diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
index 66eb8671..238056fd 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ let { data, log_lvl = 0 }: Props = $props();
 import { liveQuery } from 'dexie';
 import { page } from '$app/state';
 
-import { ae_loc, ae_api } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
+import { ae_loc } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
 import { db_events } from '$lib/ae_events/db_events';
 import { events_loc } from '$lib/stores/ae_events_stores';
-import { events_func } from '$lib/ae_events/ae_events_functions';
 
 import { ArrowLeft, TrendingUp, Type, Gauge, LoaderCircle } from '@lucide/svelte';
 import Reports_badge_long_names from './reports_badge_long_names.svelte';
@@ -20,20 +19,6 @@ import Reports_badge_print_throughput from './reports_badge_print_throughput.sve
 
 let event_id = $derived(page.params.event_id);
 
-// Reports read from IDB, so we need to ensure IDB is populated even when
-// arriving directly (without having visited the badge search page first).
-// Fire a background refresh — liveQuery below will reactively pick up new data.
-$effect(() => {
-    const eid = event_id;
-    if (!eid || !$ae_api?.base_url) return;
-    // try_cache defaults to true — results are written to IDB so liveQuery picks them up.
-    events_func.search__event_badge({
-        api_cfg: $ae_api,
-        event_id: eid,
-        limit: 5000
-    });
-});
-
 type ReportKey = 'long_names' | 'print_throughput';
 let active_report: ReportKey | null = $state(null);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.ts b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2179c27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+import { events_func } from '$lib/ae_events/ae_events_functions';
+
+export async function load({ params, parent }) {
+    const data = await parent();
+    const event_id = params.event_id;
+
+    if (browser && event_id && data.ae_api?.base_url) {
+        // Fire and forget — writes to IDB so the liveQuery in +page.svelte reacts.
+        events_func.search__event_badge({
+            api_cfg: data.ae_api,
+            event_id,
+            limit: 5000
+        });
+    }
+
+    return data;
+}