diff --git a/backend/config/config_manager.py b/backend/config/config_manager.py
index 05d68a7c7..b6491db62 100644
--- a/backend/config/config_manager.py
+++ b/backend/config/config_manager.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_DIRS: Final = [
     ".fseventsd",
     ".DocumentRevisions-V100",
     "System Volume Information",
-    "assets",
 ]
 
 
@@ -456,10 +455,15 @@ class ConfigManager:
                 "Invalid config.yml: exclude.roms.multi_file.parts.names must be a list"
             )
             sys.exit(3)
+
         if not isinstance(self.config.GAMELIST_AUTO_EXPORT_ON_SCAN, bool):
             log.critical("Invalid config.yml: scan.gamelist.export must be a boolean")
             sys.exit(3)
 
+        if not isinstance(self.config.PEGASUS_AUTO_EXPORT_ON_SCAN, bool):
+            log.critical("Invalid config.yml: scan.pegasus.export must be a boolean")
+            sys.exit(3)
+
         if not isinstance(self.config.PLATFORMS_BINDING, dict):
             log.critical("Invalid config.yml: system.platforms must be a dictionary")
             sys.exit(3)
diff --git a/backend/handler/filesystem/base_handler.py b/backend/handler/filesystem/base_handler.py
index c397e0c3e..cea4a20e1 100644
--- a/backend/handler/filesystem/base_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/filesystem/base_handler.py
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class FSHandler:
     async def _atomic_write(self, target_path: Path):
         """Context manager for atomic file writing.
 
-        Creates the temp file in the same directory as the target so that
-        os.rename is always an atomic same-filesystem operation.
+        Creates the temp file in the same directory as the target so the
+        final os.replace() occurs on the same filesystem.
         """
         fd, temp_path_str = tempfile.mkstemp(
             dir=str(target_path.parent), prefix=".romm_tmp_"
diff --git a/backend/tests/utils/test_gamelist_exporter.py b/backend/tests/utils/test_gamelist_exporter.py
index a3ec7068c..09c1fb0ba 100644
--- a/backend/tests/utils/test_gamelist_exporter.py
+++ b/backend/tests/utils/test_gamelist_exporter.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def platform_with_roms(admin_user: User):
                 "genres": ["Platformer", "Adventure"],
                 "companies": ["Nintendo", "Nintendo EAD"],
                 "first_release_date": 709257600,  # 1992-06-23 UTC in seconds; view *1000
-                "total_rating": 9.2,  # view uses this as igdb_rating
+                "total_rating": 92.0,  # view uses this directly as a 0-100 igdb_rating
             }
         },
     )
diff --git a/backend/tests/utils/test_pegasus_exporter.py b/backend/tests/utils/test_pegasus_exporter.py
index 2497f490d..bd75abdb1 100644
--- a/backend/tests/utils/test_pegasus_exporter.py
+++ b/backend/tests/utils/test_pegasus_exporter.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class TestExportMetadata:
                     "genres": ["Platformer", "Adventure"],
                     "companies": ["Nintendo", "Nintendo EAD"],
                     "first_release_date": 709257600,  # 1992-06-23 UTC in seconds; view *1000
-                    "total_rating": 9.2,  # view uses this as igdb_rating
+                    "total_rating": 92.0,  # view uses this directly as a 0-100 igdb_rating
                 }
             },
         )
diff --git a/backend/utils/pegasus_exporter.py b/backend/utils/pegasus_exporter.py
index 562c47eea..52d457e3d 100644
--- a/backend/utils/pegasus_exporter.py
+++ b/backend/utils/pegasus_exporter.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class PegasusExporter:
 
     def _format_rating(self, average_rating: float) -> str:
         """Format rating as percentage (0-100%). Input is on 0-10 scale."""
-        return f"{int(average_rating * 10)}%"
+        clamped_rating = max(0, min(100, average_rating))
+        return f"{int(clamped_rating)}%"
 
     def _escape_multiline(self, text: str) -> str:
         """Indent continuation lines for multi-line values in Pegasus format"""
@@ -74,14 +75,18 @@ class PegasusExporter:
 
         extended: dict[str, list[str]] = {
             "box_full": [ss.get("box3d_path", ""), gl.get("box3d_path", "")],
-            "box_back": [ss.get("box2d_back_path", ""), gl.get("box2d_back", "")],
+            "box_back": [ss.get("box2d_back_path", ""), gl.get("box2d_back_path", "")],
             "logo": [ss.get("logo_path", "")],
             "marquee": [gl.get("marquee_path", "")],
             "cartridge": [ss.get("physical_path", ""), gl.get("physical_path", "")],
-            "background": [ss.get("fanart_path", ""), gl.get("fanart", "")],
-            "titlescreen": [ss.get("title_screen", ""), gl.get("title_screen", "")],
+            "background": [ss.get("fanart_path", ""), gl.get("fanart_path", "")],
+            "titlescreen": [
+                ss.get("title_screen_path", ""),
+                gl.get("title_screen_path", ""),
+            ],
             "bezel": [ss.get("bezel_path", "")],
         }
+
         for pegasus_key, candidates in extended.items():
             if pegasus_key in assets:
                 continue
diff --git a/examples/config.example.yml b/examples/config.example.yml
index 117a1a1b9..20cdf92a4 100644
--- a/examples/config.example.yml
+++ b/examples/config.example.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 #       thumbnail: box2d # Use as the <thumbnail> tag in the exported gamelist.xml
 #       image: screenshot  # Use as the <image> tag in the exported gamelist.xml
 #   pegasus:
-#     export: false # Whether to export gamelist.xml for Pegasus
+#     export: false # Whether to export metadata.pegasus.txt for Pegasus
 
 # EmulatorJS per-core options
 # emulatorjs: