=SC2329
     cleanup_scan() {
         # Kill all background scans