diff --git a/PROJECT.org b/PROJECT.org
index be48a39..db1e494 100644
--- a/PROJECT.org
+++ b/PROJECT.org
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fetching and simple saving.
 *** Metadata sources
 **** Scraper
 
-* Backlog [2/22] :vrobbler:project:personal:
+* Backlog [3/23] :vrobbler:project:personal:
 ** TODO [#C] Create small utility to clean up tracks scrobbled with wonky playback times :bug:music:scrobbles:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :ID:       702462cf-d54b-48c6-8a7c-78b8de751deb
@@ -594,6 +594,17 @@ named constants for maintainability.
   - ~vrobbler/apps/webpages/models.py~ (line 290) -- ="url"=
   - ~vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/importers/tsv.py~ (line 55) -- ="S"= completion status
 
+    
+** DONE [#C] Cleaner =GeoLocationLogData= deserialization :models:refactoring:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       85465dbf-69b3-48cb-9df0-cd076c4470ab
+:END:
+
+*** Description 
+Currently special-cases =GeoLocationLogData= by reaching into a nested ="movement_detection"= key. Should be handled at the LogData dataclass level.
+      
+File: ~vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/models.py~ (line 977)
+
 ** DONE [#B] Webpage scrobbles should diff existing webpages content :webpages:metadata:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :ID:       25576197-258f-48d6-bfe9-e4172a0a1898
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/locations/models.py b/vrobbler/apps/locations/models.py
index 12efd3a..75dc496 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/locations/models.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/locations/models.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ class GeoLocationLogData(BaseLogData, WithPeopleLogData):
     activity: str = ""
     detected_at: str = ""
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_log_dict(cls, log_dict: dict) -> dict:
+        instance_data = log_dict.get("movement_detection", {}).copy()
+        for field_name in ["description", "notes", "with_people_ids"]:
+            if field_name in log_dict:
+                instance_data[field_name] = log_dict[field_name]
+        return instance_data
+
 
 class GeoLocation(ScrobblableMixin):
     COMPLETION_PERCENT = getattr(settings, "LOCATION_COMPLETION_PERCENT", 100)
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/dataclasses.py b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/dataclasses.py
index c606a37..67c201c 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/dataclasses.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/dataclasses.py
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ class BaseLogData(JSONDataclass):
     def override_fields(cls) -> dict:
         return {}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_log_dict(cls, log_dict: dict) -> dict:
+        """Extract LogData keyword arguments from a stored log dict.
+
+        Override in subclasses to handle custom nesting/structure.
+        """
+        return {
+            k: v
+            for k, v in log_dict.items()
+            if k in cls.__dataclass_fields__
+        }
+
     def notes_as_str(self, separator: str = " | ") -> str:
         import html
         import re
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/models.py b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/models.py
index bc22ef0..452c801 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/models.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/models.py
@@ -973,24 +973,8 @@ class Scrobble(TimeStampedModel):
         if not log_dict:
             log_dict = {}
 
-        # Special handling for GeoLocationLogData - data is nested under 'movement_detection'
-        # TODO there's a better way to fix this this at the LogData level
-        if logdata_cls.__name__ == "GeoLocationLogData":
-            instance_data = log_dict.get("movement_detection", {}).copy()
-            # Add top-level fields that GeoLocationLogData expects from BaseLogData/WithPeopleLogData
-            for field_name in ["description", "notes", "with_people_ids"]:
-                if field_name in log_dict:
-                    instance_data[field_name] = log_dict[field_name]
-            try:
-                return logdata_cls(**instance_data)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.warning("Log data could not be loaded", e)
-                return logdata_cls()
-
-        # Strip log-only keys (stored in JSONField but not part of LogData dataclass)
-        logdata_kwargs = {
-            k: v for k, v in log_dict.items() if k in logdata_cls().__dataclass_fields__
-        }
+        # Use LogData's from_log_dict to handle any custom nesting/structure
+        logdata_kwargs = logdata_cls.from_log_dict(log_dict)
 
         try:
             return logdata_cls(**logdata_kwargs)