diff --git a/src/db/cauldron/tokenlist/db_utils.rs b/src/db/cauldron/tokenlist/db_utils.rs
index e874ec8..e04cc0b 100644
--- a/src/db/cauldron/tokenlist/db_utils.rs
+++ b/src/db/cauldron/tokenlist/db_utils.rs
@@ -253,14 +253,12 @@ fn add_column_if_missing(conn: &Connection, table: &str, column: &str, decl: &st
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn table_has_column(conn: &Connection, table: &str, column: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+fn table_has_column(conn: &Connection, table: &str, column: &str) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
     let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&format!("PRAGMA table_info({table});"))?;
     let mut rows = stmt.query([])?;
     while let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
         let name: String = row.get(1)?;
-        if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(column) {
-            return Ok(true);
-        }
+        if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(column) { return Ok(true); }
     }
     Ok(false)
 }
@@ -296,25 +294,48 @@ pub fn cache_first_pool_ts_if_empty(conn: &Connection, token_id: &str, ts: i64)
 pub fn db_first_pool_creation_row(
     conn: &Connection,
     token_id: &str,
-) -> Result<Option<FirstPoolInfo>> {
-    // Prefer height when available; otherwise fall back to timestamp-only ordering.
-    let has_height = table_has_column(conn, "tx", "block_height")?;
-    let sql = if has_height {
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<FirstPoolInfo>> {
+    let has_tx_height   = table_has_column(conn, "tx", "block_height")?;
+    let has_blockhash   = table_has_column(conn, "tx", "blockhash")?;
+    let has_headers_key = table_has_column(conn, "headers", "key")?;
+    let has_headers_ht  = table_has_column(conn, "headers", "height")?;
+
+    let sql = if has_tx_height {
+        // Native height column present
         r#"
-        SELECT p.creation_utxo, uf.txid, t.effective_timestamp, t.block_height
+        SELECT p.creation_utxo, uf.txid, t.effective_timestamp, t.block_height AS block_height
         FROM pool AS p
         JOIN utxo_funding AS uf ON uf.new_utxo_hash = p.creation_utxo
         JOIN tx            AS t  ON t.txid = uf.txid
         WHERE p.token_id = ?
         ORDER BY
-            (t.block_height IS NULL) ASC,
-            t.block_height ASC,
+            (t.block_height IS NULL) ASC,   -- confirmed first
+            t.block_height ASC,             -- earliest height
+            t.effective_timestamp ASC,
+            uf.txid ASC,
+            p.creation_utxo ASC
+        LIMIT 1;
+        "#
+    } else if has_blockhash && has_headers_key && has_headers_ht {
+        // Derive height from headers
+        r#"
+        SELECT p.creation_utxo, uf.txid, t.effective_timestamp, h.height AS block_height
+        FROM pool AS p
+        JOIN utxo_funding AS uf ON uf.new_utxo_hash = p.creation_utxo
+        JOIN tx            AS t  ON t.txid = uf.txid
+        LEFT JOIN headers  AS h  ON h.key = t.blockhash
+        WHERE p.token_id = ?
+        ORDER BY
+            (t.blockhash IS NULL) ASC,      -- confirmed (has blockhash) first
+            (h.height   IS NULL) ASC,       -- known height before unknown
+            h.height ASC,
             t.effective_timestamp ASC,
             uf.txid ASC,
             p.creation_utxo ASC
         LIMIT 1;
         "#
     } else {
+        // Timestamp-only fallback
         r#"
         SELECT p.creation_utxo, uf.txid, t.effective_timestamp, NULL AS block_height
         FROM pool AS p
@@ -332,10 +353,10 @@ pub fn db_first_pool_creation_row(
     let mut stmt = conn.prepare(sql)?;
     let mut rows = stmt.query(params![token_id])?;
     if let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
-        let creation_utxo: String = row.get(0)?;
-        let txid: String = row.get(1)?;
-        let ts: i64 = row.get(2)?;
-        let height: Option<i64> = row.get(3)?;
+        let creation_utxo: String   = row.get(0)?;
+        let txid: String            = row.get(1)?;
+        let ts: i64                 = row.get(2)?;
+        let height: Option<i64>     = row.get(3)?;
         Ok(Some((creation_utxo, txid, ts, height)))
     } else {
         Ok(None)