diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
index f89ad57..9a4bf82 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
@@ -101,13 +101,22 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
             FuelStore.saveLocation(lat: location.lat, lng: location.lng)
         }
 
-        // 3) Load stations, then sort per this widget's config, scoped to
-        // the chosen search radius so the widget's "cheapest" matches
-        // the app's list.
-        var stations = FuelStore.loadStations()
+        // 3) Load stations. The widget prefers its OWN focused fetch from the
+        // relay so it shows real prices even when the app-group cache isn't
+        // shared (SideStore free accounts don't provision the group, which
+        // previously left the widget stuck on sample data). Falls back to the
+        // shared cache, then to samples.
+        var stations: [FuelStation] = []
+        if let location {
+            let radiusKM = unitToKM()
+            if let fetched = await Self.fetchFocused(near: location, fuel: fuel, radiusKM: radiusKM) {
+                stations = fetched
+            }
+        }
+        if stations.isEmpty { stations = FuelStore.loadStations() }
         if stations.isEmpty { stations = SampleFuelProvider.sampleStations }
         let unit = FuelStore.loadDistanceUnit()
-        let radiusKM = unit.toKM(Double(FuelStore.loadStationLimit()))  // chosen units → km
+        let radiusKM = unitToKM()
         if let location {
             // STRICT: cached data fetched around another location must never
             // leak out-of-radius stations into the widget.
@@ -149,6 +158,37 @@ struct FuelPriceTimelineProvider: AppIntentTimelineProvider {
             unit: FuelStore.loadDistanceUnit()
         )
     }
+
+    /// The search radius in km for the widget's own focused relay fetch.
+    private func unitToKM() -> Double {
+        FuelStore.loadDistanceUnit().toKM(Double(FuelStore.loadStationLimit()))
+    }
+
+    /// One focused fetch from the relay around the widget's location — small
+    /// response (radius + limit 500), bounded so a dead relay can't stall the
+    /// timeline. Returns nil on any failure so callers fall back to cache.
+    private static func fetchFocused(near location: Coordinate, fuel: FuelType, radiusKM: Double) async -> [FuelStation]? {
+        var components = URLComponents(
+            url: RelayFuelProvider().baseURL.appendingPathComponent("api/v1/stations"),
+            resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false
+        )!
+        components.queryItems = [
+            URLQueryItem(name: "fuel", value: fuel.rawValue),
+            URLQueryItem(name: "lat", value: String(location.lat)),
+            URLQueryItem(name: "lng", value: String(location.lng)),
+            URLQueryItem(name: "radius", value: String(radiusKM)),
+            URLQueryItem(name: "limit", value: "500"),
+        ]
+        var request = URLRequest(url: components.url!)
+        request.timeoutInterval = 5
+        do {
+            let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
+            guard let http = response as? HTTPURLResponse, http.statusCode == 200 else { return nil }
+            return try? FuelPriceProvider.decodeStations(from: data)
+        } catch {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct FuelPriceWidgetView: View {