diff --git a/src/actions/admin-badges.ts b/src/actions/admin-badges.ts
index af74f842..431abe8d 100644
--- a/src/actions/admin-badges.ts
+++ b/src/actions/admin-badges.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@ export async function giveBadge(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 	}
 
 	// Process each user/code combination
+	let granted = false;
 	for (const userId of userIds) {
 		for (const code of codes) {
-			const cid = String(Number(code) || code);
 			if (!(Number(userId) > 0) || code.length === 0) continue;
 
+			// Truncate badge code to 32 characters.
+			const truncatedCode = code.slice(0, 32);
+
 			// Fire the emulator command so the badge appears live for online users.
 			try {
-				await rcon.giveBadge(Number(userId), cid);
+				await rcon.giveBadge(Number(userId), truncatedCode);
 			} catch {
 				// ignore rcon errors per pair
 			}
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ export async function giveBadge(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 					.where(
 						and(
 							eq(UsersBadges.userId, Number(userId)),
-							eq(UsersBadges.badgeCode, code),
+							eq(UsersBadges.badgeCode, truncatedCode),
 						),
 					)
 					.limit(1);
@@ -65,13 +68,17 @@ export async function giveBadge(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 					const slotId = (agg?.maxSlot ?? 0) + 1;
 					await db
 						.insert(UsersBadges)
-						.values({ userId: Number(userId), slotId, badgeCode: code });
+						.values({ userId: Number(userId), slotId, badgeCode: truncatedCode });
 				}
 			} catch {
 				// Best-effort: the RCON grant already succeeded for online users.
 			}
-		}
 
+			granted = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (granted) {
 		revalidatePath("/admin/badges");
 	}
 }