diff --git a/cl-streamer/harmony-backend.lisp b/cl-streamer/harmony-backend.lisp
index 161e1a5..b6746d4 100644
--- a/cl-streamer/harmony-backend.lisp
+++ b/cl-streamer/harmony-backend.lisp
@@ -290,12 +290,19 @@
    FILE-PATH can be a string or pathname.
    ON-END is passed to harmony:play (default :free).
    UPDATE-METADATA controls whether ICY metadata is updated immediately."
-  (let* ((path (pathname file-path))
+  (let* ((path-string (etypecase file-path
+                        (string file-path)
+                        (pathname (namestring file-path))))
+         ;; Use parse-native-namestring to prevent SBCL from interpreting
+         ;; brackets as wildcard patterns. Standard (pathname ...) turns
+         ;; "[FLAC]" into a wild component with non-simple strings, which
+         ;; causes SIMPLE-ARRAY errors in cl-flac's CFFI calls.
+         (path (sb-ext:parse-native-namestring path-string))
          (server (pipeline-harmony-server pipeline))
          (harmony:*server* server)
          (tags (read-audio-metadata path))
          (display-title (format-display-title path title))
-         (track-info (list :file (namestring path)
+         (track-info (list :file path-string
                            :display-title display-title
                            :artist (getf tags :artist)
                            :title (getf tags :title)
diff --git a/playlist-scheduler.lisp b/playlist-scheduler.lisp
index 7bc3616..3330521 100644
--- a/playlist-scheduler.lisp
+++ b/playlist-scheduler.lisp
@@ -312,14 +312,21 @@
 ;;; This ensures the scheduler starts after the server is fully initialized
 
 (define-trigger db:connected ()
-  "Start the playlist scheduler after database connection is established"
+  "Start the playlist scheduler after database connection is established.
+   Loads the current scheduled playlist only if the pipeline has no tracks
+   (i.e., we did NOT just resume from saved state)."
   (handler-case
       (progn
         (load-schedule-from-db)
         (start-playlist-scheduler)
-        (let ((current-playlist (get-current-scheduled-playlist)))
-          (when current-playlist
-            (load-scheduled-playlist current-playlist)))
-        (log:info "Playlist scheduler started"))
+        ;; Only load scheduled playlist if we didn't just resume from saved state
+        (if *resumed-from-saved-state*
+            (progn
+              (setf *resumed-from-saved-state* nil)
+              (log:info "Playlist scheduler started (resumed from saved state, skipping initial load)"))
+            (let ((current-playlist (get-current-scheduled-playlist)))
+              (when current-playlist
+                (load-scheduled-playlist current-playlist))
+              (log:info "Playlist scheduler started"))))
     (error (e)
       (log:error "Scheduler failed to start: ~a" e))))
diff --git a/stream-harmony.lisp b/stream-harmony.lisp
index ef5b572..ac41c44 100644
--- a/stream-harmony.lisp
+++ b/stream-harmony.lisp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 (defvar *current-playlist-path* nil
   "Path of the currently active playlist file.")
 
+(defvar *resumed-from-saved-state* nil
+  "Set to T when startup successfully resumed from saved playback state.
+   Prevents the scheduler from overwriting the resumed position.")
+
 (defun save-playback-state (track-file-path)
   "Save the current track file path and playlist to the state file.
    Called on each track change so we can resume after restart."
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@
                           (m3u-to-file-list playlist-path))))
         (when file-list
           (setf *current-playlist-path* playlist-path)
+          (setf *resumed-from-saved-state* t)
           (let ((pos (when saved-file
                        (position saved-file file-list :test #'string=))))
             (if pos