diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
index 1aa9bfbf..0a77df27 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
@@ -502,6 +502,19 @@ export function __resetCatalogIdAllocatorForTests(): void {
 
 // ── Import Single Furni ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// Try each candidate URL in order until one downloads successfully.
+async function tryDownloadCandidates(
+	urls: string[],
+	dest: string,
+	validate: "png" | "swf",
+): Promise<boolean> {
+	for (const url of urls) {
+		const dl = await downloadFile(url, dest, { validate });
+		if (dl.ok) return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 export async function importSingleFurni(params: {
 	id: number;
 	classname: string;
@@ -703,29 +716,16 @@ export async function importSingleFurni(params: {
 		`https://images.habbo.com/dcr/hof_furni/${rev}/${encodeURIComponent(safeSwfName)}.swf`,
 	);
 
-	// Download icon (try all candidate URLs)
-	let iconOk = false;
-	for (const iconUrl of iconUrls) {
-		const dl = await downloadFile(iconUrl, iconPath, { validate: "png" });
-		if (dl.ok) {
-			iconOk = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Download SWF (try all candidate URLs)
-	let swfOk = false;
-	for (const swfUrl of swfUrls) {
-		const dl = await downloadFile(swfUrl, swfPath, { validate: "swf" });
-		if (dl.ok) {
-			swfOk = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	// Download icon + SWF concurrently (independent assets). Each tries its
+	// candidate URLs in order until one succeeds.
+	const [iconOkResult, swfOk] = await Promise.all([
+		tryDownloadCandidates(iconUrls, iconPath, "png"),
+		tryDownloadCandidates(swfUrls, swfPath, "swf"),
+	]);
+	let iconOk = iconOkResult;
 
 	// ── Nitro bundle fallback: try downloading pre-made .nitro ────────
-	// If SWF download failed, try downloading a pre-made .nitro from the
-	// source's nitro base URL (many retro hotels ship .nitro bundles).
+	// Only relevant when the SWF download failed, so it runs after SWF.
 	let nitroDownloadOk = false;
 	if (
 		!swfOk &&