diff --git a/backend/server3.js b/backend/server3.js
index 9e64516..48ea93a 100644
--- a/backend/server3.js
+++ b/backend/server3.js
@@ -522,6 +522,31 @@ async function applyOps(opsObj, req) {
   return confirmations;
 }
 
+async function ensureDescriptionAndTasks({ socCode, jobDescription, tasks }) {
+  let desc = (jobDescription || '').trim();
+  let t = Array.isArray(tasks) ? tasks : (typeof tasks === 'string' ? [tasks] : []);
+
+  if (desc && t.length) return { jobDescription: desc, tasks: t };
+
+  try {
+    // hit server2 directly on the compose network
+    const r = await fetch(`http://server2:5001/api/onet/career-description/${encodeURIComponent(socCode)}`, {
+      headers: { Accept: 'application/json' }
+    });
+    if (r.ok) {
+      const j = await r.json();
+      if (!desc && j?.description) desc = String(j.description).trim();
+      if (!t.length && Array.isArray(j?.tasks)) t = j.tasks.map(x => String(x));
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // best effort — keep whatever we had
+    console.warn('[ai-risk] enrich fetch failed:', e?.message || e);
+  }
+
+  return { jobDescription: desc, tasks: t };
+}
+
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
    CAREER PROFILE ENDPOINTS
    ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -2115,17 +2140,13 @@ app.post('/api/premium/milestone/convert-ai', authenticatePremiumUser, async (re
 // server3.js
 app.post('/api/premium/ai-risk-analysis', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const {
-      socCode,
-      careerName,
-      jobDescription,
-      tasks = []
-    } = req.body;
-
+    let { socCode, careerName, jobDescription, tasks = [] } = req.body;
     if (!socCode) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'socCode is required.' });
     }
 
+    ({ jobDescription, tasks } = await ensureDescriptionAndTasks({ socCode, jobDescription, tasks }));
+
     // 1) Check if we already have it
     const cached = await getRiskAnalysisFromDB(socCode);
     if (cached) {
@@ -2196,17 +2217,14 @@ app.post('/api/premium/ai-risk-analysis', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, r
 
 app.post('/api/public/ai-risk-analysis', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const {
-      socCode,
-      careerName,
-      jobDescription,
-      tasks = []
-    } = req.body;
+    let { socCode, careerName, jobDescription, tasks = [] } = req.body;
 
     if (!socCode || !careerName) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'socCode and careerName are required.' });
     }
 
+    ({ jobDescription, tasks } = await ensureDescriptionAndTasks({ socCode, jobDescription, tasks }));
+    
     const prompt = `
       The user has a career named: ${careerName}
       Description: ${jobDescription}