diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
index 9b4507c8..40c26ecc 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__event_badge({
                 if (try_cache) {
                     const processed_obj_li = await process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
                         obj_li: badge_obj_li_get_result,
+                        event_id,
                         log_lvl
                     });
                     await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__event_badge({
                 if (try_cache) {
                     const processed_obj_li = await process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
                         obj_li: [event_badge_obj_create_result],
+                        event_id,
                         log_lvl
                     });
                     db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ export async function search__event_badge({
                 if (try_cache) {
                     const processed_obj_li = await process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
                         obj_li: badge_obj_li_get_result,
+                        event_id,
                         log_lvl
                     });
                     await db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj({
@@ -686,9 +689,11 @@ async function _process_generic_props<T extends Record<string, any>>({
 // Updated 2025-10-06
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
     obj_li,
+    event_id,
     log_lvl = 0
 }: {
     obj_li: any[];
+    event_id?: string;
     log_lvl?: number;
 }) {
     return _process_generic_props({
@@ -696,6 +701,12 @@ export async function process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
         obj_type: 'event_badge',
         log_lvl,
         specific_processor: (obj) => {
+            // If the event_id isn't returned from the API, add it here.
+            if (event_id) {
+                if (!obj.event_id) obj.event_id = event_id;
+                if (!obj.event_id_random) obj.event_id_random = event_id;
+            }
+
             // Event badge-specific computed sort fields, overriding generic ones if needed
             obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
                 obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''