diff --git a/src/routes/admin.js b/src/routes/admin.js
index 3ab29ca..3c060bb 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { pool } from '../db.js'
 import { hashPassword, verifyToken } from '../jwt.js'
-import { getAllDepartments, getAllLocations, getSyncConfig, findEmployeeByEmail, getEmployeeDepartments } from '../workforce.js'
+import { getAllDepartments, getLocationsByIds, getSyncConfig, findEmployeeByEmail, getEmployeeDepartments } from '../workforce.js'
 import { syncAllWorkforceUsers } from '../sync.js'
 
 async function requireAdmin(request, reply) {
@@ -304,14 +304,16 @@ export async function adminRoutes(app) {
   // ── Workforce department mappings ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
   app.get('/workforce/departments', async (request, reply) => {
-    let depts, locations, syncConfig
+    let depts, syncConfig
     try {
-      ;[depts, locations, syncConfig] = await Promise.all([getAllDepartments(), getAllLocations(), getSyncConfig()])
+      ;[depts, syncConfig] = await Promise.all([getAllDepartments(), getSyncConfig()])
     } catch (err) {
       request.log.error({ err }, 'Workforce departments fetch failed')
       return reply.status(502).send({ error: `Workforce API error: ${err.message}` })
     }
 
+    const locationIds = [...new Set(depts.map(d => d.location_id).filter(Boolean).map(String))]
+    const locations = await getLocationsByIds(locationIds)
     const locationMap = Object.fromEntries(locations.map(l => [l.id, l.name]))
     if (syncConfig.locationId) {
       depts = depts.filter(d => String(d.location_id) === syncConfig.locationId)
diff --git a/src/workforce.js b/src/workforce.js
index a4271b1..241a27f 100644
--- a/src/workforce.js
+++ b/src/workforce.js
@@ -59,8 +59,16 @@ export async function findEmployeeById(wfUserId) {
   }
 }
 
-export async function getAllLocations() {
-  return wfFetchPaged('/api/v2/locations')
+export async function getLocationsByIds(ids) {
+  const results = await Promise.all(ids.map(async id => {
+    try {
+      const data = await wfFetch(`/api/v2/locations/${id}`)
+      return { id: String(id), name: data.name ?? `Location ${id}`, short_name: data.short_name ?? null }
+    } catch {
+      return { id: String(id), name: `Location ${id}`, short_name: null }
+    }
+  }))
+  return results
 }
 
 export async function getAllDepartments() {