diff --git a/packages/api/src/settle-integrations.ts b/packages/api/src/settle-integrations.ts
index 643a3b949..a9dbff5ba 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/settle-integrations.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/settle-integrations.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ export async function settleIntegrationQueries<TIntegration extends IntegrationL
   options?: Options<TIntegration, TResult>,
 ): Promise<TResult[]> {
   const settled = await Promise.allSettled(integrations.map(async (integration) => fn(integration)));
-  return settled.flatMap((result, index) => {
-    if (result.status === "fulfilled") return [result.value];
+  const results: TResult[] = [];
+  const errors: unknown[] = [];
+
+  settled.forEach((result, index) => {
+    if (result.status === "fulfilled") {
+      results.push(result.value);
+      return;
+    }
+
     const integration = integrations[index];
     logger.warn(
       new ErrorWithMetadata(
@@ -29,7 +36,18 @@ export async function settleIntegrationQueries<TIntegration extends IntegrationL
         { cause: result.reason },
       ),
     );
-    if (options?.fallback && integration) return [options.fallback(integration, result.reason)];
-    return [];
+
+    if (options?.fallback && integration) {
+      results.push(options.fallback(integration, result.reason));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    errors.push(result.reason);
   });
+
+  if (results.length === 0 && errors.length > 0) {
+    throw errors[0];
+  }
+
+  return results;
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/test/settle-integrations.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/test/settle-integrations.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09f80bc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/test/settle-integrations.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { settleIntegrationQueries } from "../settle-integrations";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  logger: { warn: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs", () => ({
+  createLogger: () => mocks.logger,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs/error", () => ({
+  ErrorWithMetadata: Error,
+}));
+
+const integrations = [
+  { id: "first", name: "First", kind: "plex" },
+  { id: "second", name: "Second", kind: "jellyfin" },
+];
+
+describe("settleIntegrationQueries", () => {
+  test("returns an empty result when no integrations are configured", async () => {
+    await expect(settleIntegrationQueries([], vi.fn())).resolves.toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("keeps successful integrations when another integration fails", async () => {
+    const error = new Error("Plex unavailable");
+
+    await expect(
+      settleIntegrationQueries(integrations, (integration) =>
+        integration.id === "first" ? Promise.reject(error) : Promise.resolve(integration.name),
+      ),
+    ).resolves.toEqual(["Second"]);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects when every integration fails", async () => {
+    const error = new Error("Integration unavailable");
+
+    await expect(settleIntegrationQueries(integrations, () => Promise.reject(error))).rejects.toBe(error);
+  });
+
+  test("uses configured fallbacks when every integration fails", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      settleIntegrationQueries(integrations, () => Promise.reject(new Error("Integration unavailable")), {
+        fallback: (integration) => integration.name,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual(["First", "Second"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/media-release.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/media-release.ts
index 02209f68f..994214b8e 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/media-release.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/media-release.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ export const mediaReleaseRequestHandler = createIntegrationRequestHandler<
     const integrationInstance = await createIntegrationAsync(integration);
     return await integrationInstance.getMediaReleasesAsync();
   },
+  cacheTtlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+  fallbackToStaleOnError: true,
 });
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/test/media-release.spec.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/test/media-release.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..825107afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/test/media-release.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { MediaRelease } from "@homarr/integrations/types";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { mediaReleaseRequestHandler } from "../media-release";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  createIntegrationAsync: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@homarr/integrations", () => ({
+  createIntegrationAsync: mocks.createIntegrationAsync,
+}));
+
+const integration = {
+  id: "plex-integration",
+  kind: "plex",
+} as Parameters<typeof mediaReleaseRequestHandler.handler>[0];
+
+describe("mediaReleaseRequestHandler", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-07-28T00:00:00Z"));
+    mediaReleaseRequestHandler.invalidateCache();
+    mocks.createIntegrationAsync.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test("keeps the last successful releases when a refresh fails", async () => {
+    const releases = [{ id: "release-1" }] as MediaRelease[];
+    const getMediaReleasesAsync = vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(releases).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Plex down"));
+    mocks.createIntegrationAsync.mockResolvedValue({ getMediaReleasesAsync });
+
+    const handler = mediaReleaseRequestHandler.handler(integration, {});
+    const initial = await handler.getDataAsync();
+
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(5 * 60 * 1000 + 1);
+    const fallback = await handler.getDataAsync();
+
+    expect(fallback).toEqual(initial);
+    expect(getMediaReleasesAsync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});