diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Viewer/ViewerRepository.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Viewer/ViewerRepository.cs
index 287d67a..8a39360 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Viewer/ViewerRepository.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/Viewer/ViewerRepository.cs
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ public class ViewerRepository : IViewerRepository
         if (defaultEmblem is not null) viewer.Emblems.Add(defaultEmblem);
         if (defaultBg is not null) viewer.MyPageBackgrounds.Add(defaultBg);
 
+        // Grant one of each class's default leader skin. Filter out the synthetic placeholders
+        // (Id=0) and dedupe — skins are many-to-many via SleeveEntryViewer-style join.
         var grantedSkins = viewer.Classes
             .Select(vcd => vcd.LeaderSkin)
             .Where(s => s.Id != 0)
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/ViewerRepositoryTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/ViewerRepositoryTests.cs
index 10c1ea5..322339b 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/ViewerRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/ViewerRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -155,12 +155,20 @@ public class ViewerRepositoryTests
             await repo.LinkSteamToViewer(viewerId, steamId);
         }
 
+        using (var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope())
+        {
+            var repo = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IViewerRepository>();
+            await repo.LinkSteamToViewer(viewerId, steamId);  // second call must be a no-op
+        }
+
         using var verifyScope = factory.Services.CreateScope();
         var db = verifyScope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SVSimDbContext>();
         var loaded = await db.Viewers
             .Include(v => v.SocialAccountConnections)
             .FirstAsync(v => v.Id == viewerId);
 
+        // Count == 1 proves both the initial append AND that the second LinkSteamToViewer call
+        // hit the `alreadyLinked` short-circuit (idempotent re-link).
         Assert.That(loaded.SocialAccountConnections, Has.Count.EqualTo(1));
         Assert.That(loaded.SocialAccountConnections[0].AccountType,
             Is.EqualTo(SocialAccountType.Steam));