diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index f9f88873..cb24f4be 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -419,49 +419,42 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
       
       if (item.content?.photos && Array.isArray(item.content.photos)) {
         for (const photo of item.content.photos) {
-          if (photo.url) {
+          let imageId = '';
+          
+          // First try to use the stored imageId directly
+          if (photo.imageId) {
+            imageId = photo.imageId;
+            console.log('Using stored image ID:', imageId);
+          } else if (photo.url) {
             // Check if this looks like a Cloudflare image ID (not a blob URL)
             if (photo.url.startsWith('blob:')) {
               // This is a blob URL - we can't extract a valid Cloudflare image ID
               console.warn('Skipping blob URL (cannot extract Cloudflare image ID):', photo.url);
               skippedPhotos.push(photo.url);
+              continue;
+            }
+            
+            // Fallback: Try to extract from URL for backward compatibility
+            const uuidRegex = /^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$/i;
+            
+            if (uuidRegex.test(photo.url)) {
+              imageId = photo.url;
             } else {
-              // Try to extract image ID from various URL formats
-              let imageId = '';
-              
-              // UUID pattern: 8-4-4-4-12 characters
-              const uuidRegex = /^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$/i;
-              
-              // If it's already just an ID
-              if (uuidRegex.test(photo.url)) {
-                imageId = photo.url;
-              } else {
-                // Extract from Cloudflare image delivery URL format:
-                // https://imagedelivery.net/X-2-mmiWukWxvAQQ2_o-7Q/IMAGE_ID/public
-                const cloudflareMatch = photo.url.match(/imagedelivery\.net\/[^\/]+\/([a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12})/i);
-                if (cloudflareMatch) {
-                  imageId = cloudflareMatch[1];
-                } else {
-                  // Fallback: Extract from URL path
-                  const urlParts = photo.url.split('/');
-                  for (const part of urlParts) {
-                    if (uuidRegex.test(part)) {
-                      imageId = part;
-                      break;
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-              
-              if (imageId) {
-                photoIds.push(imageId);
-                validImageIds.push(imageId);
-                console.log('Successfully extracted image ID:', imageId, 'from URL:', photo.url);
-              } else {
-                console.warn('Could not extract valid image ID from URL:', photo.url);
-                skippedPhotos.push(photo.url);
+              // Extract from Cloudflare image delivery URL format
+              const cloudflareMatch = photo.url.match(/imagedelivery\.net\/[^\/]+\/([a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12})/i);
+              if (cloudflareMatch) {
+                imageId = cloudflareMatch[1];
               }
             }
+            console.log('Extracted image ID from URL:', imageId, 'from URL:', photo.url);
+          }
+          
+          if (imageId) {
+            photoIds.push(imageId);
+            validImageIds.push(imageId);
+          } else {
+            console.warn('Could not get valid image ID from photo:', photo);
+            skippedPhotos.push(photo.url || 'unknown');
           }
         }
       }