diff --git a/src/vk_parser_app/workers/ai_writer.py b/src/vk_parser_app/workers/ai_writer.py
index 54b0bec..47f3de1 100644
--- a/src/vk_parser_app/workers/ai_writer.py
+++ b/src/vk_parser_app/workers/ai_writer.py
@@ -90,7 +90,25 @@ def parse_ai_json(content: str) -> dict:
         raw = raw.strip("`")
         if raw.lower().startswith("json"):
             raw = raw[4:].strip()
-    return json.loads(raw)
+    data = json.loads(raw)
+    data = decode_jsonish(data)
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        raise ValueError("AI response root is not an object")
+    return data
+
+
+def decode_jsonish(value: Any) -> Any:
+    for _ in range(3):
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            return value
+        raw = value.strip()
+        if not raw:
+            return value
+        try:
+            value = json.loads(raw)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return value
+    return value
 
 
 def response_usage(response: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -133,14 +151,12 @@ def validate_rewrites(
     categories: list[dict[str, Any]],
     source_tags_by_id: dict[int, str],
 ) -> list[dict]:
-    rewrites = data.get("rewrites")
+    data = decode_jsonish(data)
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        raise ValueError("AI response root is not an object")
+    rewrites = decode_jsonish(data.get("rewrites"))
     if not isinstance(rewrites, list) and isinstance(data.get("data"), dict):
-        rewrites = data["data"].get("rewrites")
-    if isinstance(rewrites, str):
-        try:
-            rewrites = json.loads(rewrites)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            pass
+        rewrites = decode_jsonish(data["data"].get("rewrites"))
     if not isinstance(rewrites, list):
         raise ValueError("AI response has no rewrites list")
     out: list[dict] = []