diff --git a/apps/immich/manifest.yml b/apps/immich/manifest.yml
index 23596ba4..b2ca3c98 100644
--- a/apps/immich/manifest.yml
+++ b/apps/immich/manifest.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 app:
-  id: immich-server
+  id: immich
   name: Immich
   version: "2.7.4"
   description: Self-hosted photo and video backup with mobile apps and search.
 
-  # Named by app_id (immich-server); connects to its siblings by their app_id
+  # app_id "immich" = the user-facing launcher (matches the catalog entry's title
+  # + icon). Container is named "immich"; it reaches its backends by their app_id
   # aliases on archy-net (see DB_HOSTNAME / REDIS_HOSTNAME below).
 
   container:
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/stacks.rs b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/stacks.rs
index 89c8dba4..2d410c88 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/stacks.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/stacks.rs
@@ -689,8 +689,11 @@ fn mempool_stack_app_ids() -> &'static [&'static str] {
 }
 
 fn immich_stack_app_ids() -> &'static [&'static str] {
-    // Install order = dependency order: db + cache before the server.
-    &["immich-postgres", "immich-redis", "immich-server"]
+    // Install order = dependency order: db + cache before the server. The server
+    // app_id is the user-facing "immich" (canonical name + icon); its install is
+    // handled here (not recursively) since orchestrator.install bypasses the
+    // package.install routing that maps "immich" → this stack installer.
+    &["immich-postgres", "immich-redis", "immich"]
 }
 
 const REGISTRY: &str = "146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025";