diff --git a/lib/model/db/db_sqflite.dart b/lib/model/db/db_sqflite.dart
index 409045db1..66bc79d6c 100644
--- a/lib/model/db/db_sqflite.dart
+++ b/lib/model/db/db_sqflite.dart
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class SqfliteLocalMediaDb implements LocalMediaDb {
             ')');
       },
       onUpgrade: LocalMediaDbUpgrader.upgradeDb,
-      version: 14,
+      version: 15,
     );
 
     final maxIdRows = await _db.rawQuery('SELECT MAX(id) AS maxId FROM $entryTable');
diff --git a/lib/model/db/db_sqflite_upgrade.dart b/lib/model/db/db_sqflite_upgrade.dart
index 173d5bed9..3d8923489 100644
--- a/lib/model/db/db_sqflite_upgrade.dart
+++ b/lib/model/db/db_sqflite_upgrade.dart
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class LocalMediaDbUpgrader {
           await _upgradeFrom12(db);
         case 13:
           await _upgradeFrom13(db);
+        case 14:
+          await _upgradeFrom14(db);
       }
       oldVersion++;
     }
@@ -479,4 +481,23 @@ class LocalMediaDbUpgrader {
       await db.execute('ALTER TABLE $newEntryTable RENAME TO $entryTable;');
     });
   }
+
+  static Future<void> _upgradeFrom14(Database db) async {
+    debugPrint('upgrading DB from v14');
+
+    // no schema changes, but v1.12.4 may have corrupted the DB, so we sanitize it
+
+    // clear rebuildable tables
+    await db.delete(dateTakenTable, where: '1');
+    await db.delete(metadataTable, where: '1');
+    await db.delete(addressTable, where: '1');
+    await db.delete(trashTable, where: '1');
+    await db.delete(videoPlaybackTable, where: '1');
+
+    // remove rows referencing future entry IDs
+    final maxIdRows = await db.rawQuery('SELECT MAX(id) AS maxId FROM $entryTable');
+    final lastId = (maxIdRows.firstOrNull?['maxId'] as int?) ?? 0;
+    await db.delete(favouriteTable, where: 'id > ?', whereArgs: [lastId]);
+    await db.delete(coverTable, where: 'entryId > ?', whereArgs: [lastId]);
+  }
 }