diff --git a/src/lib/server/quotes-service.ts b/src/lib/server/quotes-service.ts
index 1b5f2a2..43bb45b 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/quotes-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/quotes-service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   PLACEHOLDER_CUSTOMER_IDS,
   PLACEHOLDER_CUSTOMER_NAMES,
 } from "@/lib/placeholder-customers";
-import type { Quote, Customer, Company } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { Quote, QuoteItem, Customer, Company } from "@/lib/types";
 
 /**
  * Server-side quote pipeline used by the MCP layer (n8n) and internal API routes.
@@ -1057,7 +1057,9 @@ export async function createQuoteFromEmail(
   // ── 1. Idempotency: if we already have a quote for this Message-ID, return it.
   const existing = await findQuoteByMessageId(pb, effectiveMessageId);
   if (existing) {
-    const itemsCount = await countQuoteItems(pb, existing.id);
+    const existingItems = await pb
+      .collection(QUOTE_ITEMS_COLLECTION)
+      .getFullList<QuoteItem>({ filter: `quote = "${existing.id}"` });
     const attsCount = await countQuoteAttachments(pb, existing.id);
     const customer = existing.customer
       ? ((await pb.collection(CUSTOMERS_COLLECTION).getOne(existing.customer)) as Customer)
@@ -1069,7 +1071,8 @@ export async function createQuoteFromEmail(
       quote: existing,
       customer: customer as Customer,
       company: company as Company | null,
-      items: itemsCount,
+      items: existingItems,
+      items_count: existingItems.length,
       attachments: attsCount,
       deduped: true,
       quote_number: existing.quote_number,