diff --git a/lakeview/src/main/java/ai/onehouse/metadata_extractor/ActiveTimelineInstantBatcher.java b/lakeview/src/main/java/ai/onehouse/metadata_extractor/ActiveTimelineInstantBatcher.java
index 41b8e4e..5142a96 100644
--- a/lakeview/src/main/java/ai/onehouse/metadata_extractor/ActiveTimelineInstantBatcher.java
+++ b/lakeview/src/main/java/ai/onehouse/metadata_extractor/ActiveTimelineInstantBatcher.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -59,6 +61,16 @@ public Pair<String, List<List<File>>> createBatches(
       sortedInstants = sortAndFilterInstants(instants);
     }
 
+    // V9/V2 layout: a savepoint pinned to an instant time T produces files
+    // <T>.savepoint.inflight + <T>_<completionTs>.savepoint that lex-sort to
+    // positions 3 and 5 of the same-T deltacommit's 5-file group, breaking the
+    // (inflight, requested, completed) triplet check. Peel complete savepoint
+    // pairs into their own 2-file batches before triplet matching so the
+    // deltacommit/commit at the same T can group cleanly.
+    Pair<List<File>, List<List<File>>> partitioned = extractSavepointPairs(sortedInstants);
+    sortedInstants = partitioned.getLeft();
+    List<List<File>> savepointBatches = partitioned.getRight();
+
     List<List<File>> batches = new ArrayList<>();
     List<File> currentBatch = new ArrayList<>();
     String firstIncompleteCheckpoint = checkpoint.getFirstIncompleteCommitFile();
@@ -180,9 +192,54 @@ public Pair<String, List<List<File>>> createBatches(
       batches.add(currentBatch);
     }
 
+    // Append complete savepoint pairs after commit batches. Savepoints carry no
+    // write metadata so order vs commits is benign; placing them last keeps
+    // commit ordering deterministic.
+    batches.addAll(savepointBatches);
+
     return Pair.of(firstIncompleteCheckpoint, batches);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Splits {@code sortedInstants} into (a) non-savepoint files retained in their original sort
+   * order and (b) zero or more 2-file batches each containing one fully-paired savepoint
+   * ({@code <ts>.savepoint.inflight} + {@code <ts>_<completionTs>.savepoint}). Partial savepoint
+   * files (only inflight or only completed) stay in the non-savepoint list so the existing
+   * single-savepoint code path can still process them.
+   */
+  private Pair<List<File>, List<List<File>>> extractSavepointPairs(List<File> sortedInstants) {
+    Map<String, List<File>> savepointFilesByTimestamp = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    List<File> nonSavepoint = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (File f : sortedInstants) {
+      ActiveTimelineInstant inst = getActiveTimeLineInstant(f.getFilename());
+      if (SAVEPOINT_ACTION.equals(inst.getAction())) {
+        savepointFilesByTimestamp
+            .computeIfAbsent(inst.getTimestamp(), k -> new ArrayList<>())
+            .add(f);
+      } else {
+        nonSavepoint.add(f);
+      }
+    }
+    List<List<File>> savepointBatches = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (List<File> spFiles : savepointFilesByTimestamp.values()) {
+      boolean hasInflight =
+          spFiles.stream()
+              .anyMatch(
+                  f -> "inflight".equals(getActiveTimeLineInstant(f.getFilename()).getState()));
+      boolean hasCompleted =
+          spFiles.stream()
+              .anyMatch(
+                  f -> "completed".equals(getActiveTimeLineInstant(f.getFilename()).getState()));
+      if (spFiles.size() == 2 && hasInflight && hasCompleted) {
+        savepointBatches.add(spFiles);
+      } else {
+        nonSavepoint.addAll(spFiles);
+      }
+    }
+    nonSavepoint.sort(getFileComparator());
+    return Pair.of(nonSavepoint, savepointBatches);
+  }
+
   private static String getFirstIncompleteCheckpoint(String numericString) {
     BigInteger number = new BigInteger(numericString);
     BigInteger decrementedNumber = number.subtract(BigInteger.ONE);