diff --git a/admin/app/services/collection_manifest_service.ts b/admin/app/services/collection_manifest_service.ts
index 2479f82..ac9f6e3 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/collection_manifest_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/collection_manifest_service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import CollectionManifest from '#models/collection_manifest'
 import InstalledResource from '#models/installed_resource'
+import WikipediaSelection from '#models/wikipedia_selection'
 import { QueueService } from './queue_service.js'
 import { RunDownloadJob } from '#jobs/run_download_job'
 import { zimCategoriesSpecSchema, mapsSpecSchema, wikipediaSpecSchema } from '#validators/curated_collections'
@@ -284,10 +285,17 @@ export class CollectionManifestService {
 
       const seenZimIds = new Set<string>()
 
+      // Only skip the single Wikipedia file tracked by WikipediaSelection — not every file
+      // starting with `wikipedia_en_`. Curated category tiers (e.g. Medicine → Comprehensive)
+      // ship Wikipedia-themed ZIMs like `wikipedia_en_medicine_maxi` that must reconcile
+      // normally; otherwise their InstalledResource row gets wiped on every restart and the
+      // tier detection silently downgrades.
+      const wikipediaSelection = await WikipediaSelection.query().first()
+      const managedWikipediaFilename = wikipediaSelection?.filename ?? null
+
       for (const file of zimFiles) {
         console.log(`Processing ZIM file: ${file.name}`)
-        // Skip Wikipedia files (managed by WikipediaSelection model)
-        if (file.name.startsWith('wikipedia_en_')) continue
+        if (managedWikipediaFilename && file.name === managedWikipediaFilename) continue
 
         const parsed = CollectionManifestService.parseZimFilename(file.name)
         console.log(`Parsed ZIM filename:`, parsed)