diff --git a/src/providers/archivebate.rs b/src/providers/archivebate.rs
index a5b5d1f..ffb0809 100644
--- a/src/providers/archivebate.rs
+++ b/src/providers/archivebate.rs
@@ -799,6 +799,22 @@ impl ArchivebateProvider {
             .map(|value| value.to_string())
     }
 
+    /// The proxied format needs no network, so an item always plays through
+    /// it even when the best-effort header enrichment below times out.
+    fn with_default_format(item: VideoItem, options: &ServerOptions) -> VideoItem {
+        let format_url = Self::proxied_video(options, &item.url);
+        if format_url.is_empty() || item.formats.is_some() {
+            return item;
+        }
+        let mut item = item;
+        item.formats = Some(vec![VideoFormat::new(
+            format_url,
+            "source".to_string(),
+            "mp4".to_string(),
+        )]);
+        item
+    }
+
     async fn enrich_video(&self, item: VideoItem, options: &ServerOptions) -> VideoItem {
         let page_url = item.url.clone();
         let format_url = Self::proxied_video(options, &page_url);
@@ -1148,11 +1164,15 @@ impl ArchivebateProvider {
                 platform: candidate.platform.clone(),
                 gender: candidate.gender.clone(),
             };
-            let items = self
+            // A candidate whose profile page is gone (the search index lists
+            // deleted profiles) must not abort the whole search: try the next.
+            match self
                 .fetch_items_for_target(cache.clone(), &target, 1, per_page, &options)
-                .await?;
-            if !items.is_empty() {
-                return Ok(items);
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(items) if !items.is_empty() => return Ok(items),
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(_) => {}
             }
         }
 
@@ -1199,11 +1219,11 @@ impl Provider for ArchivebateProvider {
                         .await;
                         match timeout_result {
                             Ok(enriched) => enriched,
-                            Err(_) => video,
+                            Err(_) => Self::with_default_format(video, &options),
                         }
                     }
                 }))
-                .buffer_unordered(4)
+                .buffered(4)
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .await
             }