diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/media/overseerr.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/media/overseerr.yaml
index f583b71..29f6a3b 100644
--- a/servers/legion/k8s/media/overseerr.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/media/overseerr.yaml
@@ -29,14 +29,26 @@ data:
     if (fs.existsSync(SETTINGS)) {
       try { settings = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(SETTINGS, 'utf8')); } catch(e) {}
     }
+    // Seerr's Settings.load runs in raw mode during the overseerrMerge check,
+    // which replaces this.data entirely with the file contents. If settings.main
+    // is absent, it crashes at "this.data.main.apiKey" (settings/index.js:418).
+    // Ensure main exists with mediaServerType=JELLYFIN so the merge check is skipped.
+    if (!settings.main) {
+      settings.main = {};
+    }
+    if (!settings.main.mediaServerType) {
+      settings.main.mediaServerType = 'JELLYFIN';
+      console.log('Set main.mediaServerType = JELLYFIN');
+    }
     if (!settings.jellyfin || !settings.jellyfin.apiKey) {
       console.log('Jellyfin apiKey missing — restoring from defaults');
       settings.jellyfin = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(DEFAULTS, 'utf8'));
-      fs.writeFileSync(SETTINGS, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
       console.log('Restored Jellyfin config');
     } else {
       console.log('Jellyfin config present, skipping restore');
     }
+    fs.writeFileSync(SETTINGS, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
+    console.log('Settings written successfully');
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment