diff --git a/streamrip/metadata/album.py b/streamrip/metadata/album.py
index 01b48ed2..fa15bb70 100644
--- a/streamrip/metadata/album.py
+++ b/streamrip/metadata/album.py
@@ -84,7 +84,16 @@ def format_folder_path(self, formatter: str) -> str:
     def from_qobuz(cls, resp: dict) -> AlbumMetadata:
         album = resp.get("title", "Unknown Album")
         tracktotal = resp.get("tracks_count", 1)
-        genre = [safe_get(resp, "genre", "name")] or resp.get("genre") or []
+        # `genres_list` is the genre hierarchy returned by Qobuz, e.g.
+        # ["Pop/Rock", "Pop/Rock→Rock"], which expands to ["Pop", "Rock"].
+        # For some accounts it is a flat, localised list of leaf names instead,
+        # in which case `genre.name` carries the canonical genre (see #618).
+        raw_genres = [g for g in (resp.get("genres_list") or []) if isinstance(g, str)]
+        if any("/" in g or "\u2192" in g for g in raw_genres):
+            genre = raw_genres
+        else:
+            genre_name = safe_get(resp, "genre", "name")
+            genre = [genre_name] if genre_name else raw_genres
         genres = list(set(genre_clean.findall("/".join(genre))))
         date = resp.get("release_date_original") or resp.get("release_date")
         year = date[:4] if date is not None else "Unknown"
diff --git a/tests/test_meta.py b/tests/test_meta.py
index 01032baa..2c04e236 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta.py
@@ -61,3 +61,12 @@ def test_track_metadata_qobuz():
     assert t.tracknumber == 9
     assert t.discnumber == 1
     assert t.composer == "John Darnielle"
+
+
+def test_album_metadata_qobuz_without_genre():
+    """An album response without `genre`/`genres_list` must not raise."""
+    resp = {
+        k: v for k, v in qobuz_album_resp.items() if k not in ("genre", "genres_list")
+    }
+    m = AlbumMetadata.from_qobuz(resp)
+    assert m.genre == []