diff --git a/scripts/migrate-tasks-v2.mjs b/scripts/migrate-tasks-v2.mjs
index 14595f9..d1386c8 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-tasks-v2.mjs
+++ b/scripts/migrate-tasks-v2.mjs
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ function rewriteBoard(td, repoTasks, globalBySlug) {
   for (const t of globalBySlug.values()) if (!gnum.has(t.slug)) gnum.set(t.slug, t.number);
   const resolveBlocker = (raw) =>
     raw.split(",").map((tok) => tok.trim()).filter(Boolean)
-      .map((tok) => (gnum.has(tok) ? `#${gnum.get(tok)}` : tok)).join(", ");
+      .map((tok) => {
+        const slug = tok.replace(/^[`*"]+|[`*"]+$/g, "").trim(); // strip backticks/quotes
+        return gnum.has(slug) ? `#${gnum.get(slug)}` : tok;
+      }).join(", ");
   const createdLine = (t) => `**Created:** ${t.date === "0000-00-00" ? "unknown" : t.date}`;
   const out = [];
   let idx = 0;