diff --git a/backend/app/services/download_service.py b/backend/app/services/download_service.py
index 03df0c3..a913d83 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/download_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/download_service.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class DownloadService:
         # captured so the artist archive is complete. Upsert each (keyed on
         # external_post_id → updates the same Post a media import would create,
         # never doubles). No file to clean up; the sidecar stays on disk.
-        for rec_str in dl_result.post_record_paths or []:
+        for rec_str in getattr(dl_result, "post_record_paths", None) or []:
             rec_path = Path(rec_str)
             if not rec_path.exists():  # noqa: ASYNC240
                 continue