diff --git a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
index d7846ee..25e5d6a 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-campaign-save-normalization.mjs
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ try {
       gold: 320,
       firstBattleReport: {
         battleId: 'first-battle-zhuo-commandery',
+        battleTitle: '   ',
         outcome: 'victory',
         turnNumber: '4',
         rewardGold: '120',
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ try {
   );
   assert(
     malformedReport.firstBattleReport?.battleId === 'first-battle-zhuo-commandery' &&
-      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.battleTitle.length > 0 &&
+      malformedReport.firstBattleReport.battleTitle === firstScenario.title &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.turnNumber === 4 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.objectives.length === 24 &&
       malformedReport.firstBattleReport.objectives[0].rewardGold === 80 &&
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ try {
       battleHistory: {
         'wrong-history-key': {
           battleId: 'first-battle-zhuo-commandery',
-          battleTitle: 'Zhuo Commandery',
+          battleTitle: '   ',
           outcome: 'victory',
           rewardGold: '120',
           itemRewards: ['Bean', 12, 'Bean'],
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ try {
   assert(
     Object.keys(malformedHistory.battleHistory).length === 1 &&
       malformedHistory.battleHistory['first-battle-zhuo-commandery']?.rewardGold === 120 &&
+      malformedHistory.battleHistory['first-battle-zhuo-commandery']?.battleTitle === firstScenario.title &&
       malformedHistory.battleHistory['wrong-history-key'] === undefined,
     `Expected malformed battle history entries to be filtered while valid settlements are keyed by battleId: ${JSON.stringify(malformedHistory)}`
   );
diff --git a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
index 584362b..4fb9042 100644
--- a/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
+++ b/src/game/state/campaignState.ts
@@ -1008,12 +1008,12 @@ function normalizeCampaignBattleSettlement(value: unknown): CampaignBattleSettle
 
   const settlement = value as Partial<CampaignBattleSettlement>;
   const battleId = typeof settlement.battleId === 'string' ? settlement.battleId : '';
+  const battleTitle = normalizeDisplayString(settlement.battleTitle) || battleScenarios[battleId as BattleScenarioId]?.title;
   const completedAt = normalizeCampaignTimestamp(settlement.completedAt);
   if (
     battleId.length === 0 ||
     !(battleId in battleScenarios) ||
-    typeof settlement.battleTitle !== 'string' ||
-    settlement.battleTitle.length === 0 ||
+    !battleTitle ||
     (settlement.outcome !== 'victory' && settlement.outcome !== 'defeat') ||
     !completedAt
   ) {
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ function normalizeCampaignBattleSettlement(value: unknown): CampaignBattleSettle
 
   return {
     battleId,
-    battleTitle: normalizeDisplayString(settlement.battleTitle),
+    battleTitle,
     outcome: settlement.outcome,
     rewardGold: normalizeNonNegativeInteger(settlement.rewardGold),
     itemRewards: uniqueStrings(settlement.itemRewards),
@@ -1198,17 +1198,14 @@ function normalizeFirstBattleReport(report: unknown): FirstBattleReport | undefi
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const battleTitle =
-    typeof report.battleTitle === 'string' && report.battleTitle.length > 0
-      ? report.battleTitle
-      : battleScenarios[battleId as BattleScenarioId]?.title;
+  const battleTitle = normalizeDisplayString(report.battleTitle) || battleScenarios[battleId as BattleScenarioId]?.title;
   if (!battleTitle) {
     return undefined;
   }
 
   return {
     battleId,
-    battleTitle: normalizeDisplayString(battleTitle),
+    battleTitle,
     outcome: report.outcome,
     turnNumber: normalizeNonNegativeInteger(report.turnNumber),
     rewardGold: normalizeNonNegativeInteger(report.rewardGold),