diff --git a/.changeset/node-sdk-static-fallback-provider.md b/.changeset/node-sdk-static-fallback-provider.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4580784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/node-sdk-static-fallback-provider.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@reflag/node-sdk": patch
+---
+
+Fix `fallbackProviders.static()` so it returns a valid fallback snapshot that `ReflagClient` accepts during fallback initialization.
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/src/flagsFallbackProvider.ts b/packages/node-sdk/src/flagsFallbackProvider.ts
index d373d1f1..5caeb900 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/src/flagsFallbackProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/src/flagsFallbackProvider.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export function createStaticFallbackProvider({
   return {
     async load() {
       return {
-        version: 0,
+        version: 1,
         savedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         flags: Object.entries(flags).map(([key, isEnabled]) =>
           staticFlagApiResponse(key, isEnabled),
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/test/client.test.ts b/packages/node-sdk/test/client.test.ts
index e2cf65cb..e3570145 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/test/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/test/client.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   vi,
 } from "vitest";
 
-import { BoundReflagClient, ReflagClient } from "../src";
+import { BoundReflagClient, fallbackProviders, ReflagClient } from "../src";
 import {
   API_BASE_URL,
   API_TIMEOUT_MS,
@@ -1194,6 +1194,42 @@ describe("ReflagClient", () => {
       }
     });
 
+    it("should load static fallback flag definitions when live fetch fails", async () => {
+      httpClient.get.mockResolvedValue({ success: false });
+
+      const client = new ReflagClient({
+        ...validOptions,
+        flagsFallbackProvider: fallbackProviders.static({
+          flags: {
+            huddle: true,
+            "smart-summaries": false,
+          },
+        }),
+        flagsFetchRetries: 0,
+      });
+
+      await client.initialize();
+
+      expect(client.getFlag({}, "huddle")).toStrictEqual({
+        key: "huddle",
+        isEnabled: true,
+        config: {
+          key: undefined,
+          payload: undefined,
+        },
+        track: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+      expect(client.getFlag({}, "smart-summaries")).toStrictEqual({
+        key: "smart-summaries",
+        isEnabled: false,
+        config: {
+          key: undefined,
+          payload: undefined,
+        },
+        track: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
     it("should log remote flag fetch failures at debug level when using fallback definitions", async () => {
       const error = new Error("fetch failed");
       const savedAt = "2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z";
diff --git a/packages/node-sdk/test/flagsFallbackProvider.test.ts b/packages/node-sdk/test/flagsFallbackProvider.test.ts
index f94429ff..c3d4382f 100644
--- a/packages/node-sdk/test/flagsFallbackProvider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-sdk/test/flagsFallbackProvider.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("flagsFallbackProvider", () => {
     });
 
     await expect(provider.load(context)).resolves.toEqual({
-      version: 0,
+      version: 1,
       savedAt: expect.any(String),
       flags: [
         {