diff --git a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
index 89c2586..6915eeb 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ try {
     applyCampBondExp,
     applyCampVisitReward,
     getCampaignState,
+    hasCampaignSave,
     loadCampaignState,
     normalizeCampaignSortieItemAssignments,
     resetCampaignState,
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ try {
   storage.set(campaignStorageKey, JSON.stringify({ version: 99, step: 'sixty-sixth-camp' }));
   const unsupported = loadCampaignState();
   assert(unsupported.step === 'new', `Expected unsupported future save version to be ignored: ${JSON.stringify(unsupported)}`);
+  assert(!hasCampaignSave(), 'Expected unsupported base save without valid slots to be ignored by hasCampaignSave');
 
   storage.clear();
   storage.set(campaignStorageKey, JSON.stringify({ version: 99, step: 'sixty-sixth-camp' }));
@@ -673,6 +675,7 @@ try {
       gold: 260
     })
   );
+  assert(hasCampaignSave(), 'Expected valid slotted save fallback to be visible to hasCampaignSave');
   const fallback = loadCampaignState();
   assert(fallback.step === 'second-camp' && fallback.activeSaveSlot === 2, `Expected valid slotted save fallback: ${JSON.stringify(fallback)}`);
 
diff --git a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
index 4c38f32..f8086e9 100644
--- a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
+++ b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ export function resetCampaignState() {
 }
 
 export function hasCampaignSave() {
-  return Boolean(tryStorage()?.getItem(campaignStorageKey) ?? readLatestSlottedCampaignState());
+  return Boolean(readStoredCampaignState() ?? readLatestSlottedCampaignState());
 }
 
 export function listCampaignSaveSlots(): CampaignSaveSlotSummary[] {