diff --git a/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js b/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
index a3b32f4..b2180b9 100644
--- a/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
+++ b/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
@@ -1004,27 +1004,53 @@ function createIvantiFpWorkflowRouter() {
             let queueItemIds = [];
             try {
                 queueItemIds = JSON.parse(submission.queue_item_ids_json || '[]');
-            } catch (e) {
-                return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Could not parse queue_item_ids_json.' });
+            } catch (e) { /* ignore parse errors */ }
+
+            // Parse finding IDs (always available, even for submissions created outside dashboard)
+            let findingIds = [];
+            try {
+                findingIds = JSON.parse(submission.finding_ids_json || '[]');
+            } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+
+            if ((!Array.isArray(queueItemIds) || queueItemIds.length === 0) &&
+                (!Array.isArray(findingIds) || findingIds.length === 0)) {
+                return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No findings associated with this submission.' });
             }
 
-            if (!Array.isArray(queueItemIds) || queueItemIds.length === 0) {
-                return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No queue items associated with this submission.' });
+            // Fetch original queue items to get finding data (if they still exist)
+            let findingsToQueue = [];
+            if (queueItemIds.length > 0) {
+                const { rows: originalItems } = await pool.query(
+                    `SELECT finding_id, finding_title, cves_json, ip_address, hostname FROM ivanti_todo_queue WHERE id = ANY($1)`,
+                    [queueItemIds]
+                );
+                findingsToQueue = originalItems;
             }
 
-            // Fetch original queue items to get finding data
-            const { rows: originalItems } = await pool.query(
-                `SELECT finding_id, finding_title, cves_json, ip_address, hostname FROM ivanti_todo_queue WHERE id = ANY($1)`,
-                [queueItemIds]
-            );
+            // Fallback: if original queue items were deleted or never existed,
+            // use finding_ids_json to look up finding data from ivanti_findings
+            if (findingsToQueue.length === 0 && findingIds.length > 0) {
+                const { rows: findings } = await pool.query(
+                    `SELECT id AS finding_id, title AS finding_title, cves AS cves_json, ip_address, host_name AS hostname FROM ivanti_findings WHERE id = ANY($1)`,
+                    [findingIds.map(String)]
+                );
+                findingsToQueue = findings;
 
-            if (originalItems.length === 0) {
-                return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No original queue items found for this submission.' });
+                // Last resort: create items with just the finding IDs (minimal data)
+                if (findingsToQueue.length === 0) {
+                    findingsToQueue = findingIds.map(id => ({
+                        finding_id: String(id),
+                        finding_title: null,
+                        cves_json: null,
+                        ip_address: null,
+                        hostname: null,
+                    }));
+                }
             }
 
             // INSERT new pending queue items for each finding
             const newItems = [];
-            for (const item of originalItems) {
+            for (const item of findingsToQueue) {
                 const { rows: inserted } = await pool.query(
                     `INSERT INTO ivanti_todo_queue
                          (user_id, finding_id, finding_title, cves_json, ip_address, hostname, vendor, workflow_type)
@@ -1042,12 +1068,12 @@ function createIvantiFpWorkflowRouter() {
             );
 
             // Audit log (fire-and-forget)
-            const finding_ids = originalItems.map(i => i.finding_id).filter(Boolean);
+            const auditFindingIds = findingsToQueue.map(i => i.finding_id).filter(Boolean);
             logAudit({
                 userId: req.user.id, username: req.user.username,
                 action: 'fp_submission_requeued', entityType: 'ivanti_fp_submissions',
                 entityId: String(submission.id),
-                details: { target_workflow_type: workflow_type, items_created: newItems.length, finding_ids },
+                details: { target_workflow_type: workflow_type, items_created: newItems.length, finding_ids: auditFindingIds },
                 ipAddress: req.ip
             });