diff --git a/api/src/controllers/seed/images.ts b/api/src/controllers/seed/images.ts
index 7bfdc9d2..552df70f 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/seed/images.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/seed/images.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ async function processOne() {
 					span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR });
 				}
 				console.error("Failed to download image", img.url, err.message);
-				// don't use the transaction here, it can be aborted.
-				await db
+				await tx
 					.update(mqueue)
 					.set({ attempt: sql`${mqueue.attempt}+1` })
 					.where(eq(mqueue.id, item.id));
diff --git a/api/tests/helpers/collections-helper.ts b/api/tests/helpers/collections-helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f506a3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/collections-helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { buildUrl } from "tests/utils";
+import { handlers } from "~/base";
+import { getJwtHeaders } from "./jwt";
+
+export const getCollection = async (
+	id: string,
+	{
+		langs,
+		...query
+	}: { langs?: string; preferOriginal?: boolean; with?: string[] },
+) => {
+	const resp = await handlers.handle(
+		new Request(buildUrl(`collections/${id}`, query), {
+			method: "GET",
+			headers: langs
+				? {
+						"Accept-Language": langs,
+						...(await getJwtHeaders()),
+					}
+				: await getJwtHeaders(),
+		}),
+	);
+	const body = await resp.json();
+	return [resp, body] as const;
+};
+
+export const getCollections = async ({
+	langs,
+	...query
+}: {
+	langs?: string;
+	preferOriginal?: boolean;
+	with?: string[];
+}) => {
+	const resp = await handlers.handle(
+		new Request(buildUrl("collections", query), {
+			method: "GET",
+			headers: langs
+				? {
+						"Accept-Language": langs,
+						...(await getJwtHeaders()),
+					}
+				: await getJwtHeaders(),
+		}),
+	);
+	const body = await resp.json();
+	return [resp, body] as const;
+};
diff --git a/api/tests/helpers/index.ts b/api/tests/helpers/index.ts
index d6e8e73d..c17178a2 100644
--- a/api/tests/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from "~/base";
+export * from "./collections-helper";
 export * from "./movies-helper";
 export * from "./series-helper";
 export * from "./shows-helper";
diff --git a/api/tests/misc/images.test.ts b/api/tests/misc/images.test.ts
index 86d6252a..db5a3212 100644
--- a/api/tests/misc/images.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/misc/images.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
-import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { and, eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { createMovie, createSerie } from "tests/helpers";
+import { expectStatus } from "tests/utils";
 import { defaultBlurhash, processImages } from "~/controllers/seed/images";
 import { db } from "~/db";
 import { mqueue, shows, staff, studios, videos } from "~/db/schema";
-import { madeInAbyss } from "~/models/examples";
-import { createSerie } from "../helpers";
+import { dune, madeInAbyss } from "~/models/examples";
 
 describe("images", () => {
-	it("Create a serie download images", async () => {
+	beforeAll(async () => {
 		await db.delete(shows);
 		await db.delete(studios);
 		await db.delete(staff);
 		await db.delete(videos);
 		await db.delete(mqueue);
+	});
 
+	it("Create a serie download images", async () => {
 		await createSerie(madeInAbyss);
 		const release = await processImages();
 		// remove notifications to prevent other images to be downloaded (do not curl 20000 images for nothing)
@@ -26,4 +29,29 @@ describe("images", () => {
 		expect(ret!.original.poster!.blurhash).toBeString();
 		expect(ret!.original.poster!.blurhash).not.toBe(defaultBlurhash);
 	});
+
+	it("Download 404 image", async () => {
+		const [ret, body] = await createMovie({
+			...dune,
+			translations: {
+				en: {
+					...dune.translations.en,
+					poster: "https://www.google.com/404",
+				},
+			},
+		});
+		expectStatus(ret, body).toBe(201);
+
+		const release = await processImages();
+		// remove notifications to prevent other images to be downloaded (do not curl 20000 images for nothing)
+		release();
+
+		const failed = await db.query.mqueue.findFirst({
+			where: and(
+				eq(mqueue.kind, "image"),
+				eq(sql`${mqueue.message}->>'url'`, "https://www.google.com/404"),
+			),
+		});
+		expect(failed!.attempt).toBe(5);
+	});
 });