diff --git a/paddleocr-service/main.py b/paddleocr-service/main.py
index 39d28ed..04b7e77 100644
--- a/paddleocr-service/main.py
+++ b/paddleocr-service/main.py
@@ -28,22 +28,26 @@ def _load_model():
         from paddleocr import PaddleOCR
 
         logger.info("Import done. Loading PaddleOCR model...")
-        try:
-            _engine = PaddleOCR(
-                lang="en",
-                ocr_version="PP-OCRv5",
-                use_angle_cls=True,
-                show_log=False,
-            )
-            logger.info("Using PP-OCRv5 (en)")
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.info(f"PP-OCRv5 failed ({e}), trying latin fallback...")
-            _engine = PaddleOCR(
-                lang="latin",
-                use_angle_cls=True,
-                show_log=False,
-            )
-            logger.info("Using PP-OCRv4 fallback (latin)")
+        # Try multiple init strategies for different PaddleOCR versions
+        inits = [
+            # PaddleOCR 3.x (no show_log)
+            dict(lang="en", ocr_version="PP-OCRv5", use_angle_cls=True),
+            # PaddleOCR 3.x with show_log
+            dict(lang="en", ocr_version="PP-OCRv5", use_angle_cls=True, show_log=False),
+            # PaddleOCR 2.8+ (latin)
+            dict(lang="latin", use_angle_cls=True, show_log=False),
+            # PaddleOCR 2.8+ (en, no version)
+            dict(lang="en", use_angle_cls=True, show_log=False),
+        ]
+        for i, kwargs in enumerate(inits):
+            try:
+                _engine = PaddleOCR(**kwargs)
+                logger.info(f"PaddleOCR init succeeded with strategy {i}: {kwargs}")
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.info(f"PaddleOCR init strategy {i} failed: {e}")
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("All PaddleOCR init strategies failed")
         _ready = True
         logger.info("PaddleOCR model loaded successfully — ready to serve")
     except Exception as e: