diff --git a/immich_import.py b/immich_import.py
index 516cef9..69eb889 100644
--- a/immich_import.py
+++ b/immich_import.py
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ def immich_upload(src_dir: str, album: str | None = None, dry_run: bool = False)
 
     Recursive, album-per-folder optional, dry-run supported. Immich dedups by checksum.
     """
-    cmd = [str(CLI), "upload", src_dir, "--recursive"]
+    cmd = [str(CLI), "upload", src_dir, "--recursive", "--skip-hash"]
+    # --skip-hash: with a least-privilege API key the CLI's dup-check is broken
+    # (immich-app issue #21456); our fingerprint DB does dedup pre-upload.
     if album:
         cmd += ["--album-name", album]
     if dry_run: