diff --git a/commands/IndexScheduler.ts b/commands/IndexScheduler.ts
index 14acb82..a7d46a0 100644
--- a/commands/IndexScheduler.ts
+++ b/commands/IndexScheduler.ts
@@ -117,11 +117,18 @@ export default class IndexScheduler extends BaseCommand {
       }
     }
 
-    // Run immediately, then wait a full interval after each run so runs never overlap.
+    // Run immediately, then wait a full interval after each run so runs never overlap. A failed
+    // round (e.g. Postgres restarting) is logged and the next one tries again: an error that escaped
+    // here once ended the loop while the process stayed up, and live indexing stopped for ~3 hours
+    // (LOG.md 2026-10-07 (3)).
     while (!Shutdown.requested) {
-      await schedule()
-      await backfill()
-      await split()
+      for (const step of [schedule, backfill, split]) {
+        try {
+          await step()
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          this.logger.error(`Scheduler round failed, retrying next round: ${err.message}`)
+        }
+      }
       await Shutdown.sleep(indexerConfig.intervalMs)
     }
     await this.pool.shutdown()
diff --git a/commands/workers/Deferred.ts b/commands/workers/Deferred.ts
index 008c2ca..ed90891 100644
--- a/commands/workers/Deferred.ts
+++ b/commands/workers/Deferred.ts
@@ -31,23 +31,29 @@ export default class DeferredWorker extends BaseCommand {
     let done = 0
     try {
       while (!Shutdown.requested && (!this.limit || done < this.limit)) {
-        const batch = await DeferredService.claim(Math.min(concurrency * 4, this.limit ? this.limit - done : Infinity))
-        if (batch.length === 0) {
-          if (this.limit) break
-          await Shutdown.sleep(IDLE_MS)
-          continue
+        try {
+          const batch = await DeferredService.claim(Math.min(concurrency * 4, this.limit ? this.limit - done : Infinity))
+          if (batch.length === 0) {
+            if (this.limit) break
+            await Shutdown.sleep(IDLE_MS)
+            continue
+          }
+          let next = 0
+          await Promise.all(
+            Array.from({ length: concurrency }, async () => {
+              while (next < batch.length) {
+                const status = await DeferredService.process(batch[next++])
+                counts[status] = (counts[status] ?? 0) + 1
+              }
+            })
+          )
+          done += batch.length
+          this.logger.info(`${done} deferred files processed: ${Object.entries(counts).map(([k, v]) => `${v} ${k}`).join(', ')}.`)
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          // E.g. Postgres restarting: wait and claim again, instead of ending the loop (LOG.md 2026-10-07 (3)).
+          this.logger.error(`Round failed, retrying in 30 s: ${err.message}`)
+          await Shutdown.sleep(30_000)
         }
-        let next = 0
-        await Promise.all(
-          Array.from({ length: concurrency }, async () => {
-            while (next < batch.length) {
-              const status = await DeferredService.process(batch[next++])
-              counts[status] = (counts[status] ?? 0) + 1
-            }
-          })
-        )
-        done += batch.length
-        this.logger.info(`${done} deferred files processed: ${Object.entries(counts).map(([k, v]) => `${v} ${k}`).join(', ')}.`)
       }
     } finally {
       await NntpService.shutdown()
diff --git a/commands/workers/Spots.ts b/commands/workers/Spots.ts
index 3614325..7738d2c 100644
--- a/commands/workers/Spots.ts
+++ b/commands/workers/Spots.ts
@@ -33,28 +33,34 @@ export default class SpotsWorker extends BaseCommand {
     let done = 0
     try {
       while (!Shutdown.requested && (!this.limit || done < this.limit)) {
-        const batch = await SpotService.claim(Math.min(BATCH, this.limit ? this.limit - done : Infinity))
-        if (batch.length === 0) {
-          if (this.limit) break
-          // Idle: read the details of imported spots that don't have them yet (newest first).
-          if ((await SpotService.fillDetails(DETAILS_BATCH)) === 0) await Shutdown.sleep(IDLE_MS)
-          continue
+        try {
+          const batch = await SpotService.claim(Math.min(BATCH, this.limit ? this.limit - done : Infinity))
+          if (batch.length === 0) {
+            if (this.limit) break
+            // Idle: read the details of imported spots that don't have them yet (newest first).
+            if ((await SpotService.fillDetails(DETAILS_BATCH)) === 0) await Shutdown.sleep(IDLE_MS)
+            continue
+          }
+          // Old, verified spots are listed in bulk; the rest need their header (and maybe NZB) read.
+          const listable = batch.filter((spot) => SpotService.isListable(spot))
+          const single = batch.filter((spot) => !SpotService.isListable(spot))
+          counts.listed = (counts.listed ?? 0) + (await SpotService.list(listable))
+          let next = 0
+          await Promise.all(
+            Array.from({ length: concurrency }, async () => {
+              while (next < single.length) {
+                const status = await SpotService.process(single[next++])
+                counts[status] = (counts[status] ?? 0) + 1
+              }
+            })
+          )
+          done += batch.length
+          this.logger.info(`${done} spots: ${Object.entries(counts).map(([k, v]) => `${v} ${k}`).join(', ')}.`)
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          // E.g. Postgres restarting: wait and claim again, instead of ending the loop (LOG.md 2026-10-07 (3)).
+          this.logger.error(`Round failed, retrying in 30 s: ${err.message}`)
+          await Shutdown.sleep(30_000)
         }
-        // Old, verified spots are listed in bulk; the rest need their header (and maybe NZB) read.
-        const listable = batch.filter((spot) => SpotService.isListable(spot))
-        const single = batch.filter((spot) => !SpotService.isListable(spot))
-        counts.listed = (counts.listed ?? 0) + (await SpotService.list(listable))
-        let next = 0
-        await Promise.all(
-          Array.from({ length: concurrency }, async () => {
-            while (next < single.length) {
-              const status = await SpotService.process(single[next++])
-              counts[status] = (counts[status] ?? 0) + 1
-            }
-          })
-        )
-        done += batch.length
-        this.logger.info(`${done} spots: ${Object.entries(counts).map(([k, v]) => `${v} ${k}`).join(', ')}.`)
       }
     } finally {
       await NntpService.shutdown()