diff --git a/app/services/recipe_service.py b/app/services/recipe_service.py
index 119e4b2..dfe5ad2 100644
--- a/app/services/recipe_service.py
+++ b/app/services/recipe_service.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ class RecipeService:
         # Add the recipe_id to the data for convenience
         recipe_data["recipe_id"] = recipe_id
 
+        # Normalize owner/uploader field (S-expr uses 'owner', YAML uses 'uploader')
+        if "owner" in recipe_data and "uploader" not in recipe_data:
+            recipe_data["uploader"] = recipe_data["owner"]
+
         # Get IPFS CID if available
         ipfs_cid = self.cache.get_ipfs_cid(recipe_id)
         if ipfs_cid: