diff --git a/photo-gallery-app/backend/scripts/reprocess_uploads.js b/photo-gallery-app/backend/scripts/reprocess_uploads.js
index 7a2a64f..749d0b9 100644
--- a/photo-gallery-app/backend/scripts/reprocess_uploads.js
+++ b/photo-gallery-app/backend/scripts/reprocess_uploads.js
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ const isHeifBuffer = (buffer) => buffer && buffer.length >= 12 && HEIF_BRANDS.ha
 
 function parseBaseName(doc) {
     const raw = path.basename(doc.filename || doc.path || '', path.extname(doc.filename || doc.path || ''));
+    // Strip any trailing brace artifacts from older filenames
+    const cleaned = raw.endsWith('}') ? raw.slice(0, -1) : raw;
     const match = raw.match(/^(.*?)(-md|-sm)?$/);
-    return match ? match[1] : raw;
+    const base = match ? match[1] : raw;
+    return cleaned !== raw ? cleaned : base;
 }
 
 function sourceCandidates(doc) {