diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index be3d1f4..2f69d58 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ui_builder import install_ui_builder
 from khl_site.khl_data_center import APP as khl_site_app
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-BUILD_VERSION = "2026.08.26.7"
+BUILD_VERSION = "2026.08.26.8"
 # compatibility: BUILD_VERSION = "2026.08.26.1"
 # compatibility: BUILD_VERSION = "2026.08.25.1"
 # compatibility: BUILD_VERSION = "2026.08.24.15"
diff --git a/ui_builder/static/app.js b/ui_builder/static/app.js
index d073430..8aba320 100644
--- a/ui_builder/static/app.js
+++ b/ui_builder/static/app.js
@@ -2538,14 +2538,13 @@ function startCustomTooltips() {
       prevent_default: sequence.prevent_default !== false,
       allow_in_inputs: Boolean(sequence.allow_in_inputs),
       toggle_all_overlays_on_repeat: Boolean(sequence.toggle_all_overlays_on_repeat),
-      // BUILD117: keep the legacy toggle flag for config compatibility, but let the
-      // operator choose exactly which vMix overlay channels are taken OUT on repeat.
-      // Existing scoreboard configs had no list, so the safe default remains 1/2/3.
-      // BUILD118 exposes vMix 29 Overlay channels 1..8 while leaving 4..8 untouched by default.
+      // BUILD121: overlay repeat-out targets are optional. Generic shortcuts do not
+      // necessarily control graphics, so an empty selection is valid and is the default.
+      // Existing saved selections are preserved exactly. The dedicated scoreboard preset
+      // still explicitly creates O1/O2/O3 because that preset is a graphics shortcut.
       repeat_overlay_outs: (() => {
-        const raw = Array.isArray(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs) ? sequence.repeat_overlay_outs : [1, 2, 3];
-        const normalized = [...new Set(raw.map((value) => Number(value)).filter((value) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1 && value <= 8))];
-        return normalized.length ? normalized : [1, 2, 3];
+        const raw = Array.isArray(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs) ? sequence.repeat_overlay_outs : [];
+        return [...new Set(raw.map((value) => Number(value)).filter((value) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1 && value <= 8))];
       })(),
       sync_hockey_team_states: sequence.sync_hockey_team_states === undefined
         ? Boolean(sequence.toggle_all_overlays_on_repeat)
@@ -5564,22 +5563,25 @@ function startCustomTooltips() {
         // BUILD118: repeat OUT is configurable across vMix Overlay channels 1..8. Do not use
         // OverlayInputAllOff: explicit OverlayInputNOut preserves each configured
         // transition-out and avoids touching unrelated channels that are not selected.
-        const repeatOverlayOuts = (Array.isArray(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs) ? sequence.repeat_overlay_outs : [1, 2, 3])
+        const selectedOverlayOuts = (Array.isArray(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs) ? sequence.repeat_overlay_outs : [])
           .map((value) => Number(value))
           .filter((value, index, values) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1 && value <= 8 && values.indexOf(value) === index);
-        const selectedOverlayOuts = repeatOverlayOuts.length ? repeatOverlayOuts : [1, 2, 3];
-        await sendRuntimeVmixSequence(
-          selectedOverlayOuts.map((number) => ({ Function: `OverlayInput${number}Out` })),
-          execution,
-        );
-        if (sequence.sync_hockey_team_states) hockeyClearTeamStateOverlayTracking();
-        state.shortcutSequenceOverlayState.set(sequence.id, false);
-        state.quickPanelOnAirSequences.delete(String(sequence.id || ""));
-        refreshQuickPanelOnAirClasses();
-        window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("ui-builder:shortcut-sequence-finish", { detail: { sequence: clone(sequence), meta: { ...meta, overlay_group_action: "off" } } }));
-        if (meta.source === "quick-panel-button") toast(`Выполнено: ${sequence.name} · кнопка «${meta.button_label || sequence.name}»`);
-        else if (String(meta.source || "").startsWith("keyboard")) toast(`Шорткат выполнен: ${sequence.name}`);
-        return true;
+        // Empty is intentionally valid: a shortcut may have no graphics/Overlay action.
+        // In that case do not swallow the repeat press; execute its normal steps below.
+        if (selectedOverlayOuts.length) {
+          await sendRuntimeVmixSequence(
+            selectedOverlayOuts.map((number) => ({ Function: `OverlayInput${number}Out` })),
+            execution,
+          );
+          if (sequence.sync_hockey_team_states) hockeyClearTeamStateOverlayTracking();
+          state.shortcutSequenceOverlayState.set(sequence.id, false);
+          state.quickPanelOnAirSequences.delete(String(sequence.id || ""));
+          refreshQuickPanelOnAirClasses();
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("ui-builder:shortcut-sequence-finish", { detail: { sequence: clone(sequence), meta: { ...meta, overlay_group_action: "off" } } }));
+          if (meta.source === "quick-panel-button") toast(`Выполнено: ${sequence.name} · кнопка «${meta.button_label || sequence.name}»`);
+          else if (String(meta.source || "").startsWith("keyboard")) toast(`Шорткат выполнен: ${sequence.name}`);
+          return true;
+        }
       }
       if (sequence.is_scoreboard_sequence) {
         await syncConfiguredScoreboardCountdownsToRuntime();
@@ -14391,7 +14393,7 @@ function renderHockeyPenaltyDashboard(node, component, runtime) {
         <label class="check-inline"><input type="checkbox" data-sequence-overlay-group ${sequence.toggle_all_overlays_on_repeat ? "checked" : ""}> повторное нажатие снимает выбранные Overlay</label>
         <span class="check-inline" data-sequence-overlay-outs-wrap>
           снять:
-          ${[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].map((number) => `<label class="check-inline"><input type="checkbox" data-sequence-overlay-out="${number}" ${(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs || [1, 2, 3]).includes(number) ? "checked" : ""}> O${number}</label>`).join("")}
+          ${[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].map((number) => `<label class="check-inline"><input type="checkbox" data-sequence-overlay-out="${number}" ${(sequence.repeat_overlay_outs || []).includes(number) ? "checked" : ""}> O${number}</label>`).join("")}
         </span>
         <label class="check-inline"><input type="checkbox" data-sequence-scoreboard ${sequence.is_scoreboard_sequence ? "checked" : ""}> этот сценарий — верхний счёт</label>
         <label class="check-inline"><input type="checkbox" data-sequence-team-states ${sequence.sync_hockey_team_states ? "checked" : ""}> добавлять состояния команд к верхнему счёту</label>
@@ -14430,11 +14432,8 @@ function renderHockeyPenaltyDashboard(node, component, runtime) {
       const selected = [...card.querySelectorAll("[data-sequence-overlay-out]:checked")]
         .map((item) => Number(item.dataset.sequenceOverlayOut))
         .filter((value) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1 && value <= 8);
-      if (!selected.length) {
-        event.target.checked = true;
-        toast("Для повторного снятия выберите хотя бы один Overlay");
-        return;
-      }
+      // BUILD121: zero selected overlays is valid. Some shortcuts do not put any
+      // graphics on air, so there is nothing that must be taken OUT on repeat.
       sequence.repeat_overlay_outs = selected;
     }));
     card.querySelector("[data-sequence-scoreboard]").addEventListener("change", (event) => {