diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index 959731c6..0cbce59d 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ def resolve_storage_path(path: str | Path | None) -> Path | None:
 
         return stored_path
 
+    # 0.3.0 records sometimes stored relative paths with the data-dir name
+    # baked in (e.g. "data/profiles/..."). Joining those directly with
+    # _data_dir produces a spurious "<data_dir>/data/profiles/..." nest.
+    if stored_path.parts and stored_path.parts[0] == "data":
+        stored_path = (
+            Path(*stored_path.parts[1:]) if len(stored_path.parts) > 1 else Path()
+        )
+
     return (_data_dir / stored_path).resolve()