diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
index 66bb8082..412ffd74 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__event_badge({
                     properties_to_save,
                     log_lvl
                 });
+                // Return the processed object (matches what was saved to IDB)
+                ae_promises.load__event_badge_obj = processed_obj_li[0];
             }
         } else {
             console.log('No results returned from API.');
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__event_badge({
                     properties_to_save,
                     log_lvl
                 });
+                // Return the processed list (matches what was saved to IDB)
+                ae_promises.load__event_badge_obj_li = processed_obj_li;
             }
         } else {
             console.log('No results returned from API.');
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__event_badge({
             properties_to_save,
             log_lvl
         });
+        // Return the processed object (matches what was saved to IDB)
+        return processed_obj_li[0];
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -336,6 +342,8 @@ export async function update_ae_obj__event_badge({
             properties_to_save,
             log_lvl
         });
+        // Return the processed object (matches what was saved to IDB)
+        return processed_obj_li[0];
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -471,8 +479,9 @@ export async function search__event_badge({
                         properties_to_save,
                         log_lvl
                     });
+                    return processed_obj_li; // Return processed data (matches saved IDB data)
                 }
-                return result_li;
+                return result_li; // No cache: return raw API results
             } else {
                 return [];
             }
diff --git a/tests/coldstart_event_badges_list.test.ts b/tests/coldstart_event_badges_list.test.ts
index 3cdc80b6..1a74b6cc 100644
--- a/tests/coldstart_event_badges_list.test.ts
+++ b/tests/coldstart_event_badges_list.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ test.describe('Cold-start: Event Badges List (IndexedDB empty)', () => {
                 event_badge_id: event_badge_id,
                 event_id: event_id,
                 event_badge_template_id: 'jgfixEpYp1B', // Per README test data
+                full_name: 'Scott Idem', // Computed from given_name + family_name
                 full_name_override: 'Scott Idem',
                 given_name: 'Scott',
                 family_name: 'Idem',
diff --git a/tests/event_badge_data_integrity.test.ts b/tests/event_badge_data_integrity.test.ts
index 1c1f1d9c..519d2d59 100644
--- a/tests/event_badge_data_integrity.test.ts
+++ b/tests/event_badge_data_integrity.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ test.describe('Badge Data Integrity & Field Mapping', () => {
                 event_badge_id: event_badge_id,
                 event_id: event_id,
                 event_badge_template_id: event_badge_template_id,
+                full_name: 'Jane Smith', // Computed from given_name + family_name
                 full_name_override: 'Jane Smith',
                 given_name: 'Jane',
                 family_name: 'Smith',