diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c207e600..208411e61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@heroicons/react": "2.0.13",
     "@lexical/react": "^0.7.5",
     "@math.gl/web-mercator": "3.6.2",
-    "@openbeta/sandbag": "^0.0.33",
+    "@openbeta/sandbag": "^0.0.45",
     "@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog": "^1.0.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.0.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/src/js/grades/Grade.ts b/src/js/grades/Grade.ts
index 510cb5381..fb86b476e 100644
--- a/src/js/grades/Grade.ts
+++ b/src/js/grades/Grade.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ const gradeContextToGradeScales = {
     aid: GradeScales.FRENCH,
     snow: GradeScales.FRENCH, // is this the same as alpine?
     ice: GradeScales.FRENCH // is this the same as alpine?
+  },
+  AU: {
+    trad: GradeScales.EWBANK,
+    sport: GradeScales.EWBANK,
+    bouldering: GradeScales.VSCALE,
+    tr: GradeScales.EWBANK,
+    deepwatersolo: GradeScales.EWBANK,
+    alpine: GradeScales.YDS,
+    mixed: GradeScales.YDS,
+    aid: GradeScales.AID,
+    snow: GradeScales.YDS, // is this the same as alpine?
+    ice: GradeScales.WI
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ export default class Grade {
     const isValidGrade = (userInput: string): string | undefined => {
       if (userInput == null || userInput === '') return undefined
       const score = getScale(this.gradescales.bouldering)?.getScore(userInput) ?? -1
-      return score >= 0 || Array.isArray(score) ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
+      return Array.isArray(score) || score >= 0 ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
     }
     return {
       validate: {
@@ -92,7 +104,7 @@ export default class Grade {
     const isValidGrade = (userInput: string): string | undefined => {
       if (userInput == null || userInput === '') return undefined // possible to have unknown grade (Ex: route under development)
       const score = getScale(this.gradescales[discipline])?.getScore(userInput) ?? -1
-      return score >= 0 || Array.isArray(score) ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
+      return Array.isArray(score) || score >= 0 ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
     }
     return {
       validate: {
@@ -125,7 +137,7 @@ export class GradeHelper {
       if (userInput == null || userInput === '') return 'Missing grade'
       const _d = discipline == null && this.isBoulder ? 'bouldering' : 'trad'
       const score = getScale(this.gradeScales[_d])?.getScore(userInput) ?? -1
-      return score >= 0 || Array.isArray(score) ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
+      return Array.isArray(score) || score >= 0 ? undefined : 'Invalid grade'
     }
     return {
       validate: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index de90183be..a6a46045d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1882,10 +1882,10 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
-"@openbeta/sandbag@^0.0.33":
-  version "0.0.33"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openbeta/sandbag/-/sandbag-0.0.33.tgz#bb771d94c5a3fc2c9d9e7fcad7e85e6809b89d0e"
-  integrity sha512-YACAVdBU2bn0A7XIilw22yieS/QrAHqmIpiDWHJr/lAw4M3hEDq956SEfw/H0pwukTLy8A6z9K/o4uD84t4OiA==
+"@openbeta/sandbag@^0.0.45":
+  version "0.0.45"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openbeta/sandbag/-/sandbag-0.0.45.tgz#b6230ddf63f265b91d0a0359a2f87c5359dded74"
+  integrity sha512-8s2YFeUBU3lK2EzQIZSsf/apEIaxhtHJNfWWDmtjIE7/wlgqm84BSX72wur1FGrqcI9o3P1dkZmevHnu0ItGZQ==
 
 "@panva/hkdf@^1.0.2":
   version "1.1.1"