diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index ff0af5f..3e6c51f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('begin-mapping', async (event, { directory, files, tvdbId }) => {
     
     // Extract clean show name (without tvdbid bracket if present)
     // Matches [tvdbid-XXXXX] or [tvdbid-series-XXXXX] formats
-    const showName = showFolderName.replace(/\s*\[tvdbid-[^\]]+\]/, '').trim();
+    // Also removes leading semicolons or other problematic characters
+    let showName = showFolderName.replace(/\s*\[tvdbid-[^\]]+\]/, '').trim();
+    showName = showName.replace(/^[;:]+/, '').trim();
     
     // Rename each file first (using original paths)
     let successCount = 0;