diff --git a/src/lib/db/schema.ts b/src/lib/db/schema.ts
index 270855e..01cb054 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/schema.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const githubConfigSchema = z.object({
   mirrorStrategy: z.enum(["preserve", "single-org", "flat-user", "mixed"]).default("preserve"),
   defaultOrg: z.string().optional(),
   starredCodeOnly: z.boolean().default(false),
+  skipStarredIssues: z.boolean().optional(), // Deprecated: kept for backward compatibility, use starredCodeOnly instead
   starredDuplicateStrategy: z.enum(["suffix", "prefix", "owner-org"]).default("suffix").optional(),
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/config-mapper.ts b/src/lib/utils/config-mapper.ts
index d85f947..c27bd4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/config-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/config-mapper.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ export function mapDbToUiConfig(dbConfig: any): {
   // Map advanced options
   const advancedOptions: AdvancedOptions = {
     skipForks: !(dbConfig.githubConfig?.includeForks ?? true), // Invert includeForks to get skipForks
-    starredCodeOnly: dbConfig.githubConfig?.starredCodeOnly || false,
+    // Support both old (skipStarredIssues) and new (starredCodeOnly) field names for backward compatibility
+    starredCodeOnly: dbConfig.githubConfig?.starredCodeOnly ?? (dbConfig.githubConfig as any)?.skipStarredIssues ?? false,
   };
 
   return {