diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/import/clone/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/import/clone/route.ts
index e2a5a69e..8b3fcca3 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/import/clone/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/import/clone/route.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ export const GET = withAdmin(
 
 		// GET ?source=<id>&action=clonable → all not-yet-present classnames (for "clone all")
 		if (sp.get("action") === "clonable") {
-			return apiOk({ classnames: await getClonableClassnames(source) });
+			try {
+				return apiOk({ classnames: await getClonableClassnames(source) });
+			} catch (err) {
+				return apiError(
+					`Failed to fetch source data: ${(err as Error).message}`,
+					502,
+				);
+			}
 		}
 
 		const search = sp.get("search") || "";
@@ -48,12 +55,19 @@ export const GET = withAdmin(
 				? filterParam
 				: "all";
 
-		const [listResult, stats] = await Promise.all([
-			getCloneList({ source, search, page, perPage, filter }),
-			getCloneStats(source),
-		]);
+		try {
+			const [listResult, stats] = await Promise.all([
+				getCloneList({ source, search, page, perPage, filter }),
+				getCloneStats(source),
+			]);
 
-		return apiOk({ items: listResult.items, meta: listResult.meta, stats });
+			return apiOk({ items: listResult.items, meta: listResult.meta, stats });
+		} catch (err) {
+			return apiError(
+				`Failed to fetch source data: ${(err as Error).message}`,
+				502,
+			);
+		}
 	},
 );
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/clone-import.ts b/src/lib/services/clone-import.ts
index bbc8021e..8c4891ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/clone-import.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/clone-import.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export async function fetchSourceFurnidata(
 	} catch {
 		body = await fetchWithFlareSolver(url);
 	}
+	if (body.trimStart().startsWith("<")) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Source ${url} is behind a Cloudflare challenge that could not be bypassed. Start FlareSolverr and check its logs.`,
+		);
+	}
 	let list: SourceFurni[];
 	try {
 		const json = JSON.parse(body);