diff --git a/foodie_utils.py b/foodie_utils.py
index 692c6bc..947225d 100644
--- a/foodie_utils.py
+++ b/foodie_utils.py
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ def generate_image_query(title, summary):
 
 def smart_image_and_filter(title, summary):
     try:
+        logging.info(f"Processing title: raw_title='{title}', summary='{summary[:100]}...'")
         content = f"{title}\n\n{summary}"
         
         prompt = (
@@ -375,13 +376,29 @@ def smart_image_and_filter(title, summary):
             max_tokens=100
         )
         raw_result = response.choices[0].message.content.strip()
-        logging.debug(f"Raw GPT smart image/filter response: '{raw_result}'")
+        logging.debug(f"Raw GPT response: '{raw_result}'")
         
         cleaned_result = re.sub(r'```json\s*|\s*```', '', raw_result).strip()
         fixed_result = re.sub(r"(?<!\\)'(?=\s*[\w\s]*\])|(?<=\[|\{|\s)'|'(?=\s*[\]\},:])|(?<=\w)'(?=\s*:)", '"', cleaned_result)
         
         try:
             result = json.loads(fixed_result)
+            if not isinstance(result, dict) or "image_query" not in result or "relevance" not in result or "action" not in result:
+                logging.warning(f"Invalid GPT response format: {result}, checking action before fallback")
+                if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("action") == "SKIP":
+                    logging.info(f"Respecting AI SKIP action for '{title}'")
+                    return extract_main_topic(title.lower() + " " + summary.lower()), ["food"], "food", True
+                main_topic = extract_main_topic(title.lower() + " " + summary.lower())
+                skip_flag = (
+                    "homemade" in title.lower() or 
+                    "homemade" in summary.lower() or 
+                    any(kw in title.lower() or kw in summary.lower() for kw in RECIPE_KEYWORDS)
+                )
+                logging.info(f"Fallback for '{title}': Skip={skip_flag}, Reasons: "
+                             f"homemade_in_title={'homemade' in title.lower()}, "
+                             f"homemade_in_summary={'homemade' in summary.lower()}, "
+                             f"recipe_keywords={any(kw in title.lower() or kw in summary.lower() for kw in RECIPE_KEYWORDS)}")
+                return main_topic, [main_topic, "food"], main_topic, skip_flag
         except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
             logging.warning(f"JSON parsing failed: {e}, raw: '{fixed_result}'. Using fallback.")
             main_topic = extract_main_topic(title.lower() + " " + summary.lower())
@@ -396,20 +413,6 @@ def smart_image_and_filter(title, summary):
                          f"recipe_keywords={any(kw in title.lower() or kw in summary.lower() for kw in RECIPE_KEYWORDS)}")
             return main_topic, [main_topic, "food"], main_topic, skip_flag
         
-        if not isinstance(result, dict) or "image_query" not in result or "relevance" not in result or "action" not in result:
-            logging.warning(f"Invalid GPT response format: {result}, using fallback")
-            main_topic = extract_main_topic(title.lower() + " " + summary.lower())
-            skip_flag = (
-                "homemade" in title.lower() or 
-                "homemade" in summary.lower() or 
-                any(kw in title.lower() or kw in summary.lower() for kw in RECIPE_KEYWORDS)
-            )
-            logging.info(f"Fallback for '{title}': Skip={skip_flag}, Reasons: "
-                         f"homemade_in_title={'homemade' in title.lower()}, "
-                         f"homemade_in_summary={'homemade' in summary.lower()}, "
-                         f"recipe_keywords={any(kw in title.lower() or kw in summary.lower() for kw in RECIPE_KEYWORDS)}")
-            return main_topic, [main_topic, "food"], main_topic, skip_flag
-        
         image_query = result["image_query"]
         relevance_keywords = result["relevance"]
         main_topic = result.get("main_topic", extract_main_topic(title.lower() + " " + summary.lower()))