diff --git a/winnow/executor.py b/winnow/executor.py
index 5b0aeb6..992c93d 100644
--- a/winnow/executor.py
+++ b/winnow/executor.py
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def upload_to_frigate(jobs: list[dict]) -> None:
                                 _is_permanent = (
                                     (resp.status_code == 400 and "face" in full_body.lower())
                                     or resp.status_code == 422
-                                    or (resp.status_code == 500 and "could not process" in error_detail.lower())
+                                    or (resp.status_code == 500 and "could not process" in full_body.lower())
                                 )
                                 if _is_permanent:
                                     asset_id = asset_map.get(fname)
diff --git a/winnow/image_processing.py b/winnow/image_processing.py
index c9c9b85..0d18d2b 100644
--- a/winnow/image_processing.py
+++ b/winnow/image_processing.py
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ def process_face_mode(
     count: int,
     min_width: int | None = None,
     insightface_app=None,
-) -> tuple[int, int] | str | None:
+) -> tuple[int, int] | str:
     """Crop face based on Immich metadata and save to output directory.
 
-    Returns (width, height) of the saved crop, a skip-reason string if the
-    face was filtered out, or None if no crop was saved for other reasons.
+    Returns (width, height) of the saved crop, or a skip-reason string if the
+    face was filtered out.
     When insightface_app is provided and ENABLE_FACE_ALIGNMENT is True,
     re-detects the face in the Immich bbox region using InsightFace to get
     precise landmarks for a proper 112x112 aligned crop. Falls back to