diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/admin.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/admin.ts
index 333b5c2..c68f354 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/admin.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/admin.ts
@@ -153,11 +153,28 @@ adminRouter.put('/calendars/:id/shared', async (c) => {
     return c.json({ error: 'Invalid calendar id' }, 400);
   }
 
-  // Step 1: Clear is_shared on any currently-shared calendar
-  await db.update(calendars).set({ isShared: false }).where(eq(calendars.isShared, true));
+  // CR-01: verify the target exists and flip the shared lane atomically.
+  // Without the existence check + transaction, a bad/stale id would clear the
+  // current shared calendar in step 1 and update 0 rows in step 2 — silently
+  // leaving the household with NO shared calendar while still returning ok.
+  const found = await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+    const [target] = await tx
+      .select({ id: calendars.id })
+      .from(calendars)
+      .where(eq(calendars.id, targetId))
+      .limit(1);
+    if (!target) return false;
 
-  // Step 2: Set is_shared on the target calendar
-  await db.update(calendars).set({ isShared: true }).where(eq(calendars.id, targetId));
+    // Step 1: Clear is_shared on any currently-shared calendar
+    await tx.update(calendars).set({ isShared: false }).where(eq(calendars.isShared, true));
+    // Step 2: Set is_shared on the target calendar (D-06 single-select)
+    await tx.update(calendars).set({ isShared: true }).where(eq(calendars.id, targetId));
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  if (!found) {
+    return c.json({ error: 'Calendar not found' }, 404);
+  }
 
   return c.json({ ok: true }, 200);
 });
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/routes/admin.test.ts b/apps/api/tests/routes/admin.test.ts
index f081268..81d5248 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/routes/admin.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/tests/routes/admin.test.ts
@@ -456,6 +456,27 @@ describe('PUT /api/admin/calendars/:id/shared', () => {
     expect(sharedIds).toContain(calB);
     expect(sharedIds).not.toContain(calA);
   });
+
+  it('returns 404 for a non-existent target and does NOT clear the existing shared calendar (CR-01)', async () => {
+    const adminId = await seedUser('admin-shared-missing', true);
+    const calA = await seedCalendar(adminId, 'cal-a-keep', true); // currently the shared family lane
+    currentDevUserId = adminId;
+    const app = await getApp();
+
+    // PUT a target id that does not exist. The handler must verify the target
+    // exists BEFORE clearing the current shared lane, so a bad/stale id can
+    // never silently wipe the family's shared calendar (BLOCKER CR-01).
+    const res = await app.fetch(jsonRequest('PUT', '/api/admin/calendars/99999999/shared'));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+
+    // calA must STILL be shared — the no-op target must not have cleared it.
+    const [rowA] = await db
+      .select({ isShared: calendars.isShared })
+      .from(calendars)
+      .where(eq(calendars.id, calA))
+      .limit(1);
+    expect(rowA.isShared).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
 
 // ===========================================================================