diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/utils.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/services/utils.spec.ts
index b7e57b441..e815de3f8 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/utils.spec.ts
@@ -704,9 +704,10 @@ describe("#slugify", () => {
         expect(result).toBe(expectedSlug);
     });
 
-    it("removes diacritic marks from characters", () => {
+    // preserves diacritic marks
+    it("preserves diacritic marks", () => {
         const testString = "Café naïve façade jalapeño";
-        const expectedSlug = "cafe-naive-facade-jalapeno";
+        const expectedSlug = "café-naïve-façade-jalapeño";
         const result = utils.slugify(testString);
         expect(result).toBe(expectedSlug);
     });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
index cdaa9d719..6d567f15a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
@@ -499,11 +499,10 @@ export function formatSize(size: number | null | undefined) {
 
 function slugify(text: string) {
     return text
-        .normalize("NFKD") // decompose accents
-        .replace(/\p{Mark}/gu, "") // remove diacritics cleanly
+        .normalize("NFC") // keep composed form, preserves accents
         .toLowerCase()
-        .replace(/[^\p{Letter}\p{Number}]+/gu, "-") // keep Unicode letters/numbers
-        .replace(/(^-|-$)+/g, ""); // trim leading/trailing dashes
+        .replace(/[^\p{Letter}\p{Number}]+/gu, "-") // replace non-letter/number with "-"
+        .replace(/(^-|-$)+/g, ""); // trim dashes
 }
 
 export default {