diff --git a/src/lib/server/extraction.ts b/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
index 4060f6c..fb3cc54 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
@@ -1386,32 +1386,29 @@ export async function extractTextAndThumbnail(
 				});
 				await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
 
-				// Use intercepted GraphQL caption only if it is NOT truncated.
-				// Instagram truncates captions with "…." (U+2026 + "."). If that
-				// marker is present, fall through to HTML Section which will click
-				// "… more" in the DOM and get the complete text.
-				const TRUNCATED = '\u2026.';
+				// Always use DOM extraction (HTML Section) — it clicks "… more" in
+				// the browser and gets the fully expanded caption. The GraphQL
+				// interception is unreliable: Instagram often truncates captions
+				// in API responses without any "…." marker, so we cannot trust
+				// the intercepted text to be complete.
 				const capturedCaption = interceptedCaption as string | null;
-				if (capturedCaption && !capturedCaption.trimEnd().endsWith(TRUNCATED)) {
-					console.log('[Extractor] Using intercepted caption from network traffic (not truncated)');
-					const thumbnail = await extractThumbnailStealth(page, onProgress);
-					onProgress?.({
-						type: 'complete',
-						message: 'Extraction completed via GraphQL interception',
-						method: 'graphql-intercept',
-						timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
-					});
-					return { bodyText: cleanText(capturedCaption), thumbnail };
-				}
 				if (capturedCaption) {
 					console.log(
-						`[Extractor] GraphQL caption truncated (${capturedCaption.length} chars, ends with "….") — falling through to DOM extraction`
+						`[Extractor] Intercepted GraphQL caption (${capturedCaption.length} chars) — always using DOM extraction for full text`
 					);
 				}
 
 				const result = await extractWithStrategies(url, page, context, onProgress);
 
 				if (!result.success || !result.data) {
+					// DOM extraction failed — fall back to intercepted caption if available
+					if (capturedCaption) {
+						console.log(
+							'[Extractor] DOM extraction failed — using intercepted GraphQL caption as fallback'
+						);
+						const thumbnail = await extractThumbnailStealth(page, onProgress);
+						return { bodyText: cleanText(capturedCaption), thumbnail };
+					}
 					throw new Error(result.error || 'Extraction failed');
 				}