diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/ListSettingsModalViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/ListSettingsModalViewModel.cs
index ac169ff..9f7a635 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/ListSettingsModalViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/ListSettingsModalViewModel.cs
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ public sealed partial class ListSettingsModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
             await lists.DeleteAsync(ListId);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) when (
-               ex.Message.Contains("FOREIGN KEY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            || ex.InnerException?.Message.Contains("FOREIGN KEY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true)
+            (ex is Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException
+                || ex.InnerException is Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException)
+            && (ex.Message.Contains("FOREIGN KEY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || ex.InnerException?.Message.Contains("FOREIGN KEY", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == true))
         {
             if (ShowErrorAsync is not null)
                 await ShowErrorAsync("This list has planning sessions with child tasks. Discard those first, then delete the list.");