diff --git a/resources/logic_ratings.js b/resources/logic_ratings.js
index 67ec1ec..8cc3eac 100644
--- a/resources/logic_ratings.js
+++ b/resources/logic_ratings.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ var CMP_EXCLUDED_KEYS = new Set([
     'image_path', 'preview_path', 'video_path', 'hash', 'hires_denoise',
     // per-image outcomes / bookkeeping, not settings
     'config_fp', 'base_fp', 'metrics', 'preview_of', 'source_relpath',
-    'florence2_bbox', 'florence2_detection_count', 'florence2_no_detection'
+    'florence2_bbox', 'florence2_detection_count', 'florence2_no_detection',
+    // workflow-sweep per-job bookkeeping (wf_params are the settings and stay in)
+    'wf_fingerprint', 'wf_sweep_id', 'wf_job_index', 'poster'
 ]);
 var CMP_EXCLUDED_RE = /^upscale_|^hires_prompt_|_hash$|^worker|^_/;
 
diff --git a/tests/js/ratings.test.js b/tests/js/ratings.test.js
index 6f2b8c3..da75454 100644
--- a/tests/js/ratings.test.js
+++ b/tests/js/ratings.test.js
@@ -296,3 +296,8 @@ test('cmpSwipeSide decisions', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(R.cmpSwipeSide(-200, 0, 200, 1600), null);   // width 1600 needs 240 px
     assert.strictEqual(R.cmpSwipeSide(-250, 0, 200, 1600), 'a');
 });
+
+test('sweep per-job bookkeeping is excluded from the compare ctx (wf_params stay in)', () => {
+    for (const k of ['wf_fingerprint', 'wf_sweep_id', 'wf_job_index', 'poster']) assert.ok(R.CMP_EXCLUDED_KEYS.has(k), k);
+    assert.ok(!R.CMP_EXCLUDED_KEYS.has('wf_params'));
+});