diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/hooks/useMeetingTranscription.ts b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/hooks/useMeetingTranscription.ts
index 75b4d91f..b47146ef 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/hooks/useMeetingTranscription.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/hooks/useMeetingTranscription.ts
@@ -493,7 +493,16 @@ export function useMeetingTranscription(onAutoStop?: () => void) {
         const filename = calendarEvent?.summary
             ? calendarEvent.summary.replace(/[\\/*?:"<>|]/g, '').replace(/\s+/g, '_').substring(0, 100).trim()
             : `meeting-${timestamp}`;
-        const notePath = `knowledge/Meetings/rowboat/${dateFolder}/${filename}.md`;
+        let notePath = `knowledge/Meetings/rowboat/${dateFolder}/${filename}.md`;
+        // Title-derived names collide within a day — every ad-hoc detection is
+        // titled "Meeting", and recurring calendar events repeat their summary.
+        // Never overwrite an earlier meeting's note: suffix with the timestamp.
+        if (calendarEvent?.summary) {
+            try {
+                const { exists } = await window.ipc.invoke('workspace:exists', { path: notePath });
+                if (exists) notePath = `knowledge/Meetings/rowboat/${dateFolder}/${filename}-${timestamp}.md`;
+            } catch { /* fall through with the unsuffixed path */ }
+        }
         notePathRef.current = notePath;
         calendarEventRef.current = calendarEvent;