diff --git a/server-rs/crates/api-server/src/editor_project.rs b/server-rs/crates/api-server/src/editor_project.rs
index a30623653..c7571a9c7 100644
--- a/server-rs/crates/api-server/src/editor_project.rs
+++ b/server-rs/crates/api-server/src/editor_project.rs
@@ -8891,11 +8891,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(duration_only.image_sequence_frames.is_none());
         assert_eq!(duration_only.image_sequence_duration_ms, Some(4_000));
 
-        let mut frames_only_record = record;
+        let mut frames_only_record = record.clone();
         frames_only_record.image_sequence_duration_ms = None;
         let frames_only = editor_asset_payload_from_record(frames_only_record);
         assert_eq!(frames_only.image_sequence_frames, Some(formal_frames));
         assert!(frames_only.image_sequence_duration_ms.is_none());
+
+        let unrelated_generation_inputs = json!({
+            "frames": [{ "name": "storyboard-frame" }],
+            "fps": 24,
+            "durationSeconds": 12,
+            "purpose": "unrelated image metadata"
+        });
+        let unrelated = editor_asset_payload_from_record(EditorAssetRecord {
+            asset_kind: Some("image".to_string()),
+            generation_inputs: Some(unrelated_generation_inputs.clone()),
+            image_sequence_frames: None,
+            image_sequence_duration_ms: None,
+            ..record
+        });
+        assert_eq!(unrelated.asset_kind.as_deref(), Some("image"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            unrelated.generation_inputs,
+            Some(unrelated_generation_inputs)
+        );
+        assert!(unrelated.image_sequence_frames.is_none());
+        assert!(unrelated.image_sequence_duration_ms.is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]