diff --git a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/exception_detector.rs b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/exception_detector.rs
index 011464143a2a6..640dfdefc482c 100644
--- a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/exception_detector.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/exception_detector.rs
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ created by net/http.(*Server).Serve
             "
     }
 
+    #[rustfmt::skip]
     const fn rails_exception() -> &'static str {
         r#"
  ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches [GET] "/settings"):
diff --git a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/mod.rs b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/mod.rs
index 9d2fbc4bb768f..7d9566737af8e 100644
--- a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/mod.rs
@@ -447,8 +447,10 @@ ORA-12521, TNS:listener does not currently know of instance requested in connect
         assert_eq!(output_2["counter"], Value::from(5));
     }
 
+    // LOG-9963: Generic continuation lines that don't match targeted patterns
+    // must NOT be merged with an exception header.
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_catch_all_limit_prevents_unbounded_merging() {
+    async fn test_generic_continuation_lines_not_merged() {
         let detect_exceptions = toml::from_str::<DetectExceptionsConfig>(
             r#"
 languages = ["Java"]
@@ -461,18 +463,14 @@ languages = ["Java"]
 
         let detect_exceptions = detect_exceptions.into_task();
 
-        // Exception header followed by 3 non-stack-trace lines and no real
-        // stack frames.  The catch-all limit (2 continuation lines) must cause
-        // the detector to stop merging after the second continuation line.
         let exception_header = "java.lang.RuntimeException: something went wrong";
-        let continuation_1 = "first continuation line without stack trace";
-        let continuation_2 = "second continuation line without stack trace";
-        let unrelated_line = "third line is past the catch-all limit";
+        let unrelated_1 = "first continuation line without stack trace";
+        let unrelated_2 = "second continuation line without stack trace";
         let normal_log = "2026-07-06 10:00:00 INFO normal log message";
 
         let lines = format!(
-            "{}\n{}\n{}\n{}\n{}",
-            exception_header, continuation_1, continuation_2, unrelated_line, normal_log
+            "{}\n{}\n{}\n{}",
+            exception_header, unrelated_1, unrelated_2, normal_log
         );
 
         let mut counter = 0;
@@ -489,27 +487,21 @@ languages = ["Java"]
         let in_stream = Box::pin(stream::iter(input_events));
         let mut out_stream = detect_exceptions.transform_events(in_stream);
 
-        // Lines 0-2 (header + 2 continuations) are merged into one event.
+        // Each line is emitted separately — no merging of unrelated lines.
         let output_1 = out_stream.next().await.unwrap().into_log();
-        let expected_merged = format!(
-            "{}\n{}\n{}",
-            exception_header, continuation_1, continuation_2
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             output_1["message"],
-            expected_merged.into(),
-            "Only the header and 2 catch-all continuation lines should be merged"
+            exception_header.into(),
+            "Exception header without stack trace should be emitted alone"
         );
-        assert_eq!(output_1["counter"], Value::from(0));
 
-        // Line 3 (past the limit) is emitted as its own event.
         let output_2 = out_stream.next().await.unwrap().into_log();
-        assert_eq!(output_2["message"], unrelated_line.into());
-        assert_eq!(output_2["counter"], Value::from(3));
+        assert_eq!(output_2["message"], unrelated_1.into());
 
-        // Line 4 is emitted as its own event.
         let output_3 = out_stream.next().await.unwrap().into_log();
-        assert_eq!(output_3["message"], normal_log.into());
-        assert_eq!(output_3["counter"], Value::from(4));
+        assert_eq!(output_3["message"], unrelated_2.into());
+
+        let output_4 = out_stream.next().await.unwrap().into_log();
+        assert_eq!(output_4["message"], normal_log.into());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/rules.rs b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/rules.rs
index 46b56e6e871d1..c6a1c49e5a320 100644
--- a/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/rules.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/detect_exceptions/rules.rs
@@ -141,12 +141,25 @@ fn java_rules() -> Vec<Rule<'static>> {
             r"^[\t ]*... \d+ (?:more|common frames omitted)",
             Java,
         ),
-        // Bounded catch-all for non-indented continuation lines between the
-        // exception header and the stack trace (e.g. multi-line error messages).
-        // At most 2 consecutive catch-all lines are allowed before falling back
-        // to StartState, preventing unbounded buffering when no stack trace follows.
-        rule(vec![JavaAfterException], r"^.+$", JavaContinuation),
-        rule(vec![JavaContinuation], r"^.+$", JavaContinuationFinal),
+        // Targeted continuation patterns for non-indented lines between the
+        // exception header and stack trace (e.g. Oracle ORA errors, LOG-9565).
+        // These replace a former bounded catch-all (^.+$) that was greedily
+        // consuming independent log records (LOG-9963).
+        rule(
+            vec![JavaAfterException, JavaContinuation],
+            r"^[A-Z]+-?\d+",
+            JavaContinuation,
+        ),
+        rule(
+            vec![JavaAfterException, JavaContinuation],
+            r"^[\t ]*\(",
+            JavaContinuation,
+        ),
+        rule(
+            vec![JavaAfterException, JavaContinuation],
+            r"^[\t ]+\S",
+            JavaContinuation,
+        ),
     ]
 }