diff --git a/extensions/bluebubbles/src/catchup.ts b/extensions/bluebubbles/src/catchup.ts
index aa6ee26e385..0aa70342264 100644
--- a/extensions/bluebubbles/src/catchup.ts
+++ b/extensions/bluebubbles/src/catchup.ts
@@ -498,19 +498,27 @@ async function runBlueBubblesCatchupInner(
       continue;
     }
 
-    // Skip balloon/tapback/reaction events: they carry an
+    // Skip tapback/reaction/balloon events. These carry an
     // `associatedMessageGuid` pointing at the parent text message and
     // have a different `guid` of their own. The live webhook path handles
-    // them via the debouncer, which coalesces balloons with their parent.
+    // balloons via the debouncer, which coalesces them with their parent.
     // Without debouncing here, replaying a balloon would dispatch it as a
     // standalone message — producing a duplicate reply to the parent.
+    //
+    // Guard: only skip when `associatedMessageType` is set (tapbacks and
+    // reactions — e.g., "like", 2000) OR `balloonBundleId` is set (URL
+    // previews, stickers). iMessage threaded replies use a separate
+    // `threadOriginatorGuid` field and do NOT set either of these, so
+    // they pass through for correct catchup replay.
     const assocGuid =
       typeof rec.associatedMessageGuid === "string"
         ? rec.associatedMessageGuid.trim()
         : typeof rec.associated_message_guid === "string"
           ? rec.associated_message_guid.trim()
           : "";
-    if (assocGuid) {
+    const assocType = rec.associatedMessageType ?? rec.associated_message_type;
+    const balloonId = typeof rec.balloonBundleId === "string" ? rec.balloonBundleId.trim() : "";
+    if (assocGuid && (assocType != null || balloonId)) {
       continue;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/persistent-dedupe.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/persistent-dedupe.ts
index f109a27d647..651a5b9193f 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/persistent-dedupe.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/persistent-dedupe.ts
@@ -170,11 +170,17 @@ export function createPersistentDedupe(options: PersistentDedupeOptions): Persis
     const prev = fileWriteQueues.get(filePath) ?? Promise.resolve();
     const next = prev.then(fn, fn);
     fileWriteQueues.set(filePath, next);
-    void next.finally(() => {
-      if (fileWriteQueues.get(filePath) === next) {
-        fileWriteQueues.delete(filePath);
-      }
-    });
+    // Cleanup: remove the queue entry once this link settles, but only if
+    // no newer work was chained after us. The `.catch(() => {})` prevents
+    // an unhandled rejection when `next` rejects — callers still observe
+    // the rejection through the returned `next` promise directly.
+    next
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (fileWriteQueues.get(filePath) === next) {
+          fileWriteQueues.delete(filePath);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {});
     return next;
   }