diff --git a/apps/web/app.js b/apps/web/app.js
index 19f35d9..bb1828d 100644
--- a/apps/web/app.js
+++ b/apps/web/app.js
@@ -270,9 +270,26 @@ async function mountArchivePlayer(name) {
   });
   activeHlsPlayer = hls;
   hls.on(HlsCtor.Events.ERROR, (_event, data) => {
-    if (data?.fatal) {
-      setHint(`Archive playback error: ${data.type || "fatal"}`, "warn");
+    if (!data?.fatal) return;
+    if (data.type === HlsCtor.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR) {
+      setHint("Archive network hiccup, retrying…", "warn");
+      try {
+        hls.startLoad();
+      } catch (_) {
+        // best-effort recovery
+      }
+      return;
     }
+    if (data.type === HlsCtor.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR) {
+      setHint("Archive media hiccup, recovering…", "warn");
+      try {
+        hls.recoverMediaError();
+      } catch (_) {
+        // best-effort recovery
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    setHint(`Archive playback error: ${data.type || "fatal"}`, "warn");
   });
   hls.loadSource(archiveUrl);
   hls.attachMedia(video);