diff --git a/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs b/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
index 7872333..381701d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ impl OfflineRepository {
 
         let now = chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
 
+        // Temporarily disable foreign key constraints to avoid CASCADE DELETE issues
+        // when replacing stub parent items with their actual data
+        self.db_service.execute(Query::new("PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF")).await
+            .map_err(|e| RepoError::Database { message: e })?;
+
+        // Ensure we re-enable foreign keys even if an error occurs
+        let result = self.save_to_cache_impl(parent_id, items, &now).await;
+
+        // Re-enable foreign key constraints
+        let _ = self.db_service.execute(Query::new("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")).await;
+
+        result
+    }
+
+    async fn save_to_cache_impl(
+        &self,
+        parent_id: &str,
+        items: &[MediaItem],
+        now: &str,
+    ) -> Result<usize, RepoError> {
         // Collect all unique parent IDs referenced by items being saved
         let mut parent_ids = std::collections::HashSet::new();
         parent_ids.insert(parent_id.to_string());
@@ -185,7 +205,7 @@ impl OfflineRepository {
                     QueryParam::String(self.server_id.clone()),
                     QueryParam::String("Parent".to_string()),
                     QueryParam::String("Folder".to_string()),
-                    QueryParam::String(now.clone()),
+                    QueryParam::String(now.to_string()),
                 ],
             );
 
@@ -206,8 +226,6 @@ impl OfflineRepository {
             let backdrop_tags_json = item.backdrop_image_tags.as_ref()
                 .map(|b| serde_json::to_string(b).unwrap_or_else(|_| "[]".to_string()));
 
-            let now = chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
-
             // Use INSERT OR REPLACE to upsert items
             let query = Query::with_params(
                 "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO items (
@@ -315,7 +333,7 @@ impl OfflineRepository {
                         Some(r) => QueryParam::String(r.clone()),
                         None => QueryParam::Null,
                     },
-                    QueryParam::String(now.clone()),
+                    QueryParam::String(now.to_string()),
                 ],
             );