diff --git a/gnommo/parser.py b/gnommo/parser.py
index 1bb443a..ef7bce3 100644
--- a/gnommo/parser.py
+++ b/gnommo/parser.py
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ def parse_slides(
 ) -> dict[str, SlideDefinition]:
     """Parse slides.json into slide definitions."""
     if config and config.slides_path:
-        local_slides_path = project_path / config.slides_path
+        # Lowercase the path so that a capital-cased project name embedded by
+        # the import stage (e.g. "media/slides/Video2/slides.json") resolves
+        # correctly on case-sensitive filesystems (WSL/Linux).
+        local_slides_path = project_path / config.slides_path.lower()
     else:
         local_slides_path = project_path / "slides.json"
 
-    # Resolve case-insensitively before cache lookup (handles Mac vs WSL casing).
-    local_slides_path = _resolve_case_insensitive(local_slides_path)
-
     # Try cache fallback for reading JSON
     slides_path, _ = resolve_with_cache(local_slides_path, project_path)
     if not slides_path.exists():