diff --git a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
index 39372fc..f5b0a5d 100644
--- a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
+++ b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
@@ -672,6 +672,32 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         total.AutoApprovedTotal.Should().Be(0m);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Exposure_AutoApprovedSumsGrantedAmountsPerCreationPath()
+    {
+        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, "NoApprovalRequired", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), requested: 1500m, currentNte: 1000m),
+            Request(dispatch, "NoApprovalRequired", 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, "NoApprovalRequired", 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.AutoApprovedTotal.Should().Be(1000m);
+        total.AdminApprovedTotal.Should().Be(0m);
+    }
+
     // --- Read authorization (tier roles) ---
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
index 5ebb82e..50249d9 100644
--- a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
+++ b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
@@ -361,15 +361,17 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
                 .Select(g => new
                 {
                     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.
+                    // NTE totals. This applies to both buckets.
+                    AutoApproved = g.Where(x => x.Status == "NoApprovalRequired")
+                        .Sum(x => (decimal?)(x.createdby == null
+                            ? x.RequestedNTE - (x.CurrentNTE ?? 0m)
+                            : x.RequestedNTE)),
                     AdminApproved = g.Where(x => x.Status == "Approved")
                         .Sum(x => (decimal?)(x.createdby == null
                             ? x.RequestedNTE - (x.CurrentNTE ?? 0m)