diff --git a/src/controllers/api/getVoidProjectionRewardsController.ts b/src/controllers/api/getVoidProjectionRewardsController.ts
index 9a577cf5c..3a09f4ba0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/getVoidProjectionRewardsController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/getVoidProjectionRewardsController.ts
@@ -1,77 +1,31 @@
 import { getJSONfromString } from "@/src/helpers/stringHelpers";
-import { addMiscItems, getInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
+import { crackRelic } from "@/src/helpers/relicHelper";
+import { getInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
 import { getAccountIdForRequest } from "@/src/services/loginService";
-import { handleStoreItemAcquisition } from "@/src/services/purchaseService";
-import { getRandomWeightedReward2 } from "@/src/services/rngService";
-import { ITypeCount } from "@/src/types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTypes";
-import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
+import { IVoidTearParticipantInfo } from "@/src/types/requestTypes";
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
-import { ExportRelics, ExportRewards, TRarity } from "warframe-public-export-plus";
 
 export const getVoidProjectionRewardsController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     const accountId = await getAccountIdForRequest(req);
     const data = getJSONfromString<IVoidProjectionRewardRequest>(String(req.body));
+
+    if (data.ParticipantInfo.QualifiesForReward && !data.ParticipantInfo.HaveRewardResponse) {
+        const inventory = await getInventory(accountId);
+        await crackRelic(inventory, data.ParticipantInfo);
+        await inventory.save();
+    }
+
     const response: IVoidProjectionRewardResponse = {
         CurrentWave: data.CurrentWave,
         ParticipantInfo: data.ParticipantInfo,
         DifficultyTier: data.DifficultyTier
     };
-    if (data.ParticipantInfo.QualifiesForReward) {
-        const relic = ExportRelics[data.ParticipantInfo.VoidProjection];
-        const weights = refinementToWeights[relic.quality];
-        logger.debug(`opening a relic of quality ${relic.quality}; rarity weights are`, weights);
-        const reward = getRandomWeightedReward2(
-            ExportRewards[relic.rewardManifest][0] as { type: string; itemCount: number; rarity: TRarity }[], // rarity is nullable in PE+ typings, but always present for relics
-            weights
-        )!;
-        logger.debug(`relic rolled`, reward);
-        response.ParticipantInfo.Reward = reward.type;
-
-        const inventory = await getInventory(accountId);
-        // Remove relic
-        addMiscItems(inventory, [
-            {
-                ItemType: data.ParticipantInfo.VoidProjection,
-                ItemCount: -1
-            }
-        ]);
-        // Give reward
-        await handleStoreItemAcquisition(reward.type, inventory, reward.itemCount);
-        await inventory.save();
-    }
     res.json(response);
 };
 
-const refinementToWeights = {
-    VPQ_BRONZE: {
-        COMMON: 0.76,
-        UNCOMMON: 0.22,
-        RARE: 0.02,
-        LEGENDARY: 0
-    },
-    VPQ_SILVER: {
-        COMMON: 0.7,
-        UNCOMMON: 0.26,
-        RARE: 0.04,
-        LEGENDARY: 0
-    },
-    VPQ_GOLD: {
-        COMMON: 0.6,
-        UNCOMMON: 0.34,
-        RARE: 0.06,
-        LEGENDARY: 0
-    },
-    VPQ_PLATINUM: {
-        COMMON: 0.5,
-        UNCOMMON: 0.4,
-        RARE: 0.1,
-        LEGENDARY: 0
-    }
-};
-
 interface IVoidProjectionRewardRequest {
     CurrentWave: number;
-    ParticipantInfo: IParticipantInfo;
+    ParticipantInfo: IVoidTearParticipantInfo;
     VoidTier: string;
     DifficultyTier: number;
     VoidProjectionRemovalHash: string;
@@ -79,20 +33,6 @@ interface IVoidProjectionRewardRequest {
 
