diff --git a/apps/site/src/pages/model.tsx b/apps/site/src/pages/model.tsx
index 66fd6e9..9c2083e 100644
--- a/apps/site/src/pages/model.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/src/pages/model.tsx
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ function decodeNameParam(raw: string | undefined): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-/** Latest CID: the version whose name matches the manifest, else the last listed. */
-function latestVersion(detail: NameDetail): NameVersion {
+/**
+ * Latest CID comes from the indexer's on-chain `contenthash` record, never from
+ * `manifest.versions[last].cid`: a manifest cannot contain its own CID (issue #30).
+ */
+function latestVersion(detail: NameDetail): NameVersion | null {
   const match = detail.versions.find((v) => v.name === detail.manifest.name);
   if (match !== undefined) return match;
-  const last = detail.versions[detail.versions.length - 1];
-  if (last !== undefined) return last;
-  return detail.manifest.versions[0];
+  return detail.versions[detail.versions.length - 1] ?? null;
 }
 
 function ModelHeader({ detail }: { detail: NameDetail }) {
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ export function ModelPage() {
   if (data === null) return <Loading />;
 
   const latest = latestVersion(data);
+  if (latest === null) {
+    return (
+      <ErrorState
+        error={new ApiError(500, "NO_VERSIONS", "indexer returned a name without versions")}
+        what="name"
+      />
+    );
+  }
 
   return (
     <article className="model-page">
diff --git a/apps/site/test/fixtures/name-qwen.json b/apps/site/test/fixtures/name-qwen.json
index ccfec22..f6c2b22 100644
--- a/apps/site/test/fixtures/name-qwen.json
+++ b/apps/site/test/fixtures/name-qwen.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       {
         "version": "1.0.0",
         "name": "v1-0-0.qwen--qwen2-5-7b-instruct.mirrors.enspack.eth",
-        "cid": "bafkreis5hm6e3jayscwqnqudbrnems5iuqts36dojc5hgq5yuvxl4vg42c",
+        "cid": "bafkreiduwtplaceholderdraftbytescidnotresolvable2a3b4c5d6e7f8g",
         "createdAt": "2026-09-14T00:00:00Z"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/apps/site/test/model.test.tsx b/apps/site/test/model.test.tsx
index 3f95ff8..507bd26 100644
--- a/apps/site/test/model.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/test/model.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { cleanup, fireEvent, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { ensAppUrl } from "../src/lib/format.js";
+import { FixtureIndexClient } from "../src/lib/client.js";
+import { ensAppUrl, ipfsUrl } from "../src/lib/format.js";
 import { ModelPage } from "../src/pages/model.js";
-import { renderAt } from "./helpers.js";
+import { demoFixtures, renderAt } from "./helpers.js";
 
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanup();
@@ -95,6 +96,41 @@ describe("ModelPage", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("takes the latest CID from the indexer, never from manifest.versions[last] (issue #30)", async () => {
+    const detail = demoFixtures.details[QWEN];
+    if (detail === undefined) throw new Error("missing qwen fixture");
+    const indexerCid = detail.versions[0]?.cid;
+    const selfCid = detail.manifest.versions[detail.manifest.versions.length - 1]?.cid;
+    if (indexerCid === undefined || selfCid === undefined) throw new Error("fixture shape");
+    expect(selfCid).not.toBe(indexerCid);
+
+    renderName(QWEN);
+    await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct" });
+
+    expect(document.querySelector(`a[href="${ipfsUrl(indexerCid)}"]`)).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(document.querySelector(`a[href="${ipfsUrl(selfCid)}"]`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/"lockfileVersion": 1/)).toHaveTextContent(indexerCid);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/"lockfileVersion": 1/)).not.toHaveTextContent(selfCid);
+    // The placeholder may only appear inside the raw manifest JSON viewer.
+    for (const el of screen.getAllByText(new RegExp(selfCid))) {
+      expect(el.closest("details")).not.toBeNull();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("shows an error when the indexer returns a name without versions", async () => {
+    const detail = demoFixtures.details[QWEN];
+    if (detail === undefined) throw new Error("missing qwen fixture");
+    const client = new FixtureIndexClient({
+      ...demoFixtures,
+      details: { [QWEN]: { ...detail, versions: [] } },
+    });
+    renderAt(`/name/${encodeURIComponent(QWEN)}`, <ModelPage />, {
+      routePattern: "/name/:name",
+      client,
+    });
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent("Could not load name");
+  });
+
   it("marks Jeff's latest version and links the older version name", async () => {
     renderName(JEFF);
     expect(await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "tiny-random" })).toBeInTheDocument();