diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index ef96bf8..0dd4a54 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ export default function Home() {
       const rowStart = r * 4;
       const hasWidget = items.slice(rowStart, rowStart + 4).some((it) => it.type === "widget");
       if (!hasWidget) {
-        items[rowStart + 3] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-row-${adCount++}` };
+        const pos = adCount % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 3;
+        items[rowStart + pos] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-row-${adCount++}` };
       }
     }