diff --git a/public/hop-resolver.js b/public/hop-resolver.js
index 8be5ee91..8cad87f0 100644
--- a/public/hop-resolver.js
+++ b/public/hop-resolver.js
@@ -81,11 +81,8 @@ window.HopResolver = (function() {
   function resolve(hops, originLat, originLon, observerLat, observerLon, observerId) {
     if (!hops || !hops.length) return {};
 
-    console.log('[HopResolver] resolve:', { hops, originLat, originLon, observerId, iataCoords: Object.keys(iataCoords).length, observers: Object.keys(observerIataMap).length });
-
     // Determine observer's IATA for regional filtering
     const packetIata = observerId ? observerIataMap[observerId] : null;
-    if (observerId) console.log('[HopResolver] observer:', observerId.slice(0,12), '→ IATA:', packetIata);
 
     const resolved = {};
     const hopPositions = {};
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index eefd55cc..af11d1fb 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
   <script src="vendor/qrcode.js"></script>
   <script src="roles.js?v=1774325000"></script>
   <script src="region-filter.js?v=1774325000"></script>
-  <script src="hop-resolver.js?v=1774223093"></script>
+  <script src="hop-resolver.js?v=1774223254"></script>
   <script src="hop-display.js?v=1774221932"></script>
   <script src="app.js?v=1774126708"></script>
   <script src="home.js?v=1774042199"></script>
-  <script src="packets.js?v=1774223207"></script>
+  <script src="packets.js?v=1774223254"></script>
   <script src="map.js?v=1774220756" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="channels.js?v=1774331200" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="nodes.js?v=1774221131" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
diff --git a/public/packets.js b/public/packets.js
index 76d641ff..deb1d2bb 100644
--- a/public/packets.js
+++ b/public/packets.js
@@ -1100,14 +1100,17 @@
     let pathHops;
     try { pathHops = JSON.parse(pkt.path_json || '[]'); } catch { pathHops = []; }
 
-    // Re-resolve hops with observer + sender location for regional filtering & disambiguation
+    // Re-resolve hops with sender location + observer — bypass stale cache
     if (pathHops.length) {
       await ensureHopResolver();
-      const senderLat = (decoded.lat != null && decoded.lat !== 0) ? decoded.lat : (decoded.latitude || null);
-      const senderLon = (decoded.lon != null && decoded.lon !== 0) ? decoded.lon : (decoded.longitude || null);
-      console.log('[renderDetail] re-resolve:', { senderLat, senderLon, observer: pkt.observer_id?.slice(0,12), decodedKeys: Object.keys(decoded) });
-      const resolved = HopResolver.resolve(pathHops, senderLat, senderLon, null, null, pkt.observer_id);
-      Object.assign(hopNameCache, resolved || {});
+      const senderLat = decoded.lat != null ? decoded.lat : (decoded.latitude || null);
+      const senderLon = decoded.lon != null ? decoded.lon : (decoded.longitude || null);
+      // Always re-resolve for detail view — list view may have cached without anchor
+      const fresh = HopResolver.resolve(pathHops, senderLat, senderLon, null, null, pkt.observer_id);
+      // Overwrite cache with better results
+      for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(fresh || {})) {
+        hopNameCache[k] = v;
+      }
     }
 
     // Parse hash size from path byte