 interface IVoidProjectionRewardResponse {
     CurrentWave: number;
-    ParticipantInfo: IParticipantInfo;
+    ParticipantInfo: IVoidTearParticipantInfo;
     DifficultyTier: number;
 }
-
-interface IParticipantInfo {
-    AccountId: string;
-    Name: string;
-    ChosenRewardOwner: string;
-    MissionHash: string;
-    VoidProjection: string;
-    Reward: string;
-    QualifiesForReward: boolean;
-    HaveRewardResponse: boolean;
-    RewardsMultiplier: number;
-    RewardProjection: string;
-    HardModeReward: ITypeCount;
-}
diff --git a/src/helpers/relicHelper.ts b/src/helpers/relicHelper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e28aef07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/relicHelper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { TInventoryDatabaseDocument } from "@/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel";
+import { IVoidTearParticipantInfo } from "@/src/types/requestTypes";
+import { ExportRelics, ExportRewards, TRarity } from "warframe-public-export-plus";
+import { getRandomWeightedReward2 } from "@/src/services/rngService";
+import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
+import { addMiscItems } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
+import { handleStoreItemAcquisition } from "@/src/services/purchaseService";
+
+export const crackRelic = async (
+    inventory: TInventoryDatabaseDocument,
+    participant: IVoidTearParticipantInfo
+): Promise<void> => {
+    const relic = ExportRelics[participant.VoidProjection];
+    const weights = refinementToWeights[relic.quality];
+    logger.debug(`opening a relic of quality ${relic.quality}; rarity weights are`, weights);
+    const reward = getRandomWeightedReward2(
+        ExportRewards[relic.rewardManifest][0] as { type: string; itemCount: number; rarity: TRarity }[], // rarity is nullable in PE+ typings, but always present for relics
+        weights
+    )!;
+    logger.debug(`relic rolled`, reward);
+    participant.Reward = reward.type;
+
+    // Remove relic
+    addMiscItems(inventory, [
+        {
+            ItemType: participant.VoidProjection,
+            ItemCount: -1
+        }
+    ]);
+
+    // Give reward
+    await handleStoreItemAcquisition(reward.type, inventory, reward.itemCount);
+};
+
+const refinementToWeights = {
+    VPQ_BRONZE: {
+        COMMON: 0.76,
+        UNCOMMON: 0.22,
+        RARE: 0.02,
+        LEGENDARY: 0
+    },
+    VPQ_SILVER: {
+        COMMON: 0.7,
+        UNCOMMON: 0.26,
+        RARE: 0.04,
+        LEGENDARY: 0
+    },
+    VPQ_GOLD: {
+        COMMON: 0.6,
+        UNCOMMON: 0.34,
+        RARE: 0.06,
+        LEGENDARY: 0
+    },
+    VPQ_PLATINUM: {
+        COMMON: 0.5,
+        UNCOMMON: 0.4,
+        RARE: 0.1,
+        LEGENDARY: 0
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts b/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
index 61ade8b26..5bd509be2 100644
--- a/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
+++ b/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { getEntriesUnsafe } from "@/src/utils/ts-utils";
 import { IEquipmentClient } from "@/src/types/inventoryTypes/commonInventoryTypes";
 import { handleStoreItemAcquisition } from "./purchaseService";
 import { IMissionReward } from "../types/missionTypes";
+import { crackRelic } from "@/src/helpers/relicHelper";
 
 const getRotations = (rotationCount: number): number[] => {
     if (rotationCount === 0) return [0];
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ export const addMissionRewards = async (
         RewardInfo: rewardInfo,
         LevelKeyName: levelKeyName,
         Missions: missions,
-        RegularCredits: creditDrops
+        RegularCredits: creditDrops,
+        VoidTearParticipantsCurrWave: voidTearWave
     }: IMissionInventoryUpdateRequest
 ) => {
     if (!rewardInfo) {
@@ -291,6 +293,15 @@ export const addMissionRewards = async (
         rngRewardCredits: inventoryChanges.RegularCredits ?? 0
     });
 
+    if (
+        voidTearWave &&
+        voidTearWave.Participants[0].QualifiesForReward &&
+        !voidTearWave.Participants[0].HaveRewardResponse
+    ) {
+        await crackRelic(inventory, voidTearWave.Participants[0]);
+        MissionRewards.push({ StoreItem: voidTearWave.Participants[0].Reward, ItemCount: 1 });
+    }
+
     return { inventoryChanges, MissionRewards, credits };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/types/requestTypes.ts b/src/types/requestTypes.ts
index e7706d017..0220240ac 100644
--- a/src/types/requestTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/requestTypes.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ export type IMissionInventoryUpdateRequest = {
     PlayerSkillGains: IPlayerSkills;
     CustomMarkers?: ICustomMarkers[];
     LoreFragmentScans?: ILoreFragmentScan[];
+    VoidTearParticipantsCurrWave?: {
+        Wave: number;
+        IsFinalWave: boolean;
+        Participants: IVoidTearParticipantInfo[];
+    };
 } & {
     [K in TEquipmentKey]?: IEquipmentClient[];
 };
@@ -136,3 +141,17 @@ export interface IUnlockShipFeatureRequest {
     KeyChain: string;
     ChainStage: number;
 }
+
+export interface IVoidTearParticipantInfo {
+    AccountId: string;
+    Name: string;
+    ChosenRewardOwner: string;
+    MissionHash: string;
+    VoidProjection: string;
+    Reward: string;
+    QualifiesForReward: boolean;
+    HaveRewardResponse: boolean;
+    RewardsMultiplier: number;
+    RewardProjection: string;
+    HardModeReward: ITypeCount;
+}