diff --git a/services/orchestrator/app/services/dashboard_service.py b/services/orchestrator/app/services/dashboard_service.py
index 2d9934a2..6290406f 100644
--- a/services/orchestrator/app/services/dashboard_service.py
+++ b/services/orchestrator/app/services/dashboard_service.py
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ class DashboardService:
                 "progress": progress,
                 "readyBy": planned_end.isoformat() if planned_end else None,
                 "priority": batch.get("priority", "MEDIUM"),
+                "reasoning": batch.get("reasoning") or f"Scheduled based on {reasoning_data.get('type', 'forecast demand')}",  # Fallback reasoning text
                 "reasoning_data": reasoning_data  # NEW: Structured data for i18n
             })