diff --git a/src/circuit/grpc/CommandDispatch.cpp b/src/circuit/grpc/CommandDispatch.cpp
index 03ad81db..74e56cff 100644
--- a/src/circuit/grpc/CommandDispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/circuit/grpc/CommandDispatch.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "grpc/CommandDispatch.h"
 #include "grpc/FactoryProductionPolicy.h"
 #include "grpc/GrpcLog.h"
+#include "grpc/NativeCommandOptions.h"
 #include "grpc/StockQueueReader.h"
 #include "grpc/StockQueueTrace.h"
 #include "grpc/TacticalNativeState.h"
@@ -54,11 +55,6 @@ namespace {
 constexpr float kMaximumTacticalAreaRadius = 2048.0f;
 constexpr std::size_t kMaximumTacticalQueueEntries = 64;
 
-short TacticalOptions(::highbar::v1::NativeQueuePolicy policy) {
-	return policy == ::highbar::v1::NATIVE_QUEUE_POLICY_APPEND
-		? UNIT_COMMAND_OPTION_SHIFT_KEY : 0;
-}
-
 static_assert(EngineFacingForNativeBuild(::highbar::v1::NATIVE_BUILD_FACING_NORTH) == UNIT_FACING_NORTH);
 static_assert(EngineFacingForNativeBuild(::highbar::v1::NATIVE_BUILD_FACING_EAST) == UNIT_FACING_EAST);
 static_assert(EngineFacingForNativeBuild(::highbar::v1::NATIVE_BUILD_FACING_SOUTH) == UNIT_FACING_SOUTH);
@@ -317,7 +313,7 @@ bool DispatchTacticalCommand(::circuit::CCircuitAI* ai,
 		}
 		return dispatch_under_external_control([&] {
 			unit->CmdBuild(def, native->GetPos(), UNIT_NO_FACING,
-				TacticalOptions(body.queue_policy()));
+				StockFactoryProductionOptions());
 		});
 #else
 		return DispatchFactoryProductionIfAllowed(
diff --git a/src/circuit/grpc/NativeCommandOptions.h b/src/circuit/grpc/NativeCommandOptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e04a70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/circuit/grpc/NativeCommandOptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#pragma once
+
+#include "highbar/live_control.pb.h"
+
+#include "ExternalAI/Interface/AISCommands.h"
+
+namespace circuit::grpc {
+
+constexpr short TacticalOptions(::highbar::v1::NativeQueuePolicy policy) {
+	return policy == ::highbar::v1::NATIVE_QUEUE_POLICY_APPEND
+		? UNIT_COMMAND_OPTION_SHIFT_KEY : 0;
+}
+
+// Stock Recoil interprets SHIFT on a factory build command as a quantity
+// multiplier of five. Queue append is already the factory's default, so the
+// admitted count-one intent must reach the engine without modifier options.
+constexpr short StockFactoryProductionOptions() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+}  // namespace circuit::grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/tactical_native_state_test.cc b/tests/unit/tactical_native_state_test.cc
index ff4b570a..ab4bdff8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tactical_native_state_test.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/tactical_native_state_test.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #include "grpc/TacticalNativeState.h"
+#include "grpc/NativeCommandOptions.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,29 @@ TEST(TacticalNativeState, StockFactoryReplaceNeverAliasesAppend) {
 		StockFactoryQueuePolicy::Replace, true));
 }
 
+TEST(TacticalNativeState, StockFactoryCountOneUsesDefaultAppendWithoutQuantityMultiplier) {
+	constexpr auto stock_factory_count = [](short options) {
+		return (options & UNIT_COMMAND_OPTION_SHIFT_KEY) != 0 ? 5 : 1;
+	};
+	constexpr std::size_t queued_before = 2;
+
+	const short production_options = StockFactoryProductionOptions();
+	EXPECT_EQ(production_options, 0);
+	EXPECT_EQ(queued_before + stock_factory_count(production_options), 3u);
+
+	// This is the previous production mapping. It proves the regression would
+	// observe five new engine queue entries rather than accepting count one.
+	const short generic_append = TacticalOptions(
+		::highbar::v1::NATIVE_QUEUE_POLICY_APPEND);
+	EXPECT_EQ(generic_append, UNIT_COMMAND_OPTION_SHIFT_KEY);
+	EXPECT_EQ(queued_before + stock_factory_count(generic_append), 7u);
+
+	// Ordinary tactical commands keep their established append modifier.
+	EXPECT_EQ(TacticalOptions(::highbar::v1::NATIVE_QUEUE_POLICY_APPEND),
+		UNIT_COMMAND_OPTION_SHIFT_KEY);
+	EXPECT_EQ(TacticalOptions(::highbar::v1::NATIVE_QUEUE_POLICY_REPLACE), 0);
+}
+
 TEST(TacticalNativeState, FinalQueueFenceRunsAfterControlAndBeforeEffect) {
 	std::vector<int> events;
 	EXPECT_TRUE(DispatchAfterTacticalControlAndFinalFence(false,