diff --git a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
index dd0001f..056a337 100644
--- a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
+++ b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, rawArtist, albumArtist, title, alb
     await spawnYtdlp([...urls, '--max-downloads', '1', ...mfArgs, ...baseArgs]);
   };
 
-  if (durationMs) {
+  if (durationMs && durationMs > 30000) {
     const durationSec = Math.round(durationMs / 1000);
     const margin = Math.max(15, Math.round(durationSec * 0.15));
     const dur = { min: Math.max(30, durationSec - margin), max: durationSec + margin };
diff --git a/src/spotify.js b/src/spotify.js
index 1c36a50..f723781 100644
--- a/src/spotify.js
+++ b/src/spotify.js
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ async function _loadSpotifyTrackArtwork(tracks, listEl) {
           if (match.collectionName)   t.collectionName     = match.collectionName;
           if (match.releaseDate)      t.releaseDate        = match.releaseDate;
           if (match.trackNumber)      t.trackNumber        = match.trackNumber;
-          if (match.trackTimeMillis)  t.durationMs         = match.trackTimeMillis;
+          // Only use iTunes duration if it looks like a full song (> 30s) — jingles/previews
+          // returning a small trackTimeMillis would corrupt the yt-dlp duration filter.
+          if (match.trackTimeMillis > 30000) t.durationMs  = match.trackTimeMillis;
         }
         if (window._spotifyResolved?.tracks?.[idx]) Object.assign(window._spotifyResolved.tracks[idx], t);
         const url = match.artworkUrl100 || match.artworkUrl60 || '';