diff --git a/PROJECT.org b/PROJECT.org
index 0c78a46..bb58191 100644
--- a/PROJECT.org
+++ b/PROJECT.org
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fetching and simple saving.
 *** Metadata sources
 **** Scraper
 
-* Backlog [1/26] :vrobbler:project:personal:
+* Backlog [2/28] :vrobbler:project:personal:
 ** TODO [#C] After transition to linux add curl_cffi as webpage scrapper again :webpages:metadata:
 ** TODO [#C] Create small utility to clean up tracks scrobbled with wonky playback times :bug:music:scrobbles:
 :PROPERTIES:
@@ -619,7 +619,34 @@ The Edit log form should have from top to bottom:
   - Expansion ids (which should a multi-select widget of expansions for this game)
   - Location (which should be a drop down of BoardGameLocations for this user)
 
-** TODO Exclude some board games from auto-expansion imports :boardgames:
+** TODO Board games should have genres extracted from family data :boardgames:metadata:
+** TODO Fix bug in fetching expansions for board games :boardgames:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       17995312-e76e-4a50-b591-0eab78cb59ab
+:END:
+
+#+begin_src python
+             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/management/commands/fetch_expansions.py", line 60, in handle
+    fetch_and_link_expansions(game, expansions)
+  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/utils.py", line 51, in fetch_and_link_expansions
+    expansion = BoardGame.find_or_create(str(exp_id))
+                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py", line 409, in find_or_create
+    bgg_data = lookup_boardgame_from_bgg(lookup_id=lookup_id)
+               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/sources/bgg.py", line 15, in lookup_boardgame_from_bgg
+    game = bgg.game(game_id=lookup_id)
+           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/boardgamegeek/api.py", line 1045, in game
+    raise BGGApiError(msg)
+boardgamegeek.exceptions.BGGApiError: invalid data for game id: 242117
+#+end_src
+
+** DONE Exclude some board games from auto-expansion imports :boardgames:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       51ffdf20-e732-4774-b781-c3501d26d46f
+:END:
 
 *** Description
 
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/management/commands/fetch_expansions.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/management/commands/fetch_expansions.py
index e1e41c6..991f588 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/management/commands/fetch_expansions.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/management/commands/fetch_expansions.py
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         commit = options.get("commit", False)
         bggeek_id = options.get("bggeek_id")
 
-        games = BoardGame.objects.exclude(bggeek_id__isnull=True).exclude(
-            bggeek_id=""
+        games = (
+            BoardGame.objects.exclude(bggeek_id__isnull=True)
+            .exclude(bggeek_id="")
+            .exclude(skip_expansions=True)
         )
         if bggeek_id:
             games = games.filter(bggeek_id=bggeek_id)
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/migrations/0017_boardgame_skip_expansions.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/migrations/0017_boardgame_skip_expansions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed9871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/migrations/0017_boardgame_skip_expansions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.29 on 2026-07-04 15:28
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("boardgames", "0016_boardgamevariant"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="boardgame",
+            name="skip_expansions",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
index 3878f41..f0647b2 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/models.py
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ class BoardGame(ScrobblableMixin):
     expansion_for_boardgame = models.ForeignKey(
         "self", **BNULL, on_delete=models.DO_NOTHING
     )
+    skip_expansions = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     @property
     def subtitle(self) -> str:
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ class BoardGame(ScrobblableMixin):
 
             from boardgames.utils import fetch_and_link_expansions
 
-            fetch_and_link_expansions(self, expansions)
+            if not self.skip_expansions:
+                fetch_and_link_expansions(self, expansions)
 
     def save_image_from_url(self, url):
         headers = {"User-Agent": "Vrobbler 0.11.12"}
@@ -431,6 +433,18 @@ class BoardGame(ScrobblableMixin):
         if publisher:
             publisher, _ = BoardGamePublisher.objects.get_or_create(name=publisher)
             game.publisher = publisher
+
+        skip_expansions = (
+            game.bggeek_id
+            and game.bggeek_id.isdigit()
+            and int(game.bggeek_id) in settings.SKIP_AUTO_EXPANSION_DOWNLOAD
+        ) or any(
+            c == "Collectible Card Games" for c in categories
+        )
+
+        if skip_expansions:
+            game.skip_expansions = True
+
         game.save()
 
         if designers:
@@ -445,14 +459,15 @@ class BoardGame(ScrobblableMixin):
                 publisher, _ = BoardGamePublisher.objects.get_or_create(name=name)
                 game.publishers.add(publisher)
 
-        if defer_expansions:
-            from boardgames.tasks import fetch_board_game_expansions
+        if expansions and not game.skip_expansions:
+            if defer_expansions:
+                from boardgames.tasks import fetch_board_game_expansions
 
-            fetch_board_game_expansions.delay(game.id, expansions)
-        else:
-            from boardgames.utils import fetch_and_link_expansions
+                fetch_board_game_expansions.delay(game.id, expansions)
+            else:
+                from boardgames.utils import fetch_and_link_expansions
 
-            fetch_and_link_expansions(game, expansions)
+                fetch_and_link_expansions(game, expansions)
 
         return game
 
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/utils.py b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/utils.py
index 92e86a0..ad670ae 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/utils.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/boardgames/utils.py
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ def fetch_and_link_expansions(
     """Given a board game and a list of expansion dicts (with 'id' and 'name'),
     find or create each expansion BoardGame and link it via expansion_for_boardgame.
     """
+    if board_game.skip_expansions:
+        logger.info(
+            "Skipping expansion fetch for board game with skip_expansions=True",
+            extra={"board_game_id": board_game.id, "title": board_game.title},
+        )
+        return
+
     for exp_data in expansions_data:
         exp_id = exp_data.get("id")
         if not exp_id:
diff --git a/vrobbler/settings.py b/vrobbler/settings.py
index 5dd15c2..a9d9914 100644
--- a/vrobbler/settings.py
+++ b/vrobbler/settings.py
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ else:
 
 SCIHUB_DOMAIN = os.getenv("VROBBLER_SCIHUB_DOMAIN", "sci-hub.st")
 
+SKIP_AUTO_EXPANSION_DOWNLOAD = [
+    int(x.strip())
+    for x in os.getenv("VROBBLER_SKIP_AUTO_EXPANSION_DOWNLOAD", "").split(",")
+    if x.strip().isdigit()
+]
+
 JSON_LOGGING = os.getenv("VROBBLER_JSON_LOGGING", "false").lower() in TRUTHY
 LOG_TYPE = "json" if JSON_LOGGING else "log"