diff --git a/app/lib/data/hub_endpoint.dart b/app/lib/data/hub_endpoint.dart
index b20f433..663d9a4 100644
--- a/app/lib/data/hub_endpoint.dart
+++ b/app/lib/data/hub_endpoint.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class HubSettings {
       port: prefs.getInt(_kPort) ?? defaultPort,
       secure: prefs.getBool(_kSecure) ?? false,
       authToken: prefs.getString(_kToken),
-      useHub: prefs.getBool(_kUseHub) ?? false,
+      useHub: prefs.getBool(_kUseHub) ?? true,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/data/hub_repository.dart b/app/lib/data/hub_repository.dart
index 9c6e35b..2f1676e 100644
--- a/app/lib/data/hub_repository.dart
+++ b/app/lib/data/hub_repository.dart
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class HubRepository implements EvaluationRepository {
     if (bag == null) return null;
 
     final normJson = _asMap(bag['norm']);
+    if (normJson == null) return null;
     final skmJson = _asMap(bag['skm']);
-    if (normJson == null || skmJson == null) return null;
 
     final norm = Norm(
       eli: (normJson['eli'] as String?) ?? 'eli/unknown',
@@ -108,8 +108,17 @@ class HubRepository implements EvaluationRepository {
       paragraphs: _parseParagraphs(normJson['paragraphs']),
     );
 
-    final skmEur = _asDouble(skmJson['total_eur_per_year']);
-    final tierLowest = _parseTier(skmJson['tier_lowest']);
+    final cohortJson = _asMap(bag['cohort']);
+    final affected = _asInt(cohortJson?['count']);
+
+    // SKM may be missing if the flow only ran the normalize-/
+    // cohort-arm (e.g. flows/durchstich-from-file.yaml). Default
+    // to zero and let the tier fall back to the cohort source's
+    // tier — that's still the most-honest reading.
+    final skmEur = _asDouble(skmJson?['total_eur_per_year']);
+    final tierLowest = skmJson != null
+        ? _parseTier(skmJson['tier_lowest'])
+        : _parseTier(cohortJson?['tier']);
 
     final benefitJson = _asMap(bag['benefit']);
     final benefit = _asDouble(benefitJson?['total']);
@@ -117,9 +126,6 @@ class HubRepository implements EvaluationRepository {
     final frustJson = _asMap(bag['frust']);
     final frust = _asDouble(frustJson?['composite_frust']);
 
-    final cohortJson = _asMap(bag['cohort']);
-    final affected = _asInt(cohortJson?['count']);
-
     return Evaluation(
       norm: norm,
       skmEurPerYear: skmEur,