diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
index feadc33..c2baab4 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_buds.py
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ class MyBudsPageTest(FunctionalTest):
 
         sel = f".bud-entry[data-bud-id='{self.alice.id}']"
         row = self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, sel))
+        # The trailing `.applet-list-buffer` spacer must stay LAST — the new
+        # row goes BEFORE it, not after (regression: querying the wrong buffer
+        # class dropped the row below the spacer).
+        last = self.browser.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_buds_list > li:last-child"
+        )
+        self.assertIn("applet-list-buffer", (last.get_attribute("class") or "").split())
         # Carries both classes (styling + tooltip-lock both key on these).
         cls = (row.get_attribute("class") or "").split()
         self.assertIn("applet-list-entry", cls)
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
index 6bf8888..668768e 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_bud_add_panel.html
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
         rowTitle.textContent = ' the ' + title;
         li.appendChild(rowTitle);
 
-        var buffer = list.querySelector('.bud-entry-buffer');
+        // Keep the trailing spacer LAST — _applet-grid-list.html renders it
+        // as `.applet-list-buffer` (not `.bud-entry-buffer`); querying the
+        // wrong class fell through to appendChild, dropping the new row
+        // BELOW the buffer.
+        var buffer = list.querySelector('.applet-list-buffer');
         if (buffer) list.insertBefore(li, buffer);
         else list.appendChild(li);
     }