diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index d11d4678..db9d14d5 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -1243,20 +1243,23 @@ async function processVideoGenJob(job: VideoGenJob) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const { request_id } = await submitRes.json() as { request_id: string };
+		const submitData = await submitRes.json() as { request_id: string; status_url?: string; response_url?: string };
+		const request_id = submitData.request_id;
+		const statusPollUrl = submitData.status_url || `https://queue.fal.run/${MODEL}/requests/${request_id}/status`;
+		let responseUrl = submitData.response_url || "";
+		console.log(`[video-gen] Job ${job.id} submitted (model=${MODEL}, reqId=${request_id})`);
 
 		// Poll for completion (up to 10 min)
 		const deadline = Date.now() + 600_000;
-		let responseUrl = "";
 		let completed = false;
 
 		while (Date.now() < deadline) {
 			await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
-			const statusRes = await fetch(
-				`https://queue.fal.run/${MODEL}/requests/${request_id}/status`,
-				{ headers: falHeaders },
-			);
-			if (!statusRes.ok) continue;
+			const statusRes = await fetch(statusPollUrl, { headers: falHeaders });
+			if (!statusRes.ok) {
+				console.log(`[video-gen] Poll ${job.id}: status HTTP ${statusRes.status}`);
+				continue;
+			}
 			const statusData = await statusRes.json() as { status: string; response_url?: string; queue_position?: number };
 			console.log(`[video-gen] Poll ${job.id}: status=${statusData.status}`);
 			job.falStatus = statusData.status;