diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
index b12dcc8b..ba0e9d3a 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/estimator.py
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ def _load_sber_index_series(db: Session, *, region: str) -> dict[date, float]:
                 .all()
             )
         except Exception as exc:
-            logger.warning("sber_price_index lookup failed (graceful, no-op): %s", exc)
-            return {}
+            logger.warning("sber_price_index lookup failed for %s (graceful): %s", dash, exc)
+            continue
         if rows:
             return {r["period_month"]: float(r["index_value_rub_m2"]) for r in rows}
     return {}
diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/sber_index.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/sber_index.py
index 7cbe48ba..3554a0a7 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/sber_index.py
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/services/sber_index.py
@@ -380,32 +380,35 @@ async def pull_sber_indices(
                             latest_month.isoformat(),
                             latest_val,
                         )
-                        # Task B: best-effort reconciliation to our scrape-median asking ppm²
-                        try:
-                            our_median = db.execute(
-                                text("""
-                                    SELECT percentile_cont(0.5)
-                                        WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY price_per_m2) AS m
-                                    FROM listings
-                                    WHERE is_active = true
-                                      AND price_per_m2 BETWEEN 50000 AND 800000
-                                """)
-                            ).scalar()
-                            if our_median is not None and latest_val:
-                                sber_latest = latest_val
-                                divergence_pct = (our_median - sber_latest) / sber_latest * 100
-                                logger.info(
-                                    "sber_index benchmark [asking vs our median]: "
-                                    "sber=%.0f our_median=%.0f divergence=%+.1f%% "
-                                    "(data-quality signal)",
-                                    sber_latest,
-                                    our_median,
-                                    divergence_pct,
+                        # our listings median is ЕКБ-only →
+                        # compare only against Свердловская обл. (REF_AREA 66)
+                        if ref_area == "66":
+                            # Task B: best-effort reconciliation to our scrape-median asking ppm²
+                            try:
+                                our_median = db.execute(
+                                    text("""
+                                        SELECT percentile_cont(0.5)
+                                            WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY price_per_m2) AS m
+                                        FROM listings
+                                        WHERE is_active = true
+                                          AND price_per_m2 BETWEEN 50000 AND 800000
+                                    """)
+                                ).scalar()
+                                if our_median is not None and latest_val:
+                                    sber_latest = latest_val
+                                    divergence_pct = (our_median - sber_latest) / sber_latest * 100
+                                    logger.info(
+                                        "sber_index benchmark [asking vs our median]: "
+                                        "sber=%.0f our_median=%.0f divergence=%+.1f%% "
+                                        "(data-quality signal)",
+                                        sber_latest,
+                                        our_median,
+                                        divergence_pct,
+                                    )
+                            except Exception as exc:
+                                logger.debug(
+                                    "sber benchmark reconciliation skipped (graceful): %s", exc
                                 )
-                        except Exception as exc:
-                            logger.debug(
-                                "sber benchmark reconciliation skipped (graceful): %s", exc
-                            )
 
                 except httpx.HTTPStatusError as exc:
                     logger.error(