From c090fa9775d1db215ae70b2a24cf205d3e124c17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:06:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix fuzzy matching lists of object / names

---
 src/paperless_ai/matching.py | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/paperless_ai/matching.py b/src/paperless_ai/matching.py
index 30adbbd7c..f1dfc62db 100644
--- a/src/paperless_ai/matching.py
+++ b/src/paperless_ai/matching.py
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ def _match_names_to_queryset(names: list[str], queryset, attr: str):
         # First try exact match
         if target in object_names:
             index = object_names.index(target)
-            results.append(objects[index])
-            # Remove the matched name from the list to avoid fuzzy matching later
-            object_names.remove(target)
+            matched = objects.pop(index)
+            object_names.pop(index)  # keep object list aligned after removal
+            results.append(matched)
             continue
 
         # Fuzzy match fallback
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ def _match_names_to_queryset(names: list[str], queryset, attr: str):
         )
         if matches:
             index = object_names.index(matches[0])
-            results.append(objects[index])
+            matched = objects.pop(index)
+            object_names.pop(index)
+            results.append(matched)
         else:
             pass
     return results