diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/src/common/index.js b/packages/bruno-converters/src/common/index.js
index db5972890..765533f10 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/src/common/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/src/common/index.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const validateSchema = (collection = {}) => {
     return collection;
   } catch (err) {
     console.log('Error validating schema', err);
-    throw new Error('The Collection has an invalid schema');
+    throw new Error(`The Collection has an invalid schema: ${err.message}`);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/index.ts b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/index.ts
index ba000e1d6..7a899c265 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/index.ts
@@ -367,6 +367,17 @@ export const bruExampleToJson = (data: string | any, parsed: boolean = false, pa
         transformedType = 'http-request';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Backward compatibility (pre-v3.0.2 - v3.2.0): Postman imports before PR #6876 stored status/statusText swapped
+     * (code: "OK", text: "202" instead of code: 202, text: "OK"). Detect and swap back.
+     * TODO(Sid / Shubh): Remove after v5 — all collections should be migrated by then.
+     */
+    let status = _.get(json, 'response.status', '200');
+    let statusText = _.get(json, 'response.statusText', 'OK');
+    if (isNaN(Number(status)) && !isNaN(Number(statusText))) {
+      [status, statusText] = [statusText, status];
+    }
+
     // Follow the same structure as the main request, but with missing fields for examples
     const transformedJson = {
       type: transformedType,
@@ -388,8 +399,8 @@ export const bruExampleToJson = (data: string | any, parsed: boolean = false, pa
           name: header.name,
           value: header.value
         })),
-        status: String(_.get(json, 'response.status', '200')),
-        statusText: _.get(json, 'response.statusText', 'OK'),
+        status: Number(status) || 200,
+        statusText: statusText || 'OK',
         body: {
           type: _.get(json, 'response.body.type', 'json'),
           content: _.get(json, 'response.body.content', '')
diff --git a/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/tests/example-status-swap.spec.js b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/tests/example-status-swap.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bbca41a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/bru/tests/example-status-swap.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const { bruExampleToJson } = require('../index');
+
+describe('bruExampleToJson - status/statusText swap fix', () => {
+  it('should parse normal status and statusText correctly', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'Normal Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        status: '200',
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('OK');
+  });
+
+  it('should swap back status and statusText when they are reversed (pre-fix Postman import)', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'Swapped Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        status: 'Accepted',
+        statusText: '202',
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(202);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('Accepted');
+  });
+
+  it('should swap back status OK and statusText 200', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'Swapped OK Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        status: 'OK',
+        statusText: '200',
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('OK');
+  });
+
+  it('should swap back status Not Found and statusText 404', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'Swapped Not Found Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        status: 'Not Found',
+        statusText: '404',
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(404);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('Not Found');
+  });
+
+  it('should not swap when status is already numeric and statusText is text (correct order)', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'Correct Order Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        status: '404',
+        statusText: 'Not Found',
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(404);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('Not Found');
+  });
+
+  it('should use defaults when response has no status', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      name: 'No Status Example',
+      description: '',
+      request: { url: 'https://api.example.com/test', method: 'get' },
+      response: {
+        headers: [],
+        body: { type: 'json', content: '{}' }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = bruExampleToJson(parsed, true, 'http', 'GET');
+    expect(result.response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(result.response.statusText).toBe('OK');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/examples.spec.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/examples.spec.js
index db0707708..b1163d982 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/examples.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/examples.spec.js
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ describe('Examples functionality', () => {
 
       expect(output).toEqual(expected);
     });
+
+    it('should parse swapped status/statusText from pre-fix Postman imports', () => {
+      const input = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'bru', 'bruToJson-swapped-status.bru'), 'utf8');
+      const expected = require('./fixtures/json/bruToJson-swapped-status.json');
+      const output = bruToJson(input);
+
+      expect(output).toEqual(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('jsonToBru conversion', () => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/bru/bruToJson-swapped-status.bru b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/bru/bruToJson-swapped-status.bru
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af390f060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/bru/bruToJson-swapped-status.bru
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+meta {
+  name: Test API
+  type: http
+}
+
+get {
+  url: https://api.example.com/test
+}
+
+example {
+  name: Swapped Status Example
+  description: Example with swapped status and statusText from pre-fix Postman import
+
+  request: {
+    url: https://api.example.com/users/123
+    method: get
+    mode: none
+  }
+
+  response: {
+    status: {
+      code: Accepted
+      text: 202
+    }
+
+    body: {
+      type: json
+      content: '''
+        {
+          "id": 123,
+          "name": "John Doe"
+        }
+      '''
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/json/bruToJson-swapped-status.json b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/json/bruToJson-swapped-status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77fb8ed42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/examples/fixtures/json/bruToJson-swapped-status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "meta": {
+    "name": "Test API",
+    "type": "http",
+    "seq": 1
+  },
+  "http": {
+    "method": "get",
+    "url": "https://api.example.com/test"
+  },
+  "examples": [
+    {
+      "name": "Swapped Status Example",
+      "description": "Example with swapped status and statusText from pre-fix Postman import",
+      "request": {
+        "url": "https://api.example.com/users/123",
+        "method": "get",
+        "body": {
+          "mode": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "response": {
+        "status": "Accepted",
+        "statusText": "202",
+        "body": {
+          "type": "json",
+          "content": "{\n  \"id\": 123,\n  \"name\": \"John Doe\"\n}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}