diff --git a/cron/beta_email_parser.php b/cron/beta_email_parser.php
index 63d1343a..0f17939f 100644
--- a/cron/beta_email_parser.php
+++ b/cron/beta_email_parser.php
@@ -722,47 +722,31 @@ foreach ($messages as $message) {
         // ignore inline replacement errors
     }
 
-    // Attachments (inline CID replacement + collect non-inline)
-    $attachments = [];
-    $inline_cids = [];
-
+    // Collect non-inline attachments from the high-level Attachment API
     try {
         foreach ($message->attachments() as $att) {
-            $name    = $att->filename() ?: 'attachment';
-            $content = (string)$att->contents();
-            $cid     = $att->contentId();                 // Content-ID for inline parts
-            $mime    = (string)($att->contentType() ?: 'application/octet-stream');
+            if (!$att) continue;
 
-            // If it has a CID, attempt to inline it into the HTML body
-            if (!empty($cid) && !empty($message_body)) {
-                $cid_trim = trim((string)$cid, "<> \t\r\n");
+            $name = $att->filename() ?: 'attachment';
+            $content = $att->contents();
+            $cid = null;
+            try { $cid = $att->contentId(); } catch (\Throwable $e) { $cid = null; }
+            $cid_trim = $cid ? trim((string)$cid, "<> \t\r\n") : null;
 
-                // Only inline if the body actually references it (prevents incorrectly hiding real attachments)
-                // Covers: src="cid:abc", src="cid:<abc>", etc.
-                if ($cid_trim !== '' && preg_match('/cid:\s*<?' . preg_quote($cid_trim, '/') . '>?/i', $message_body)) {
-                    $dataUri = "data:$mime;base64," . base64_encode($content);
-
-                    $message_body = str_replace(
-                        ["cid:$cid_trim", "cid:<$cid_trim>", "cid:$cid"],
-                        $dataUri,
-                        $message_body
-                    );
-
-                    $inline_cids[$cid_trim] = true;
-                    continue; // don't save as a ticket attachment
-                }
+            // Skip inline ones we already embedded
+            if ($cid_trim && isset($inline_cids[$cid_trim])) {
+                continue;
             }
 
-            // Otherwise treat it as a normal attachment
-            if ($content !== '') {
+            if ($content !== null && $content !== '') {
                 $attachments[] = [
-                    'name'    => $name,
-                    'content' => $content
+                    'name' => $name,
+                    'content' => $content,
                 ];
             }
         }
     } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-        // ignore attachment parse errors
+        // ignore
     }
 
     // 1. Reply to existing ticket with the number in subject