diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 002ede9..877eb94 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "rbx-upload"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 description = "Roblox asset upload client"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/rbx_upload/client.py b/src/rbx_upload/client.py
index 2381170..f8fe32d 100644
--- a/src/rbx_upload/client.py
+++ b/src/rbx_upload/client.py
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ class RobloxClient:
         data = response.json()
         collectible_item_id = data.get("collectibleItemId")
         if not collectible_item_id:
-            raise UploadError(f"publish_collectible did not return a collectibleItemId: {data}")
+            # status=0 means already published — look up the ID
+            collectible_item_id = await self.get_collectible_item_id(asset_id)
         return collectible_item_id
 
     async def onsale_asset(