diff --git a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
index ad539bd..39d8d91 100644
--- a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
+++ b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         var vendor = new Vendor { CompanyName = vendorName, IsActive = true };
         var workOrder = new WorkOrder
         {
+            InternalWONumber = number,
             WorkerOrderNumber = number,
             SiteCode = site,
             Service = service,
@@ -280,6 +281,35 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         item.Status.Should().Be("Pending");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_WorkOrderNumber_RendersInternalShNumber_NotTheCrmExternalId()
+    {
+        using var context = NewContext();
+        var vendor = new Vendor { CompanyName = "Gateway", IsActive = true };
+        // Synced work orders carry the CRM external id in WorkerOrderNumber; the SH
+        // display number the board renders is stamped on InternalWONumber.
+        var workOrder = new WorkOrder
+        {
+            InternalWONumber = "10000000001",
+            WorkerOrderNumber = "CRM-EXT-77",
+            SiteCode = "SITE-EAST",
+            Service = "HVAC",
+            WorkerOrderTitle = "Repair"
+        };
+        context.AddRange(vendor, workOrder);
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var dispatch = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendor, workOrder, "DIS-1");
+        context.DispatchUpliftRequests.Add(Request(dispatch, "Pending", new DateTime(2026, 3, 2)));
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var service = NewService(context);
+
+        var result = await service.ListAsync(UserWithRoles("Approver"), "Pending", null, 1, 25, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var item = result.Items.Should().ContainSingle().Subject;
+        item.WorkOrderNumber.Should().Be("10000000001");
+        item.WorkOrderNumber.Should().NotBe("CRM-EXT-77");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task List_RequesterLabelFallsBackToCreatingUserName()
     {
@@ -353,7 +383,9 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         var dispatchA = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendorA, workOrderA, "DIS-A");
         var dispatchB = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendorB, workOrderB, "DIS-B");
         context.DispatchUpliftRequests.AddRange(
-            Request(dispatchA, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), requested: 300m),
+            // Vendor-portal row (createdby null): stores the requested new NTE total,
+            // so the granted amount is 400 - 100 = 300.
+            Request(dispatchA, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), requested: 400m, currentNte: 100m),
             new DispatchUpliftRequest
             {
                 DispatchId = dispatchA.Id,
@@ -390,7 +422,7 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
                 RequiredTier = 1,
                 RequestedNTE = 999m
             },
-            Request(dispatchB, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 5), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 6), requested: 75m));
+            Request(dispatchB, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 5), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 6), requested: 75m, currentNte: 0m));
         await context.SaveChangesAsync();
         var service = NewService(context);
 
@@ -440,6 +472,32 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         total.AutoApprovedTotal.Should().Be(0m);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Exposure_AdminApprovedSumsGrantedAmountsPerCreationPath()
+    {
+        using var context = NewContext();
+        var (vendor, workOrder) = await SeedWorkOrderAsync(context, "WO-A", "SITE-A", "HVAC");
+        var dispatch = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendor, workOrder, "DIS-A");
+        context.DispatchUpliftRequests.AddRange(
+            // Vendor-portal rows (createdby null) store the requested new NTE total:
+            // 1000 -> 1500 grants 500, then 1500 -> 1800 grants 300.
+            Request(dispatch, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), requested: 1500m, currentNte: 1000m),
+            Request(dispatch, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 3), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 4), requested: 1800m, currentNte: 1500m),
+            // Work-order-path rows (createdby set) store the granted increment: 200.
+            Request(dispatch, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 5), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 6), requested: 200m, currentNte: 1800m, createdBy: "user-7"));
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var data = new UpliftDataService(context);
+
+        var exposure = await data.GetApprovedExposureForWorkOrdersAsync(
+            new[] { workOrder.Id }, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        // Granted exposure is 500 + 300 + 200; summing raw RequestedNTE would
+        // double-count whole NTE totals and report 3500.
+        var total = exposure.Should().ContainSingle(e => e.WorkOrderId == workOrder.Id).Subject;
+        total.AdminApprovedTotal.Should().Be(1000m);
+        total.AutoApprovedTotal.Should().Be(0m);
+    }
+
     // --- Read authorization (tier roles) ---
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
index 6c52434..5cb7013 100644
--- a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
+++ b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
                     PONumber = x.d.PONumber,
                     WorkOrderId = x.d.WorkOrderId,
                     VendorCompanyName = x.v != null ? x.v.CompanyName : x.u.RequestedByVendorName,
-                    WorkOrderNumber = x.wo != null ? x.wo.WorkerOrderNumber : null,
+                    // The queue renders the internal display number (InternalWONumber, what the
+                    // board shows); WorkerOrderNumber holds the CRM external id on synced
+                    // work orders and must not leak into the queue display.
+                    WorkOrderNumber = x.wo != null ? x.wo.InternalWONumber : null,
                     WorkOrderSiteCode = x.wo != null ? x.wo.SiteCode : null,
                     WorkOrderService = x.wo != null ? x.wo.Service : null,
                     RequestedByVendorName = x.u.RequestedByVendorName,
@@ -339,8 +342,17 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
                     DispatchId = g.Key,
                     AutoApproved = g.Where(x => x.Status == "NoApprovalRequired")
                         .Sum(x => (decimal?)x.RequestedNTE),
+                    // The two creation paths store different meanings in RequestedNTE.
+                    // Vendor-portal rows store the requested new NTE total, so the
+                    // granted amount is RequestedNTE - CurrentNTE; work-order-path rows
+                    // store the granted increment directly. Vendor sessions have no
+                    // identity user, so createdby is null only on vendor-portal rows. Summing
+                    // granted amounts keeps sequential approvals from double-counting whole
+                    // NTE totals.
                     AdminApproved = g.Where(x => x.Status == "Approved")
-                        .Sum(x => (decimal?)x.RequestedNTE)
+                        .Sum(x => (decimal?)(x.createdby == null
+                            ? x.RequestedNTE - (x.CurrentNTE ?? 0m)
+                            : x.RequestedNTE))
                 })
                 .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);