diff --git a/src/Poe2Trade.Navigation/NavigationExecutor.cs b/src/Poe2Trade.Navigation/NavigationExecutor.cs
index 29fafb9..81fb056 100644
--- a/src/Poe2Trade.Navigation/NavigationExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Poe2Trade.Navigation/NavigationExecutor.cs
@@ -282,11 +282,24 @@ public class NavigationExecutor : IDisposable
         var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
         var captureStart = sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
-        await _pipeline.ProcessOneFrame();
+        try
+        {
+            await _pipeline.ProcessOneFrame();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Log.Warning(ex, "Pipeline capture failed");
+        }
         var frame = _capture.LastFrame;
         var captureMs = sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds - captureStart;
 
-        if (frame == null) return null;
+        if (frame == null)
+        {
+            // Pipeline didn't produce a frame — fall back to direct capture for debug stages
+            if (stage != MinimapDebugStage.WorldMap)
+                return _capture.CaptureStage(stage);
+            return null;
+        }
 
         var stitchStart = sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
         var pos = _worldMap.MatchAndStitch(frame.ClassifiedMat, frame.WallMask, _capture.DetectedMode);