From ce981ee5fc5cfe8927e71e73ce6746459d20ca63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jannis Braun <151788261+TheZwiss@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:35:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: prevent metadata fetch from overwriting fallback
 thumbnail with null

Use logical OR when merging fetched metadata so null values from
failed og: extraction don't destroy valid defaults (e.g. YouTube
thumbnail set before the fetch).
---
 packages/server/src/utils/embedResolver.ts | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/embedResolver.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/embedResolver.ts
index ff096b92..9a019d13 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/embedResolver.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/embedResolver.ts
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ export async function resolveEmbeds(
               effectiveEmbedType = 'audio';
             }
           } else {
-            title = metadata.title;
-            description = metadata.description;
-            image = metadata.image;
+            title = metadata.title || title;
+            description = metadata.description || description;
+            image = metadata.image || image;
             siteName = metadata.siteName;
           }
         }