diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
index f0e838c4..51b87832 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__event_badge({
 
     const result = await api.create_nested_obj({
         api_cfg,
-        parent_type: 'event',
+        parent_type: 'event_person',
         parent_id: event_id,
         child_type: 'event_badge',
         fields: data_kv,
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_create_form.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_create_form.svelte
index d5c51b9d..04b8fac0 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_create_form.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_create_form.svelte
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ async function handle_submit(event: Event) {
     error_msg = '';
 
     // Step 1: Create event_person — the identity record for this attendee.
-    // The V3 create endpoint returns { obj_id, obj_id_random } — both are the id_random
-    // of the new record. We pass event_person_id_random to the badge so the backend resolves the FK.
-    let new_person: { obj_id?: string; obj_id_random?: string } | null = null;
+    // The V3 create endpoint returns { event_person_id }.
+    // We pass event_person_id to the badge so the backend resolves the FK.
+    let new_person: { event_person_id?: string; obj_id?: string; } | null = null;
     try {
         const person_data: key_val = { given_name, family_name, email };
         new_person = await events_func.create_ae_obj__event_person({
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function handle_submit(event: Event) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const event_person_id = new_person?.obj_id || new_person?.obj_id_random;
+    const event_person_id = new_person?.event_person_id || new_person?.obj_id;
     if (!event_person_id) {
         submit_status = 'error';
         error_msg = 'Attendee record created but returned no ID.';
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ async function handle_submit(event: Event) {
         };
         const new_badge = await api.create_nested_obj({
             api_cfg: $ae_api,
-            parent_type: 'event',
-            parent_id: event_id,
+            parent_type: 'event_person',
+            parent_id: event_person_id,
             child_type: 'event_badge',
             fields: badge_data
         });
-        if (new_badge?.obj_id) {
+        if (new_badge?.event_badge_id) {
             submit_status = 'success';
             if (onsuccess) onsuccess(new_badge);
         } else {