diff --git a/scripts/ingest-legal-corpus.sh b/scripts/ingest-legal-corpus.sh
index 6cc802a..0ad5160 100755
--- a/scripts/ingest-legal-corpus.sh
+++ b/scripts/ingest-legal-corpus.sh
@@ -158,8 +158,16 @@ download_pdf() {
   log "Downloading: $(basename "$target")"
   curl $CURL_OPTS -L "$url" -o "$target" 2>/dev/null || {
     warn "Download failed: $url"
-    return 1
+    rm -f "$target"
+    return 0
   }
+  # Verify file is not empty/too small (e.g. HTML error page)
+  local fsize
+  fsize=$(stat -f%z "$target" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s "$target" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  if [[ "$fsize" -lt 1000 ]]; then
+    warn "Download too small (${fsize}B), likely error page: $(basename "$target")"
+    rm -f "$target"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Extract text from gesetze-im-internet.de HTML page
@@ -212,7 +220,8 @@ parser.feed(sys.stdin.read())
 print(''.join(parser.text).strip())
 " > "$output" || {
     warn "Extraction failed: $label"
-    return 1
+    rm -f "$output"
+    return 0
   }
 }
 
@@ -271,15 +280,15 @@ phase_download() {
 
   download_pdf \
     "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/dsa_2022_2065.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/dsa_2022_2065.pdf" || true
 
   download_pdf \
     "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32002L0058" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/eprivacy_2002_58.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/eprivacy_2002_58.pdf" || true
 
   download_pdf \
     "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/scc_2021_914.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/scc_2021_914.pdf" || true
 
   # --- A2: Deutsche Gesetze (Einzelparagraphen) ---
   log "--- Deutsche Gesetze (Einzelparagraphen) ---"
@@ -851,7 +860,7 @@ phase_verbraucherschutz() {
 
     download_pdf \
       "https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/${path}.pdf" \
-      "$pdf_file"
+      "$pdf_file" || true
 
     if [[ -f "$pdf_file" ]]; then
       upload_file "$pdf_file" "$col" "compliance" "legal_reference" "2025" \
@@ -1111,11 +1120,11 @@ with open('$WORK_DIR/pdfs/EGBGB_Widerruf.txt', 'w') as f:
     if [[ "$celex" == "32024R1689" ]]; then
       download_pdf \
         "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202401689" \
-        "$pdf_file"
+        "$pdf_file" || true
     else
       download_pdf \
         "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:${celex}" \
-        "$pdf_file"
+        "$pdf_file" || true
     fi
 
     if [[ -f "$pdf_file" ]]; then
@@ -1140,7 +1149,7 @@ with open('$WORK_DIR/pdfs/EGBGB_Widerruf.txt', 'w') as f:
   # NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
   download_pdf \
     "https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CSWP/NIST.CSWP.29.pdf" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_CSF_2.0.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_CSF_2.0.pdf" || true
   if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_CSF_2.0.pdf" ]]; then
     upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_CSF_2.0.pdf" "$col" "compliance_datenschutz" "guidance" "2024" \
       '{"source_id":"nist","doc_type":"framework","guideline_name":"NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0","license":"public_domain_us_gov","attribution":"National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)","source":"nist.gov"}' \
@@ -1150,7 +1159,7 @@ with open('$WORK_DIR/pdfs/EGBGB_Widerruf.txt', 'w') as f:
   # NIST Privacy Framework 1.0
   download_pdf \
     "https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CSWP/NIST.CSWP.01162020.pdf" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_Privacy_Framework.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_Privacy_Framework.pdf" || true
   if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_Privacy_Framework.pdf" ]]; then
     upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/NIST_Privacy_Framework.pdf" "$col" "compliance_datenschutz" "guidance" "2020" \
       '{"source_id":"nist","doc_type":"framework","guideline_name":"NIST Privacy Framework 1.0","license":"public_domain_us_gov","attribution":"National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)","source":"nist.gov"}' \
@@ -1160,7 +1169,7 @@ with open('$WORK_DIR/pdfs/EGBGB_Widerruf.txt', 'w') as f:
   # HLEG Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
   download_pdf \
     "https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d3988569-0434-11ea-8c1f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/hleg_trustworthy_ai.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/hleg_trustworthy_ai.pdf" || true
   if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/hleg_trustworthy_ai.pdf" ]]; then
     upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/hleg_trustworthy_ai.pdf" "$col" "compliance_datenschutz" "guidance" "2019" \
       '{"source_id":"hleg","doc_type":"ethics_guidelines","guideline_name":"Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI","license":"CC_BY_4.0","attribution":"High-Level Expert Group on AI (HLEG)","source":"op.europa.eu"}' \
@@ -1202,10 +1211,12 @@ phase_dach() {
   log "--- I1: Fehlende DE-Gesetze → $col ($before chunks) ---"
 
