diff --git a/core/src/library/sync_helpers.rs b/core/src/library/sync_helpers.rs
index cfb7727cb..bff1e6161 100644
--- a/core/src/library/sync_helpers.rs
+++ b/core/src/library/sync_helpers.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ impl Library {
 		change_type: ChangeType,
 		db: &DatabaseConnection,
 	) -> Result<()> {
+		// For Entry model, we need the database ID before it's excluded from sync JSON
+		// This is required to fetch directory_path for location roots
+		let entry_db_id = if M::SYNC_MODEL == "entry" {
+			// Serialize the full model to get all fields including "id"
+			serde_json::to_value(model)
+				.ok()
+				.and_then(|v| v.get("id").and_then(|id| id.as_i64()))
+				.map(|id| id as i32)
+		} else {
+			None
+		};
+
 		let mut data = model
 			.to_sync_json()
 			.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to serialize model: {}", e))?;
@@ -85,18 +97,22 @@ impl Library {
 
 			if is_directory && is_root {
 				// This is a location root - include absolute path
-				if let Some(id) = data.get("id").and_then(|v| v.as_i64()) {
+				// Use the entry_db_id we captured before field exclusions
+				if let Some(id) = entry_db_id {
 					use crate::infra::db::entities::directory_paths;
 					use sea_orm::ColumnTrait;
 					use sea_orm::QueryFilter;
 
 					if let Ok(Some(dir_path)) = directory_paths::Entity::find()
-						.filter(directory_paths::Column::EntryId.eq(id as i32))
+						.filter(directory_paths::Column::EntryId.eq(id))
 						.one(db)
 						.await
 					{
 						if let Some(obj) = data.as_object_mut() {
-							obj.insert("directory_path".to_string(), serde_json::Value::String(dir_path.path));
+							obj.insert(
+								"directory_path".to_string(),
+								serde_json::Value::String(dir_path.path),
+							);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -313,8 +329,9 @@ impl Library {
 			CT::Insert | CT::Update => {
 				self.event_bus().emit(Event::ResourceChangedBatch {
 					resource_type: model_type.to_string(),
-					resources: serde_json::to_value(&resources_for_event)
-						.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to serialize batch resources: {}", e))?,
+					resources: serde_json::to_value(&resources_for_event).map_err(|e| {
+						anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to serialize batch resources: {}", e)
+					})?,
 					metadata: None,
 				});
 			}