diff --git a/server/api/generate/recover.post.ts b/server/api/generate/recover.post.ts
index c3a6444..453011e 100644
--- a/server/api/generate/recover.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/generate/recover.post.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+const RECENT_CLIP_MS = 3 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+
+function recentLibraryClip(event: Parameters<typeof assertLibraryOwner>[0]) {
+  const { catalog } = assertLibraryOwner(event)
+  const newest = catalog.clips[0]
+  if (!newest || Date.now() - newest.createdAt > RECENT_CLIP_MS) return null
+  return {
+    type: 'complete' as const,
+    status: 'complete' as const,
+    message: newest.hideThumbnail ? 'Video ready. Click the player to reveal it.' : 'Video ready',
+    progress: 100,
+    clipId: newest.id,
+    filename: newest.comfyFilename,
+    hideThumbnail: newest.hideThumbnail,
+    folderLocked: false
+  }
+}
+
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   const body = await readBody<{ jobId?: string }>(event).catch(() => ({} as { jobId?: string }))
   const jobId = String(body?.jobId || '')
@@ -11,6 +29,8 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
       if (done) return done
       return jobSnapshot(ensurePendingWatch(pending))
     }
+    const saved = recentLibraryClip(event)
+    if (saved) return saved
     throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'Job not found' })
   }
 
@@ -19,16 +39,18 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   const folderId = library.folders.find(folder => folder.unlocked)?.id
   const imported = folderId ? await importMissingComfyVideos(owner, folderId) : []
   const newest = imported[imported.length - 1]
-  if (!newest) {
-    throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'No finished ComfyUI video to recover' })
-  }
-  return {
-    type: 'complete',
-    status: 'complete',
-    message: 'Recovered video from ComfyUI',
-    progress: 100,
-    clipId: newest.id,
-    filename: newest.comfyFilename,
-    hideThumbnail: newest.hideThumbnail
+  if (newest) {
+    return {
+      type: 'complete',
+      status: 'complete',
+      message: 'Recovered video from ComfyUI',
+      progress: 100,
+      clipId: newest.id,
+      filename: newest.comfyFilename,
+      hideThumbnail: newest.hideThumbnail
+    }
   }
+  const saved = recentLibraryClip(event)
+  if (saved) return saved
+  throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'No finished ComfyUI video to recover' })
 })
diff --git a/server/utils/library.ts b/server/utils/library.ts
index 31525a2..a2c651b 100644
--- a/server/utils/library.ts
+++ b/server/utils/library.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createHash } from 'node:crypto'
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, statSync, createReadStream, openSync, readSync, closeSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'
 import { randomBytes, scrypt, timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto'
@@ -1609,7 +1610,7 @@ export async function saveClip(params: {
   }
   mkdirSync(clipDir(params.ownerKey, clip.id), { recursive: true })
   const videoPath = clipVideoPath(params.ownerKey, clip.id)
-  writeFileSync(videoPath, params.video)
+  await writeFile(videoPath, params.video)
   await remuxFaststart(videoPath)
   if (params.segmentFirstFrame?.length && params.segmentFirstFrame.length >= 64) {
     const firstPath = clipFirstFramePath(params.ownerKey, clip.id)