diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/novasonic/app/api/LrcLibClient.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/novasonic/app/api/LrcLibClient.kt
index d7fca68..79f7b4c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/novasonic/app/api/LrcLibClient.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/novasonic/app/api/LrcLibClient.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import io.ktor.client.engine.android.*
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.*
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
+import io.ktor.http.*
 import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
@@ -61,13 +62,12 @@ object LrcLibClient {
             json(Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true; isLenient = true })
         }
         install(HttpTimeout) {
-            requestTimeoutMillis = 7_000
+            requestTimeoutMillis = 8_000
             connectTimeoutMillis = 5_000
-            socketTimeoutMillis  = 7_000
+            socketTimeoutMillis  = 8_000
         }
     }
 
-    // Simple in-memory cache — avoids re-fetching when reopening lyrics for the same song
     private val cache = HashMap<String, LrcLibResponse?>()
 
     suspend fun getLyrics(
@@ -79,50 +79,45 @@ object LrcLibClient {
         val cacheKey = "$artist|$title"
         if (cache.containsKey(cacheKey)) return cache[cacheKey]
 
-        // Fire all three lrclib requests in parallel — total wait = slowest single request
-        val lrclibResult = coroutineScope {
-            val exactDef = async {
-                runCatching {
-                    client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/get") {
-                        parameter("artist_name", artist)
-                        parameter("track_name", title)
-                        if (!album.isNullOrBlank()) parameter("album_name", album)
-                        if (durationSecs != null && durationSecs > 0) parameter("duration", durationSecs)
-                    }.body<LrcLibResponse>()
-                }.getOrNull()
+        // 1. lrclib exact match — single request, only trust HTTP 200
+        val exact = runCatching {
+            val resp = client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/get") {
+                parameter("artist_name", artist)
+                parameter("track_name", title)
+                if (!album.isNullOrBlank()) parameter("album_name", album)
+                if (durationSecs != null && durationSecs > 0) parameter("duration", durationSecs)
             }
+            if (resp.status == HttpStatusCode.OK) resp.body<LrcLibResponse>() else null
+        }.getOrNull()
+
+        if (exact.hasContent()) return exact.also { cache[cacheKey] = it }
+
+        // 2+3. lrclib search — artist+title and title-only in parallel (2 requests, not 3)
+        val lrclibResult = coroutineScope {
             val artistDef = async {
                 runCatching {
-                    client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/search") {
+                    val resp = client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/search") {
                         parameter("track_name", title)
                         if (artist.isNotBlank()) parameter("artist_name", artist)
-                    }.body<List<LrcLibResponse>>()
+                    }
+                    if (resp.status == HttpStatusCode.OK) resp.body<List<LrcLibResponse>>() else null
                 }.getOrNull()
             }
             val titleDef = async {
                 runCatching {
-                    client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/search") {
+                    val resp = client.get("https://lrclib.net/api/search") {
                         parameter("track_name", title)
-                    }.body<List<LrcLibResponse>>()
+                    }
+                    if (resp.status == HttpStatusCode.OK) resp.body<List<LrcLibResponse>>() else null
                 }.getOrNull()
             }
-
-            val exact = exactDef.await()
-            if (exact != null) {
-                artistDef.cancel()
-                titleDef.cancel()
-                exact
-            } else {
-                bestMatch(artistDef.await(), durationSecs)
-                    ?: bestMatch(titleDef.await(), durationSecs)
-            }
-        }
-        if (lrclibResult != null) {
-            cache[cacheKey] = lrclibResult
-            return lrclibResult
+            bestMatch(artistDef.await(), durationSecs)
+                ?: bestMatch(titleDef.await(), durationSecs)
         }
 
-        // NetEase fallback — good for Asian/Japanese music
+        if (lrclibResult != null) return lrclibResult.also { cache[cacheKey] = it }
+
+        // 4. NetEase fallback
         val neLrc = withTimeoutOrNull(8_000) {
             runCatching { netEaseLyrics(artist, title, durationSecs) }.getOrNull()
         }
@@ -131,6 +126,9 @@ object LrcLibClient {
         return result
     }
 
+    private fun LrcLibResponse?.hasContent() =
+        this != null && (instrumental || !syncedLyrics.isNullOrBlank() || !plainLyrics.isNullOrBlank())
+
     private fun bestMatch(candidates: List<LrcLibResponse>?, durationSecs: Int?): LrcLibResponse? {
         if (candidates.isNullOrEmpty()) return null
         val synced = candidates.filter { !it.syncedLyrics.isNullOrBlank() }
diff --git a/src/player/nowplaying.js b/src/player/nowplaying.js
index 2358ea0..0ff1361 100644
--- a/src/player/nowplaying.js
+++ b/src/player/nowplaying.js
@@ -174,25 +174,35 @@ async function _loadNpLyrics(songId) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Fire all three lrclib requests in parallel — total wait = slowest single request
-  const exactP  = new URLSearchParams({ artist_name: artist, track_name: title });
+  // 1. lrclib exact match — single request, only trust HTTP 200
+  const exactP = new URLSearchParams({ artist_name: artist, track_name: title });
   if(album) exactP.set('album_name', album);
   if(dur)   exactP.set('duration', dur);
-  const artistP = new URLSearchParams({ track_name: title });
-  if(artist) artistP.set('artist_name', artist);
-  const titleP  = new URLSearchParams({ track_name: title });
-
-  const [exactData, artistData, titleData] = await Promise.all([
-    safeJson(fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/get?${exactP}`,    { signal: SIG() })),
-    safeJson(fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/search?${artistP}`, { signal: SIG() })),
-    safeJson(fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/search?${titleP}`,  { signal: SIG() })),
-  ]);
+  let result = null;
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/get?${exactP}`, { signal: SIG() });
+    if(r.status === 200) {
+      const d = await r.json();
+      if(d?.syncedLyrics || d?.plainLyrics || d?.instrumental) result = d;
+    }
+  } catch {}
 
   if(token !== _lyricsLoadToken) return;
 
-  let result = (exactData?.syncedLyrics || exactData?.plainLyrics ? exactData : null)
-    ?? bestMatch(artistData, dur)
-    ?? bestMatch(titleData, dur);
+  // 2+3. lrclib search — artist+title and title-only in parallel (2 requests, not 3)
+  if(!result) {
+    const artistP = new URLSearchParams({ track_name: title });
+    if(artist) artistP.set('artist_name', artist);
+    const titleP = new URLSearchParams({ track_name: title });
+
+    const [artistData, titleData] = await Promise.all([
+      safeJson(fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/search?${artistP}`, { signal: SIG() })),
+      safeJson(fetch(`https://lrclib.net/api/search?${titleP}`,  { signal: SIG() })),
+    ]);
+    result = bestMatch(artistData, dur) ?? bestMatch(titleData, dur);
+  }
+
+  if(token !== _lyricsLoadToken) return;
 
   // NetEase fallback — good for Asian/Japanese music
   if(!result?.syncedLyrics && !result?.plainLyrics) {