diff --git a/frigate/record/maintainer.py b/frigate/record/maintainer.py
index d60d7ccce..25c9d2cff 100644
--- a/frigate/record/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/record/maintainer.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         self.object_recordings_info: dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
         self.audio_recordings_info: dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
         self.end_time_cache: dict[str, Tuple[datetime.datetime, float]] = {}
+        self.unexpected_cache_files_logged: bool = False
 
     async def move_files(self) -> None:
         cache_files = [
@@ -112,7 +113,14 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         for cache in cache_files:
             cache_path = os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, cache)
             basename = os.path.splitext(cache)[0]
-            camera, date = basename.rsplit("@", maxsplit=1)
+            try:
+                camera, date = basename.rsplit("@", maxsplit=1)
+            except ValueError:
+                if not self.unexpected_cache_files_logged:
+                    logger.warning("Skipping unexpected files in cache")
+                    self.unexpected_cache_files_logged = True
+                continue
+
             start_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(
                 date, CACHE_SEGMENT_FORMAT
             ).astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
@@ -164,7 +172,13 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
 
             cache_path = os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, cache)
             basename = os.path.splitext(cache)[0]
-            camera, date = basename.rsplit("@", maxsplit=1)
+            try:
+                camera, date = basename.rsplit("@", maxsplit=1)
+            except ValueError:
+                if not self.unexpected_cache_files_logged:
+                    logger.warning("Skipping unexpected files in cache")
+                    self.unexpected_cache_files_logged = True
+                continue
 
             # important that start_time is utc because recordings are stored and compared in utc
             start_time = datetime.datetime.strptime(
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py b/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d978cfd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/test/test_maintainer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+# Mock complex imports before importing maintainer
+sys.modules["frigate.comms.inter_process"] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules["frigate.comms.detections_updater"] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules["frigate.comms.recordings_updater"] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules["frigate.config.camera.updater"] = MagicMock()
+
+# Now import the class under test
+from frigate.config import FrigateConfig  # noqa: E402
+from frigate.record.maintainer import RecordingMaintainer  # noqa: E402
+
+
+class TestMaintainer(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    async def test_move_files_survives_bad_filename(self):
+        config = MagicMock(spec=FrigateConfig)
+        config.cameras = {}
+        stop_event = MagicMock()
+
+        maintainer = RecordingMaintainer(config, stop_event)
+
+        # We need to mock end_time_cache to avoid key errors if logic proceeds
+        maintainer.end_time_cache = {}
+
+        # Mock filesystem
+        # One bad file, one good file
+        files = ["bad_filename.mp4", "camera@20210101000000+0000.mp4"]
+
+        with patch("os.listdir", return_value=files):
+            with patch("os.path.isfile", return_value=True):
+                with patch(
+                    "frigate.record.maintainer.psutil.process_iter", return_value=[]
+                ):
+                    with patch("frigate.record.maintainer.logger.warning") as warn:
+                        # Mock validate_and_move_segment to avoid further logic
+                        maintainer.validate_and_move_segment = MagicMock()
+
+                        try:
+                            await maintainer.move_files()
+                        except ValueError as e:
+                            if "not enough values to unpack" in str(e):
+                                self.fail("move_files() crashed on bad filename!")
+                            raise e
+                        except Exception:
+                            # Ignore other errors (like DB connection) as we only care about the unpack crash
+                            pass
+
+                        # The bad filename is encountered in multiple loops, but should only warn once.
+                        matching = [
+                            c
+                            for c in warn.call_args_list
+                            if c.args
+                            and isinstance(c.args[0], str)
+                            and "Skipping unexpected files in cache" in c.args[0]
+                        ]
+                        self.assertEqual(
+                            1,
+                            len(matching),
+                            f"Expected a single warning for unexpected files, got {len(matching)}",
+                        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()