diff --git a/twitch/management/commands/better_import_drops.py b/twitch/management/commands/better_import_drops.py
index 355c81e..ce7a06b 100644
--- a/twitch/management/commands/better_import_drops.py
+++ b/twitch/management/commands/better_import_drops.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Literal
 
+import json_repair
 from colorama import Fore
 from colorama import Style
 from colorama import init as colorama_init
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.core.management.base import CommandParser
 from django.db import DatabaseError
+from json_repair import JSONReturnType
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ def detect_non_campaign_keyword(raw_text: str) -> str | None:
 
 
 def extract_operation_name_from_parsed(
-    payload: dict[str, Any] | list[Any],
+    payload: JSONReturnType | tuple[JSONReturnType, list[dict[str, str]]] | str,
 ) -> str | None:
     """Extract GraphQL operationName from an already parsed JSON payload.
 
@@ -997,6 +999,30 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             json_files = [f for f in input_path.iterdir() if f.is_file() and f.suffix == ".json"]
         return json_files
 
+    def _normalize_responses(
+        self,
+        parsed_json: JSONReturnType | tuple[JSONReturnType, list[dict[str, str]]] | str,
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Normalize various parsed JSON shapes into a list of dict responses.
+
+        Args:
+            parsed_json: The parsed JSON data from the file.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: If the parsed JSON is a tuple, which is unsupported.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of response dictionaries.
+        """
+        if isinstance(parsed_json, dict):
+            return [parsed_json]
+        if isinstance(parsed_json, list):
+            return [item for item in parsed_json if isinstance(item, dict)]
+        if isinstance(parsed_json, tuple):
+            msg = "Tuple responses are not supported in this context."
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+        return []
+
     def process_file_worker(
         self,
         file_path: Path,
@@ -1019,7 +1045,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             raw_text: str = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore")
 
             # Parse JSON early to extract operation name for better directory organization
-            parsed_json: dict[str, Any] = json.loads(raw_text)
+            parsed_json: JSONReturnType | tuple[JSONReturnType, list[dict[str, str]]] | str = json_repair.loads(
+                raw_text,
+            )
             operation_name: str | None = extract_operation_name_from_parsed(parsed_json)
 
             matched: str | None = detect_non_campaign_keyword(raw_text)
@@ -1042,8 +1070,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     return {"success": False, "broken_dir": str(broken_dir), "reason": "no dropCampaign present"}
                 return {"success": False, "broken_dir": "(skipped)", "reason": "no dropCampaign present"}
 
-            # Wrap single response in list for consistent processing
-            responses: list[dict[str, Any]] = parsed_json if isinstance(parsed_json, list) else [parsed_json]
+            # Normalize and filter to dict responses only
+            responses: list[dict[str, Any]] = self._normalize_responses(parsed_json)
             processed, broken_dir = self.process_responses(
                 responses=responses,
                 file_path=file_path,
@@ -1059,7 +1087,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 }
 
             campaign_structure: str | None = self._detect_campaign_structure(
-                parsed_json if isinstance(parsed_json, dict) else (parsed_json[0] if parsed_json else {}),
+                responses[0] if responses else {},
             )
             move_completed_file(
                 file_path=file_path,
@@ -1106,7 +1134,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 raw_text: str = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore")
 
                 # Parse JSON early to extract operation name for better directory organization
-                parsed_json: dict[str, Any] = json.loads(raw_text)
+                parsed_json: JSONReturnType | tuple[JSONReturnType, list[dict[str, str]]] | str = json_repair.loads(
+                    raw_text,
+                )
                 operation_name: str | None = extract_operation_name_from_parsed(parsed_json)
 
                 matched: str | None = detect_non_campaign_keyword(raw_text)
@@ -1146,8 +1176,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                         )
                     return
 
-                # Wrap single response in list for consistent processing
-                responses: list[dict[str, Any]] = parsed_json if isinstance(parsed_json, list) else [parsed_json]
+                # Normalize and filter to dict responses only
+                responses: list[dict[str, Any]] = self._normalize_responses(parsed_json)
 
                 processed, broken_dir = self.process_responses(
                     responses=responses,
@@ -1164,7 +1194,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     return
 
                 campaign_structure: str | None = self._detect_campaign_structure(
-                    parsed_json if isinstance(parsed_json, dict) else (parsed_json[0] if parsed_json else {}),
+                    responses[0] if responses else {},
                 )
                 move_completed_file(
                     file_path=file_path,