diff --git a/internal/episodes/service/provider_mapping.go b/internal/episodes/service/provider_mapping.go
index fe19140..084ccf7 100644
--- a/internal/episodes/service/provider_mapping.go
+++ b/internal/episodes/service/provider_mapping.go
@@ -86,13 +86,27 @@ func (s *EpisodeService) cachedProviderID(ctx context.Context, anime domain.Anim
 }
 
 func (s *EpisodeService) cacheProviderIDFailure(ctx context.Context, anime domain.Anime, provider domain.EpisodeAvailabilityProvider, resolveErr error) {
-	_ = s.queries.UpsertEpisodeProviderMapping(ctx, db.UpsertEpisodeProviderMappingParams{
+	err := s.queries.UpsertEpisodeProviderMapping(ctx, db.UpsertEpisodeProviderMappingParams{
 		AnimeID:        int64(anime.MalID),
 		Provider:       provider.Name(),
 		ProviderShowID: "",
 		FailedUntil:    sql.NullTime{Time: s.clock.Now().Add(time.Hour), Valid: true},
 		LastError:      truncate(resolveErr.Error(), 400),
 	})
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	observability.Warn(
+		"episodes_provider_id_cache_write_failed",
+		"episodes",
+		"",
+		map[string]any{
+			"anime_id": anime.MalID,
+			"provider": provider.Name(),
+		},
+		err,
+	)
 }
 
 func (s *EpisodeService) cacheProviderIDSuccess(ctx context.Context, anime domain.Anime, provider domain.EpisodeAvailabilityProvider, providerID string) {