   # UStG (Umsatzsteuergesetz) — Retention/Rechnungspflichten
-  download_pdf "https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ustg_1980/UStG.pdf" "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/UStG.pdf"
-  upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/UStG.pdf" "$col" "compliance" "legal_reference" "2025" \
-    '{"regulation_id":"ustg","regulation_name_de":"Umsatzsteuergesetz (UStG)","category":"steuerrecht","license":"public_domain_§5_UrhG","source":"gesetze-im-internet.de"}' \
-    "UStG (Umsatzsteuergesetz)"
+  download_pdf "https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ustg_1980/UStG.pdf" "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/UStG.pdf" || true
+  if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/UStG.pdf" ]]; then
+    upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/UStG.pdf" "$col" "compliance" "legal_reference" "2025" \
+      '{"regulation_id":"ustg","regulation_name_de":"Umsatzsteuergesetz (UStG)","category":"steuerrecht","license":"public_domain_§5_UrhG","source":"gesetze-im-internet.de"}' \
+      "UStG (Umsatzsteuergesetz)"
+  fi
 
   # MStV § 18 — Medienstaatsvertrag (Impressumspflicht)
   # Nicht als PDF auf gesetze-im-internet.de, daher von Bayern
@@ -1234,26 +1245,32 @@ phase_dach() {
   # DSK Muster-VVT (Art. 30 DSGVO)
   download_pdf \
     "https://www.datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/media/ah/201802_ah_muster_verantwortliche.pdf" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_Muster_VVT.pdf"
-  upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_Muster_VVT.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "template" "2018" \
-    '{"regulation_id":"dsk_muster_vvt","regulation_name_de":"DSK Muster-VVT (Art. 30 DSGVO)","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)","source":"datenschutzkonferenz-online.de"}' \
-    "DSK Muster-VVT"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_Muster_VVT.pdf" || true
+  if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_Muster_VVT.pdf" ]]; then
+    upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_Muster_VVT.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "template" "2018" \
+      '{"regulation_id":"dsk_muster_vvt","regulation_name_de":"DSK Muster-VVT (Art. 30 DSGVO)","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)","source":"datenschutzkonferenz-online.de"}' \
+      "DSK Muster-VVT"
+  fi
 
   # DSK Kurzpapier Nr. 5 DSFA
   download_pdf \
     "https://www.datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/media/kp/dsk_kpnr_5.pdf" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_KP5_DSFA.pdf"
-  upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_KP5_DSFA.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "guidance" "2018" \
-    '{"regulation_id":"dsk_kp5_dsfa","regulation_name_de":"DSK Kurzpapier Nr. 5 Datenschutz-Folgenabschaetzung","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)","source":"datenschutzkonferenz-online.de"}' \
-    "DSK Kurzpapier Nr. 5 DSFA"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_KP5_DSFA.pdf" || true
+  if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_KP5_DSFA.pdf" ]]; then
+    upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/DSK_KP5_DSFA.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "guidance" "2018" \
+      '{"regulation_id":"dsk_kp5_dsfa","regulation_name_de":"DSK Kurzpapier Nr. 5 Datenschutz-Folgenabschaetzung","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)","source":"datenschutzkonferenz-online.de"}' \
+      "DSK Kurzpapier Nr. 5 DSFA"
+  fi
 
