diff --git a/tests/live/suites/router.php b/tests/live/suites/router.php
index 40f326c..f57f83f 100644
--- a/tests/live/suites/router.php
+++ b/tests/live/suites/router.php
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ TMDO_Live::test(
 
 /**
  * HivePress-style sort-only search (rating__order), fields ids, first page.
+ * DECIMAL(10,1): what the HivePress Rating field (decimals 1) sends.
  *
  * @param string $order ASC | DESC.
  * @return array<string, mixed> WP_Query args.
@@ -441,8 +442,8 @@ function tmdo_live_router_rating_sort( string $order ): array {
 		'meta_query'       => array(
 			array(
 				'relation'      => 'OR',
-				'rating__order' => array( 'key' => 'hp_rating', 'type' => 'DECIMAL', 'compare' => 'NOT EXISTS' ),
-				array( 'key' => 'hp_rating', 'type' => 'DECIMAL', 'compare' => 'EXISTS' ),
+				'rating__order' => array( 'key' => 'hp_rating', 'type' => 'DECIMAL(10,1)', 'compare' => 'NOT EXISTS' ),
+				array( 'key' => 'hp_rating', 'type' => 'DECIMAL(10,1)', 'compare' => 'EXISTS' ),
 			),
 		),
 		'orderby'          => 'rating__order',
@@ -450,6 +451,27 @@ function tmdo_live_router_rating_sort( string $order ): array {
 	);
 }
 
+/**
+ * The native sort key of each post, in order (null without a rating). On the
+ * whole site many listings share a rating and native orders ties by chance,
+ * so a page is compared by its keys, not its ids.
+ *
+ * @param array<int|string> $ids Post ids.
+ * @return array<int, string|null>
+ */
+function tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( array $ids ): array {
+	global $wpdb;
+	$ids = array_map( 'intval', $ids );
+	if ( empty( $ids ) ) {
+		return array();
+	}
+	$rows = $wpdb->get_results(
+		"SELECT post_id, CAST(meta_value AS DECIMAL(10,1)) AS k FROM {$wpdb->postmeta} WHERE meta_key = 'hp_rating' AND post_id IN (" . implode( ',', $ids ) . ')',
+		OBJECT_K
+	);
+	return array_map( static fn( $id ) => isset( $rows[ $id ] ) ? (string) $rows[ $id ]->k : null, $ids );
+}
+
 /**
  * Native and routed runs of the same query.
  *
@@ -476,7 +498,7 @@ TMDO_Live::test(
 		TMDO_Post_Query_Router::forget_coverage();
 		foreach ( array( 'DESC', 'ASC' ) as $order ) {
 			list( $native, $routed ) = tmdo_live_router_native_and_routed( tmdo_live_router_rating_sort( $order ) );
-			tmdo_live_assert_same( array_map( 'intval', $native->posts ), array_map( 'intval', $routed->posts ), "{$order} ids" );
+			tmdo_live_assert_same( tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $native->posts ), tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $routed->posts ), "{$order} sort keys" );
 			tmdo_live_assert_same( $native->found_posts, $routed->found_posts, "{$order} found_posts" );
 			tmdo_live_assert_true( 0 === strpos( ltrim( $routed->request ), 'SELECT STRAIGHT_JOIN' ), "{$order} flat-first: " . $routed->request );
 		}
@@ -497,7 +519,8 @@ TMDO_Live::test(
 		} finally {
 			TMDO_Post_Query_Router::forget_coverage();
 		}
-		tmdo_live_assert_same( array_map( 'intval', $native->posts ), array_map( 'intval', $routed->posts ), 'ids' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $native->posts ), tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $routed->posts ), 'sort keys' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( $native->found_posts, $routed->found_posts, 'found_posts' );
 		tmdo_live_assert_true( false === strpos( $routed->request, 'STRAIGHT_JOIN' ), 'not flat-first: ' . $routed->request );
 	}
 );
@@ -532,7 +555,8 @@ TMDO_Live::test(
 			'tax_query' => array( array( 'taxonomy' => 'hp_listing_category', 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => array( 999999999 ), 'operator' => 'NOT IN' ) ),
 		);
 		list( $native, $routed ) = tmdo_live_router_native_and_routed( $args );
-		tmdo_live_assert_same( array_map( 'intval', $native->posts ), array_map( 'intval', $routed->posts ), 'ids' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $native->posts ), tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $routed->posts ), 'sort keys' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( $native->found_posts, $routed->found_posts, 'found_posts' );
 		tmdo_live_assert_true( 0 === strpos( ltrim( $routed->request ), 'SELECT STRAIGHT_JOIN' ), 'flat-first: ' . $routed->request );
 		tmdo_live_assert_true( false === stripos( $routed->request, 'GROUP BY' ), 'no GROUP BY: ' . $routed->request );
 	}
@@ -552,7 +576,8 @@ TMDO_Live::test(
 			'tax_query' => array( array( 'taxonomy' => 'hp_listing_category', 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => $terms, 'operator' => 'IN' ) ),
 		);
 		list( $native, $routed ) = tmdo_live_router_native_and_routed( $args );
-		tmdo_live_assert_same( array_map( 'intval', $native->posts ), array_map( 'intval', $routed->posts ), 'ids' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $native->posts ), tmdo_live_router_rating_keys( $routed->posts ), 'sort keys' );
+		tmdo_live_assert_same( $native->found_posts, $routed->found_posts, 'found_posts' );
 		tmdo_live_assert_true( false !== stripos( $routed->request, 'GROUP BY' ), 'GROUP BY kept: ' . $routed->request );
 	}
 );