diff --git a/relay/inc/bootstrap.php b/relay/inc/bootstrap.php
index 150aeb5..c552a5c 100644
--- a/relay/inc/bootstrap.php
+++ b/relay/inc/bootstrap.php
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ if (count($shoppingPk) === 1) {
 } elseif (!in_array('position', $shoppingColNames)) {
     $db->exec('ALTER TABLE shopping_state ADD COLUMN position INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0');
 }
+// Clean up __inactive__ sentinel rows from the old single-list era.
+$db->exec("DELETE FROM shopping_state WHERE card_uid = '__inactive__'");
 
 // Sync-event notifications: replaces the old bot-chat mechanism. When a
 // client syncs a card they received, they POST here; the sender polls
diff --git a/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php b/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
index 8116363..0974a7c 100644
--- a/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
+++ b/relay/inc/routes/shopping.php
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ $clientTenant = $clientTenant ?? authClient($db);
 $tenant = $sessionTenant ?: $clientTenant;
 
 function shoppingLoadAll(PDO $db, int $tenantId): array {
-    $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT card_uid, title, body, position, updated_at_client, updated_at_server FROM shopping_state WHERE tenant_id = :t ORDER BY position, title');
+    // Exclude __inactive__ sentinel rows left over from the old
+    // single-list era (clearRemote used to write a dummy row instead
+    // of deleting).
+    $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT card_uid, title, body, position, updated_at_client, updated_at_server FROM shopping_state WHERE tenant_id = :t AND card_uid != '__inactive__' ORDER BY position, title");
     $stmt->execute(['t' => $tenantId]);
     return $stmt->fetchAll() ?: [];
 }