diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
index e358979..68e87e9 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
@@ -165,16 +165,29 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider<Configuration: WidgetConfigurationIntent & Widg
             // fuel, no radius. Freshen its price when a focused fetch covers
             // it. The chosen favourite wins; when it's missing or stale (fresh
             // widget, favourite removed, fuel row changed) fall back to the
-            // favourites fuel's cheapest favourite so the face is never blank.
+            // favourites fuel's first favourite so the face is never blank.
             if let chosen = configuration.favouriteChoice {
                 let favouriteFuelType = configuration.favouriteFuelChoice?.fuel ?? fuel
-                let pinned = favourites.first { $0.id == chosen.id }
-                    ?? favourites
+                // Fresh widget / static default (empty pinned favourite):
+                // auto-populate to the FIRST favourite of the fuel. This is
+                // the sheet's old defaultResult() auto-populate, moved to
+                // entry time so default-config resolution stays keychain-free
+                // (storage-backed defaultResult() stranding fresh small
+                // widgets on the skeleton placeholder).
+                let pinned: FavouriteEntry?
+                if chosen.stationID.isEmpty {
+                    pinned = favourites
                         .filter { $0.fuel == favouriteFuelType && $0.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] != nil }
-                        .min { lhs, rhs in
-                            (lhs.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] ?? .infinity) <
-                            (rhs.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] ?? .infinity)
-                        }
+                        .first
+                } else {
+                    pinned = favourites.first { $0.id == chosen.id }
+                        ?? favourites
+                            .filter { $0.fuel == favouriteFuelType && $0.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] != nil }
+                            .min { lhs, rhs in
+                                (lhs.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] ?? .infinity) <
+                                (rhs.station.prices[favouriteFuelType] ?? .infinity)
+                            }
+                }
                 if let pinned {
                     var station = pinned.station
                     if let location,
diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/WidgetConfigIntent.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/WidgetConfigIntent.swift
index fa7f43a..1868017 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/WidgetConfigIntent.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/WidgetConfigIntent.swift
@@ -95,9 +95,15 @@ struct FavouriteFuelQuery: EntityQuery {
     // LENIENT resolution: every valid fuel resolves, even one without
     // favourites. The timeline request resolves the FULL configuration
     // through these queries, and a nil result fails the whole timeline — a
-    // default-config widget would hang on the skeleton placeholder. Fresh
-    // widgets still auto-populate via defaultResult(); the picker options
-    // stay filtered in suggestedEntities().
+    // default-config widget would hang on the skeleton placeholder.
+    //
+    // NO defaultResult(): fresh/default configs resolve from the static
+    // @Parameter(default:) value through entities(for:) with ZERO storage
+    // reads. The old keychain-backed defaultResult() put storage access in
+    // the gallery-preview/fresh-add resolution path, which failed on-device
+    // (small widget stranded on the skeleton; configured widgets were fine).
+    // Auto-populate for the SHEET moved to entry time (makeEntry picks the
+    // first favourite of the fuel); picker options stay in suggestedEntities().
     func entities(for identifiers: [String]) async throws -> [FavouriteFuel] {
         identifiers.compactMap { FuelType(rawValue: $0) }.map { FavouriteFuel(fuel: $0) }
     }
@@ -106,15 +112,6 @@ struct FavouriteFuelQuery: EntityQuery {
         let fuels = Set(FuelStore.loadFavourites().map(\.fuel))
         return FuelType.allCases.filter { fuels.contains($0) }.map { FavouriteFuel(fuel: $0) }
     }
-
-    /// Fresh widget / unresolved value → auto-populate the Fuel row with the
-    /// FIRST fuel that has a favourite (Unleaded, Premium, Diesel order).
-    func defaultResult() async -> FavouriteFuel? {
-        let fuels = Set(FuelStore.loadFavourites().map(\.fuel))
-        return FuelType.allCases.first { fuels.contains($0) }
-            .map { FavouriteFuel(fuel: $0) }
-            ?? FavouriteFuel(fuel: .e10)
-    }
 }
 
 // A pinned favourite station, selectable on SMALL widgets (which show a single
@@ -164,13 +161,27 @@ struct WidgetFavouriteQuery: EntityQuery {
     // WidgetFavourite (best-effort name lookup). NEVER return nil here — the
     // timeline request resolves the whole configuration through this query
     // and a failed resolution strands a default-config widget on the skeleton
-    // placeholder. Fresh widgets auto-populate via defaultResult().
+    // placeholder.
+    //
+    // NO defaultResult(): fresh/default configs resolve from the static
+    // @Parameter(default:) value (empty id "e10|") with NO storage reads —
+    // the old keychain-backed defaultResult() ran in the gallery-preview /
+    // fresh-add resolution path and failed on-device. The sheet's
+    // auto-populate moved to entry time (makeEntry pins the first favourite
+    // of the fuel); the dependent picker keeps working via suggestedEntities().
     func entities(for identifiers: [String]) async throws -> [WidgetFavourite] {
-        let favourites = FuelStore.loadFavourites()
         return identifiers.map { id in
             let parts = id.split(separator: "|", maxSplits: 1)
             let fuel = FuelType(rawValue: String(parts.first ?? "")) ?? .e10
             let stationID = String(parts.last ?? "")
+            // Id-only value (fresh widget's static default): resolve with
+            // zero keychain access. displayRepresentation falls back to a
+            // storage lookup if the name is empty, so stored picks still
+            // render their name.
+            guard !stationID.isEmpty else {
+                return WidgetFavourite(fuel: fuel, stationID: stationID, stationName: "")
+            }
+            let favourites = FuelStore.loadFavourites()
             let entry = favourites.first { $0.id == id }
             return WidgetFavourite(
                 fuel: fuel,
@@ -196,26 +207,6 @@ struct WidgetFavouriteQuery: EntityQuery {
             )
         }
     }
-
-    /// Fresh widget / unresolved value → auto-populate the Favourite row with
-    /// the FIRST favourite of the Fuel row's fuel (falling back to the first
-    /// favourite of any fuel if the fuel has none, e.g. mid-change).
-    func defaultResult() async -> WidgetFavourite? {
-        let favourites = FuelStore.loadFavourites()
-        guard !favourites.isEmpty else { return nil }
-        let entry: FavouriteEntry
-        if let fuel = smallIntent?.favouriteFuel.fuel,
-           let scoped = favourites.first(where: { $0.fuel == fuel }) {
-            entry = scoped
-        } else {
-            entry = favourites[0]
-        }
-        return WidgetFavourite(
-            fuel: entry.fuel,
-            stationID: entry.station.id,
-            stationName: entry.station.name
-        )
-    }
 }
 
 // The knobs both the medium-list and small-single widget intents expose, so