diff --git a/backend/routes/cardApi.js b/backend/routes/cardApi.js
index efd91ee..63151db 100644
--- a/backend/routes/cardApi.js
+++ b/backend/routes/cardApi.js
@@ -939,12 +939,43 @@ function createCardApiRouter() {
         const targetIps = new Set(ips.map(ip => (ip || '').trim()).filter(Boolean));
         const resultMap = {};
 
-        // Strategy: fetch team assets (paginated) and match against our target IPs.
+        // Fast path: look up host_ids from ivanti_findings and use asset-search
+        // The asset-search endpoint returns the full enriched record (same as team assets).
+        const ipsArray = [...targetIps];
+        if (ipsArray.length > 0) {
+            try {
+                const { rows: findingRows } = await pool.query(
+                    `SELECT DISTINCT ON (ip_address) ip_address, host_id
+                     FROM ivanti_findings
+                     WHERE ip_address = ANY($1) AND host_id IS NOT NULL`,
+                    [ipsArray]
+                );
+
+                for (const row of findingRows) {
+                    if (resultMap[row.ip_address]) continue;
+                    try {
+                        const searchResult = await searchByIvantiHostId(row.host_id);
+                        if (searchResult.ok) {
+                            const searchData = JSON.parse(searchResult.body);
+                            const assets = searchData.assets || [];
+                            if (assets.length > 0) {
+                                resultMap[row.ip_address] = extractGraniteFields(assets[0], row.ip_address);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } catch (_) { /* fall through to paginated lookup */ }
+                }
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error('[card-api] enrich-batch: Fast path DB lookup failed:', err.message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let foundCount = Object.keys(resultMap).length;
+
+        // Fallback: paginated team-assets loop for any IPs not resolved by fast path
         // The team assets endpoint returns the full enriched record with ncim_discovery,
         // card_flags, netops_granite_allips, etc.
         const teams = team ? [team] : ['NTS-AEO-STEAM', 'NTS-AEO-ACCESS-ENG'];
         const dispositions = ['confirmed', 'unconfirmed', 'candidate'];
-        let foundCount = 0;
 
         for (const teamName of teams) {
             if (foundCount >= targetIps.size) break;
@@ -1013,7 +1044,7 @@ function createCardApiRouter() {
                 results.push({ ip: trimmedIp, found: true, ...resultMap[trimmedIp] });
                 enrichedCount++;
             } else {
-                results.push({ ip: trimmedIp, found: false, equip_inst_id: null, hostname: null, error: 'IP not found in CARD team assets' });
+                results.push({ ip: trimmedIp, found: false, equip_inst_id: null, hostname: null, error: 'IP not found in CARD' });
                 notFoundCount++;
             }
         }