diff --git a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/parsers.ts b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/parsers.ts
index 5849991cb..ca5c00e50 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/parsers.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/parsers.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ const PR_CG_POPN = {
 	difficulty: p.isPositiveInteger,
 	version: p.isPositiveInteger,
 	clearFlag: p.isPositiveInteger,
-	score: p.isBoundedInteger(0, 100_000),
+
+	// edge case. Score can go above 100k in battle mode.
+	// although we don't support battle mode,
+	// we cannot reject this in the parser - as it will cancel the entire import.
+	score: p.isPositiveInteger,
 
 	coolCount: p.isPositiveInteger,
 	greatCount: p.isPositiveInteger,
diff --git a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/popn/converter.ts b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/popn/converter.ts
index 0480ea22c..7626eb353 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/popn/converter.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-cg/popn/converter.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export const ConverterAPICGPopn: ConverterFunction<CGPopnScore, CGContext> = asy
 	const difficulty = ConvertDifficulty(data.difficulty);
 	const version = ConvertVersion(data.version);
 
+	if (data.score > 100_000) {
+		throw new InvalidScoreFailure(`Score is > 100_000 (got ${data.score})`);
+	}
+
 	const chart = await FindChartOnInGameIDVersion(
 		"popn",
 		data.internalId,