diff --git a/tools/push3-evolution/revm-evaluator/batch-eval.sh b/tools/push3-evolution/revm-evaluator/batch-eval.sh
index 14e3c48..6fa0a94 100755
--- a/tools/push3-evolution/revm-evaluator/batch-eval.sh
+++ b/tools/push3-evolution/revm-evaluator/batch-eval.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ BYTECODES_FILE="$MANIFEST_DIR/bytecodes.txt"
 
 COMPILED_COUNT=0
 FAILED_IDS=""
+FAILED_SCORES=""
+
+# Emit a fitness=0 JSON line for a candidate that failed to compile, and track it.
+skip_candidate() {
+    local cid="$1" reason="$2"
+    log "WARNING: $cid compile failed — scoring as 0"
+    local line='{"candidate_id":"'"$cid"'","fitness":0,"error":"'"$reason"'"}'
+    printf '%s\n' "$line"
+    FAILED_SCORES="${FAILED_SCORES:+$FAILED_SCORES$'\n'}$line"
+    FAILED_IDS="$FAILED_IDS $cid"
+}
 
 for PUSH3_FILE in "${PUSH3_FILES[@]}"; do
     PUSH3_FILE="$(cd "$(dirname "$PUSH3_FILE")" && pwd)/$(basename "$PUSH3_FILE")"
@@ -125,8 +136,7 @@ for PUSH3_FILE in "${PUSH3_FILES[@]}"; do
     # Transpile Push3 → Solidity, extract function body, inject into OptimizerV3.sol
     INJECT_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/tools/push3-transpiler/inject.sh"
     if ! bash "$INJECT_SCRIPT" "$PUSH3_FILE" "$OPTIMIZERV3_SOL" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        log "WARNING: transpile/inject failed for $CANDIDATE_ID — skipping"
-        FAILED_IDS="$FAILED_IDS $CANDIDATE_ID"
+        skip_candidate "$CANDIDATE_ID" "transpile_failed"
         continue
     fi
 
@@ -135,8 +145,7 @@ for PUSH3_FILE in "${PUSH3_FILES[@]}"; do
     (cd "$ONCHAIN_DIR" && forge build --silent) >/dev/null 2>&1 || FORGE_EC=$?
 
     if [ "$FORGE_EC" -ne 0 ]; then
-        log "WARNING: forge build failed for $CANDIDATE_ID (exit $FORGE_EC) — skipping"
-        FAILED_IDS="$FAILED_IDS $CANDIDATE_ID"
+        skip_candidate "$CANDIDATE_ID" "compile_failed"
         continue
     fi
 
@@ -151,11 +160,10 @@ if not bytecode.startswith("0x"):
     bytecode = "0x" + bytecode
 print(bytecode)
 PYEOF
-)" || { log "WARNING: failed to extract bytecode for $CANDIDATE_ID — skipping"; FAILED_IDS="$FAILED_IDS $CANDIDATE_ID"; continue; }
+)" || { skip_candidate "$CANDIDATE_ID" "bytecode_extract_failed"; continue; }
 
     if [ -z "$BYTECODE_HEX" ] || [ "$BYTECODE_HEX" = "0x" ]; then
-        log "WARNING: empty bytecode for $CANDIDATE_ID — skipping"
-        FAILED_IDS="$FAILED_IDS $CANDIDATE_ID"
+        skip_candidate "$CANDIDATE_ID" "empty_bytecode"
         continue
     fi
 
@@ -213,17 +221,18 @@ if [ -z "$SCORES_JSONL" ]; then
     fail2 "No score lines found in forge test output"
 fi
 
-# Emit scores to stdout
+# Emit scores to stdout (failed candidates already emitted individually above)
 printf '%s\n' "$SCORES_JSONL"
 
-# Optionally write to output directory
+# Optionally write to output directory (merge successful + failed scores)
 if [ -n "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-    printf '%s\n' "$SCORES_JSONL" > "$OUTPUT_DIR/scores.jsonl"
+    ALL_SCORES="${SCORES_JSONL}${FAILED_SCORES:+$'\n'$FAILED_SCORES}"
+    printf '%s\n' "$ALL_SCORES" > "$OUTPUT_DIR/scores.jsonl"
     log "Scores written to $OUTPUT_DIR/scores.jsonl"
 fi
 
-# Warn about any candidates that were skipped (compile failures)
+# Warn summary if any candidates were skipped (compile failures)
 if [ -n "$FAILED_IDS" ]; then
     log "WARNING: the following candidates were skipped (compile failed): $FAILED_IDS"
     exit 1