diff --git a/lexical-graph/src/graphrag_toolkit/lexical_graph/indexing/build/entity_graph_builder.py b/lexical-graph/src/graphrag_toolkit/lexical_graph/indexing/build/entity_graph_builder.py
index efdcc3cbf..d7445c635 100644
--- a/lexical-graph/src/graphrag_toolkit/lexical_graph/indexing/build/entity_graph_builder.py
+++ b/lexical-graph/src/graphrag_toolkit/lexical_graph/indexing/build/entity_graph_builder.py
@@ -120,11 +120,16 @@ def insert_domain_entity(entity:Entity):
                     if entity.classification and entity.classification == LOCAL_ENTITY_CLASSIFICATION:
                         return
 
-                    e_var = new_query_var()
                     e_id = entity.entityId
                     e_label = escape_cypher_label(label_from(entity.classification or DEFAULT_CLASSIFICATION))
-                    e_comment = f'// awsqid:{e_id}-{e_label}'.replace('\r', ' ').replace('\n', ' ')
-                    query_e = f"UNWIND $params AS params MERGE ({e_var}:`__Entity__`{{{graph_client.node_id('entityId')}: params.entityId}}) SET {e_var} :`{e_label}` {e_comment}"
+                    # The query text must be stable for a given label: the batch
+                    # client groups param rows by the full query string, so a
+                    # per-entity variable name or a per-entity id embedded in the
+                    # text makes every insert its own single-row batch and defeats
+                    # batching and dedup entirely (#477). The entity id already
+                    # travels in the params; the comment stays label-scoped.
+                    e_comment = f'// awsqid:domain-label-{e_label}'.replace('\r', ' ').replace('\n', ' ')
+                    query_e = f"UNWIND $params AS params MERGE (e:`__Entity__`{{{graph_client.node_id('entityId')}: params.entityId}}) SET e :`{e_label}` {e_comment}"
                     graph_client.execute_query_with_retry(query_e, self._to_params({'entityId': e_id}), max_attempts=5, max_wait=7)
 
                 insert_domain_entity(fact.subject)
diff --git a/lexical-graph/tests/unit/indexing/build/test_entity_graph_builder_domain_label_batch.py b/lexical-graph/tests/unit/indexing/build/test_entity_graph_builder_domain_label_batch.py
index ef2ea1145..29d0752b1 100644
--- a/lexical-graph/tests/unit/indexing/build/test_entity_graph_builder_domain_label_batch.py
+++ b/lexical-graph/tests/unit/indexing/build/test_entity_graph_builder_domain_label_batch.py
@@ -83,3 +83,57 @@ def test_domain_entity_insert_uses_batch_params_shape():
     assert 'params.entityId' in query
     assert '$entityId' not in query
     assert params == [{'entityId': ENTITY_ID}]
+
+
+def _fact_node_multi(entity_ids):
+    subjects = [
+        {
+            'entityId': eid,
+            'value': f'Acme {i}',
+            'classification': 'Company',
+        }
+        for i, eid in enumerate(entity_ids)
+    ]
+    return [
+        TextNode(
+            text='x',
+            metadata={
+                'fact': {
+                    'factId': f'fact-{i}',
+                    'subject': subject,
+                    'predicate': {'value': 'operates'},
+                    'object': None,
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        for i, subject in enumerate(subjects)
+    ]
+
+
+def test_domain_entity_inserts_batch_under_one_query_per_label():
+    """Batch writes group param rows by the full query string. The query used
+    to embed a fresh variable name and the per-entity id in its text, so every
+    domain-label insert landed in its own single-row batch (#477). Inserts for
+    distinct entities of the same classification must share one query entry."""
+    batch_client = GraphBatchClient(
+        graph_client=_MockStore(),
+        batch_writes_enabled=True,
+        batch_write_size=100,
+    )
+
+    builder = EntityGraphBuilder()
+    for node in _fact_node_multi(['ent-1', 'ent-2', 'ent-3']):
+        builder.build(
+            node,
+            batch_client,
+            include_domain_labels=True,
+            include_local_entities=False,
+        )
+
+    domain_batches = {q: p for q, p in batch_client.batches.items() if 'awsqid' in q}
+    assert len(domain_batches) == 1, (
+        f'expected one shared domain-label query, got {len(domain_batches)}: '
+        f'{list(domain_batches)}'
+    )
+    query, params = next(iter(domain_batches.items()))
+    assert sorted(p['entityId'] for p in params) == ['ent-1', 'ent-2', 'ent-3']