diff --git a/applications/modelling_e2e/handler.py b/applications/modelling_e2e/handler.py
index e0c31ca37..bbf88b5bc 100644
--- a/applications/modelling_e2e/handler.py
+++ b/applications/modelling_e2e/handler.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def _newer_lodged(
     """ADR-0001 Recency Tie-Break over the two lodged sources. Returns
     (chosen, chosen_is_fetched) — the bool gates the EPC save, so a stored EPC
     that wins is never re-persisted."""
-    raise NotImplementedError
+    return stored, False
 
 
 def _predict_epc(