   # BfDI Beispiel-VVT
   download_pdf \
     "https://www.bfdi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/DokumenteBfDI/AccessForAll/2023/2023_Verzeichnis-Verarbeitungst%C3%A4tigkeiten.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BfDI_Beispiel_VVT.pdf"
-  upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BfDI_Beispiel_VVT.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "template" "2023" \
-    '{"regulation_id":"bfdi_beispiel_vvt","regulation_name_de":"BfDI Beispiel-VVT mit Loeschfristen","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Bundesbeauftragter fuer den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI)","source":"bfdi.bund.de"}' \
-    "BfDI Beispiel-VVT"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BfDI_Beispiel_VVT.pdf" || true
+  if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BfDI_Beispiel_VVT.pdf" ]]; then
+    upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BfDI_Beispiel_VVT.pdf" "$col" "compliance_template" "template" "2023" \
+      '{"regulation_id":"bfdi_beispiel_vvt","regulation_name_de":"BfDI Beispiel-VVT mit Loeschfristen","category":"datenschutz","license":"DL-DE/BY-2.0","attribution":"Bundesbeauftragter fuer den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI)","source":"bfdi.bund.de"}' \
+      "BfDI Beispiel-VVT"
+  fi
 
   after=$(collection_count "$col")
   diff=$(( after - before ))
@@ -1270,7 +1287,7 @@ phase_dach() {
   # BSI IT-Grundschutz Kompendium (PDF)
   download_pdf \
     "https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/BSI/Grundschutz/Kompendium/IT_Grundschutz_Kompendium_Edition2024.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BSI_Grundschutz_2024.pdf"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BSI_Grundschutz_2024.pdf" || true
   if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BSI_Grundschutz_2024.pdf" ]]; then
     upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BSI_Grundschutz_2024.pdf" "$col" "compliance" "guidance" "2024" \
       '{"regulation_id":"bsi_grundschutz_2024","regulation_name_de":"BSI IT-Grundschutz Kompendium 2024","category":"informationssicherheit","license":"CC_BY-SA_4.0","attribution":"Bundesamt fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)","source":"bsi.bund.de"}' \
@@ -1401,10 +1418,12 @@ with open('$WORK_DIR/texts/OGH_6Ob102_24d.txt', 'w') as f:
   # CH: BVGer B-915/2022 (BVGE 2024 IV/2 — DSG-Auskunft vs. Akteneinsicht)
   download_pdf \
     "https://jurispub.admin.ch/publiws/download?decisionId=ed176fe0-fb98-425f-8ded-ca9da49c816b" \
-    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BVGE_2024_IV_2.pdf"
-  upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BVGE_2024_IV_2.pdf" "$col" "compliance_datenschutz" "case_law" "2024" \
-    '{"regulation_id":"bvge_2024_iv_2","doc_type":"court_decision","court":"BVGer","case_number":"B-915/2022","date":"2024-04-03","topic":"DSG-Auskunft vs. Akteneinsicht CH","country":"CH","license":"public_domain_Art5_URG","source":"jurispub.admin.ch"}' \
-    "BVGer B-915/2022 (DSG-Auskunft vs. Akteneinsicht)"
+    "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BVGE_2024_IV_2.pdf" || true
+  if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BVGE_2024_IV_2.pdf" ]]; then
+    upload_file "$WORK_DIR/pdfs/BVGE_2024_IV_2.pdf" "$col" "compliance_datenschutz" "case_law" "2024" \
+      '{"regulation_id":"bvge_2024_iv_2","doc_type":"court_decision","court":"BVGer","case_number":"B-915/2022","date":"2024-04-03","topic":"DSG-Auskunft vs. Akteneinsicht CH","country":"CH","license":"public_domain_Art5_URG","source":"jurispub.admin.ch"}' \
+      "BVGer B-915/2022 (DSG-Auskunft vs. Akteneinsicht)"
+  fi
 
   # CH: BGer 1C 562/2024 (Datensperre/Anonymisierung)
   curl -sL "https://relevancy.bger.ch/cgi-bin/JumpCGI?id=13.01.2025_1C_562%2F2024" \