diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/play.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/play.ts
index d1d3665..14bd3b7 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/play.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/play.ts
@@ -458,21 +458,25 @@ async function dropEventMpdCache(mediaGuid: string, reason: string) {
   });
 }
 
+function isViaplayClipGuid(guid: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return /vp-sports-clip/i.test(String(guid || ""));
+}
+
+function isNoPrioritizedVideo(message: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return /no prioritized video found/i.test(String(message || ""));
+}
+
 function vodGuidCandidates(event: ViaplayEventSnapshot): string[] {
   const out: string[] = [];
   const seen = new Set<string>();
   const push = (raw: string | null | undefined) => {
     const g = String(raw || "").trim();
-    if (!g || seen.has(g)) return;
+    if (!g || seen.has(g) || !isViaplayClipGuid(g)) return;
     seen.add(g);
     out.push(g);
   };
   push(event.guid);
   push(event.mediaGuid);
-  for (const g of [...out]) {
-    if (/-NL$/i.test(g)) push(g.replace(/-NL$/i, ""));
-    else if (!/vp-sports-clip/i.test(g)) push(`${g}-NL`);
-  }
   return out;
 }
 
@@ -531,14 +535,13 @@ async function findCatchupClip(
 }
 
 /**
- * Terugkijken = VOD (HAR: play.viaplay.com/byguid → vod-dash / vp-sports-clip),
- * niet KAP op een live-TV-MPD die al is afgelopen.
+ * Alleen echte clips (HAR: vp-sports-clip → vod-dash). Live-EPG-id's (S2609…)
+ * hebben geen byguid-VOD — die gaan via play-live + KAP.
  */
-async function playEndedEventAsVod(
+async function tryEndedEventVod(
   sessionSecret: string,
   event: ViaplayEventSnapshot
-): Promise<ResolveViaplayPlayResult> {
-  const errors: string[] = [];
+): Promise<ResolveViaplayPlayResult | null> {
   const guids = vodGuidCandidates(event);
 
   for (const guid of guids) {
@@ -551,14 +554,12 @@ async function playEndedEventAsVod(
         isLiveDashMpd(played.streamUrl) ||
         !isVodDashMpd(played.streamUrl)
       ) {
-        errors.push(`${guid}: geen vod-dash (${mediaPathOf(played.streamUrl)})`);
         continue;
       }
       return { ...played, live: false };
     } catch (err) {
-      errors.push(
-        `${guid}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`
-      );
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      if (isNoPrioritizedVideo(msg)) break;
     }
   }
 
@@ -569,29 +570,23 @@ async function playEndedEventAsVod(
       settings.config.httpTimeoutMs,
       event
     );
-    if (clip && !guids.includes(clip.guid)) {
-      const played = await resolveViaplayGuidPlayInner(sessionSecret, clip.guid, {
-        productUrl: clip.pageUrl,
-      });
-      if (
-        isDontGoPlaceholder(played.streamUrl) ||
-        isLiveDashMpd(played.streamUrl) ||
-        !isVodDashMpd(played.streamUrl)
-      ) {
-        errors.push(`${clip.guid}: clip was Don't go of live-dash`);
-      } else {
-        return { ...played, live: false };
-      }
+    if (!clip || !isViaplayClipGuid(clip.guid) || guids.includes(clip.guid)) {
+      return null;
     }
-  } catch (err) {
-    errors.push(`clip: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+    const played = await resolveViaplayGuidPlayInner(sessionSecret, clip.guid, {
+      productUrl: clip.pageUrl,
+    });
+    if (
+      isDontGoPlaceholder(played.streamUrl) ||
+      isLiveDashMpd(played.streamUrl) ||
+      !isVodDashMpd(played.streamUrl)
+    ) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return { ...played, live: false };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
   }
-
-  throw new AppError(
-    "UPSTREAM",
-    `Geen VOD-replay (vod-dash/vp-sports-clip). ${errors.slice(-3).join(" · ")}`,
-    502
-  );
 }
 
 export async function ensureViaplayEventReady(
@@ -609,7 +604,8 @@ export async function ensureViaplayEventReady(
 
   const ended = Date.now() > event.endMs;
   if (ended) {
-    return await playEndedEventAsVod(sessionSecret, event);
+    const vod = await tryEndedEventVod(sessionSecret, event);
+    if (vod) return vod;
   }
 
   const cachedMpd = channelMpdFromEvents(settings.config.events, event);
@@ -1194,6 +1190,8 @@ async function resolveViaplayGuidPlayInner(
         triedAccounts: triedLabels.length,
         triedLabels,
       });
+      // Product heeft geen VOD — andere accounts geven hetzelfde.
+      if (isNoPrioritizedVideo(lastError.message)) break;
     }
   }