From 2e0b2f4f36cd6921185823e350ce764a37464f26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 14:31:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix preview retrieval to handle missing previews gracefully

---
 frigate/api/media.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frigate/api/media.py b/frigate/api/media.py
index 0ea4c487e..ad7a4cde5 100644
--- a/frigate/api/media.py
+++ b/frigate/api/media.py
@@ -1531,25 +1531,25 @@ def preview_gif(
 ):
     if datetime.fromtimestamp(start_ts) < datetime.now().replace(minute=0, second=0):
         # has preview mp4
-        preview: Previews = (
-            Previews.select(
-                Previews.camera,
-                Previews.path,
-                Previews.duration,
-                Previews.start_time,
-                Previews.end_time,
+        try:
+            preview: Previews = (
+                Previews.select(
+                    Previews.camera,
+                    Previews.path,
+                    Previews.duration,
+                    Previews.start_time,
+                    Previews.end_time,
+                )
+                .where(
+                    Previews.start_time.between(start_ts, end_ts)
+                    | Previews.end_time.between(start_ts, end_ts)
+                    | ((start_ts > Previews.start_time) & (end_ts < Previews.end_time))
+                )
+                .where(Previews.camera == camera_name)
+                .limit(1)
+                .get()
             )
-            .where(
-                Previews.start_time.between(start_ts, end_ts)
-                | Previews.end_time.between(start_ts, end_ts)
-                | ((start_ts > Previews.start_time) & (end_ts < Previews.end_time))
-            )
-            .where(Previews.camera == camera_name)
-            .limit(1)
-            .get()
-        )
-
-        if not preview:
+        except DoesNotExist:
             return JSONResponse(
                 content={"success": False, "message": "Preview not found"},
                 status_code=404,