diff --git a/tools/prover-floor/pc2-floor-sweep3-miner.ps1 b/tools/prover-floor/pc2-floor-sweep3-miner.ps1
index 8282cc4e4..6a29c5a1d 100644
--- a/tools/prover-floor/pc2-floor-sweep3-miner.ps1
+++ b/tools/prover-floor/pc2-floor-sweep3-miner.ps1
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ Start-Sleep -Seconds 45
 $job = $env:IGNEUM_JOB_DIR; if (-not $job) { $job = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'igneum-floor-measure' }; New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $job | Out-Null
 function WslPath($p) { $w = (& wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-24.04 -u root -- wslpath -a ($p -replace '\\', '/') 2>$null); if ($w) { ($w -replace "`0", '').Trim() } else { '/mnt/c' + ($p.Substring(2) -replace '\\', '/') } }
 $jobW = WslPath $job
-$emptyW = WslPath (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'igneum\app\jobs\chain-pc2-pv1c\block-83616.json')
+$kitFile = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'igneum\app\jobs\chain-pc2-pv1c\block-83616.json'
+if (-not (Test-Path $kitFile)) { Write-Output "RESULT kit missing: $kitFile; republish the fetch after any app update (C32)"; exit 2 }
+$emptyW = WslPath $kitFile
 $points = if ($env:FLOOR_POINTS) { $env:FLOOR_POINTS } else { 'run m12 "$EMPTY" SP1_GPU_MEMORY_BUDGET_GB=12;run m12 "$V1" SP1_GPU_MEMORY_BUDGET_GB=12;run me26 "$V1" SP1_GPU_ELEMENT_THRESHOLD=67108864;run me26 "$EMPTY" SP1_GPU_ELEMENT_THRESHOLD=67108864' }
 $bash = @'
 set -uo pipefail