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 c2241687..8a3ee5db 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ let event_id = $derived(page.params.event_id);
 $effect(() => {
     const eid = event_id;
     if (!eid || !$ae_api?.api_key) 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,
-        try_cache: false
+        limit: 5000
     });
 });