diff --git a/conditioning.py b/conditioning.py
index cf3a0d1b..9da9ccd5 100644
--- a/conditioning.py
+++ b/conditioning.py
@@ -3584,7 +3584,13 @@ _NO_LOVED_LABELS = {
 }
 V2_RATING_LABELS = _BASE_RATING_LABELS + [
     l + "|loved" for l in _BASE_RATING_LABELS if l not in _NO_LOVED_LABELS
-] + [MOVIE_EDITOR_CONTINUE_RATING, MOVIE_EDITOR_FRESH_PROMPT_RATING]
+] + [MOVIE_EDITOR_CONTINUE_RATING, MOVIE_EDITOR_FRESH_PROMPT_RATING] + [str(n) for n in range(1, 11)]
+# The "rating" node input is a COMBO the graph builder validates against this exact list
+# (movie_editor/backend/builder.py's _live_value) -- a value that isn't in it gets silently
+# swapped for the node's declared default ("Missing action") before Python ever sees it, the
+# same protection that stops a saved-but-uninstalled LoRA from queuing a broken prompt. The
+# H3 scale sends bare digit strings, so without them listed here every H3 rating was silently
+# discarded and replaced with the same "Missing action" (+0.05) regardless of what was picked.
 
 V2_RATING_PROFILES = {
     "-Just forget it-": {"key": "forget", "reward": 0.0, "level": 0, "missing_axes": [], "skip_learning": True},
diff --git a/tests/test_v2_category_alignment.py b/tests/test_v2_category_alignment.py
index 334b2151..9c3c5f37 100644
--- a/tests/test_v2_category_alignment.py
+++ b/tests/test_v2_category_alignment.py
@@ -2285,3 +2285,13 @@ def test_the_digit_scale_reward_is_monotonic():
     rewards = [normalize_refiner_v2_rating(str(n))["reward"] for n in range(1, 11)]
     assert rewards == sorted(rewards)
     assert abs(rewards[0] - -0.9) < 1e-9 and abs(rewards[-1] - 1.0) < 1e-9
+
+
+def test_h3_scale_digits_are_valid_combo_choices():
+    """The 'rating' node input is a COMBO the graph builder validates against this exact
+    list (movie_editor/backend/builder.py's _live_value) -- a value that isn't listed here
+    gets silently swapped for the node's declared default before Python ever sees it. Every
+    digit the H3 scale can send has to be a member, or every H3 rating silently becomes
+    whatever the default happens to be."""
+    for n in range(1, 11):
+        assert str(n) in V2_RATING_LABELS