diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index fc53f58..9486b4f 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, t
     });
     proc.on('error', reject);
     proc.on('close', code =>
-      code === 0 ? resolve() : reject(new Error(`yt-dlp code ${code}: ${stderr.slice(-300)}`))
+      // 101 = --max-downloads reached (not an error — file was downloaded successfully)
+      (code === 0 || code === 101) ? resolve() : reject(new Error(`yt-dlp code ${code}: ${stderr.slice(-300)}`))
     );
   });