diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/item-wizard.js b/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/item-wizard.js
index 6e76048..bacfc82 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/item-wizard.js
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/wwwroot/js/item-wizard.js
@@ -1461,10 +1461,12 @@ function aiShowError(message) {
 function renderStep3Html() {
     const isSandblastOnly = !!wz.data.sandblastOnly;
     return `
-        <div class="form-check form-switch border rounded py-2 px-3 mb-3 bg-light">
-            <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="sandblastOnlyToggle"
-                   ${isSandblastOnly ? 'checked' : ''} onchange="onSandblastOnlyToggle()">
-            <label class="form-check-label" for="sandblastOnlyToggle" style="line-height:1.3">
+        <div class="d-flex align-items-center border rounded py-2 px-3 mb-3 bg-light gap-2">
+            <div class="form-check form-switch mb-0 flex-shrink-0">
+                <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="sandblastOnlyToggle"
+                       ${isSandblastOnly ? 'checked' : ''} onchange="onSandblastOnlyToggle()" style="cursor:pointer">
+            </div>
+            <label for="sandblastOnlyToggle" class="mb-0" style="line-height:1.3; cursor:pointer;">
                 <strong>Sandblast / Prep Only</strong>
                 <span class="d-block text-muted fw-normal small">No powder coating — no oven or powder costs</span>
             </label>
@@ -1491,10 +1493,8 @@ function onSandblastOnlyToggle() {
     wz.data.sandblastOnly = checked;
     if (checked) {
         wz.data.coats = [];
-        // AI price was estimated with coating in mind — clear it so pricing recalculates from prep labor
-        if (wz.itemType === 'ai') {
-            wz.data.manualUnitPrice = null;
-        }
+        // Keep manualUnitPrice — if the AI returned a price, preserve it as the sandblast price.
+        // The user can adjust it; clearing it causes a $0 quote when prep services aren't configured.
     }
     renderStep(3);
 }
@@ -2309,9 +2309,10 @@ function preFillStep2() {
 function buildItemFromWizard() {
     const d = wz.data;
     const isSandblastOnly = !!d.sandblastOnly;
-    // Sandblast-only AI items lose the AI pricing flag — the AI price included coating costs
-    // that no longer apply, so the server prices from prep labor instead.
-    const isAi = wz.itemType === 'ai' && !isSandblastOnly;
+    // AI flag is preserved even for sandblast-only so the server uses the AI price (manualUnitPrice).
+    // Without this, sandblast-only AI items fall through to the pricing engine and return $0 when
+    // no prep services with minutes are configured.
+    const isAi = wz.itemType === 'ai';
     return {
         description:       d.description || null,
         quantity:          d.quantity || 1,