diff --git a/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.test.ts b/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.test.ts
index 76de895..254658a 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.test.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ describe("suggestQuoteForOrder", () => {
     const opts = quotesGetList.mock.calls[0][2] as { filter: string; fields?: string };
     expect(opts.filter).toContain('created >= "2026-05-31T10:00:00.000Z"');
     expect(opts.filter).toContain('company = "co1"');
+    // A different contact at the same company must still be a candidate.
+    expect(opts.filter).not.toContain("customer");
     // `quotes` also carries email_body / ai_insights / migration_meta —
     // this query must not pull those to read five scalars.
     expect(opts.fields).toBe("id,quote_number,company,customer,created");
diff --git a/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.ts b/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.ts
index e1a6bb8..1b7ce24 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/order-quote-link-service.ts
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ async function fuzzyPass(
     "is_template != true",
   ];
   if (order.company) filters.push(`company = "${esc(order.company)}"`);
-  if (order.customer) {
-    filters.push(`(customer = "${esc(order.customer)}" || customer = "")`);
-  }
+  // No customer filter: one company has many contacts, and the person who
+  // asked for the quote is often not the person who placed the order
+  // (M24 nylock, 2026-10-28). The scorer still rewards a customer match.
 
   const candidates = await pb
     .collection(QUOTE_COLLECTION)