diff --git a/lyric_search_new/sources/aggregate.py b/lyric_search_new/sources/aggregate.py
index 7eec5a0..d9a08a8 100644
--- a/lyric_search_new/sources/aggregate.py
+++ b/lyric_search_new/sources/aggregate.py
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ class Aggregate:
         if not search_result:
             logging.info("%s - %s: all sources exhausted, not found.",
                          artist, song)
-            try:
-                await self.redis_cache.increment_found_count("failed")
-            except Exception as e:
-                traceback.print_exc()
-                logging.info("Could not increment redis failed counter: %s",
-                             str(e))
-                self.notifier.send(f"ERROR @ {__file__.rsplit("/", maxsplit=1)[-1]}",
-                                   f"Could not increment redis failed counter: {str(e)}")
+            if plain: #  do not record LRC fails
+                try: 
+                    await self.redis_cache.increment_found_count("failed")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    traceback.print_exc()
+                    logging.info("Could not increment redis failed counter: %s",
+                                 str(e))
+                    self.notifier.send(f"ERROR @ {__file__.rsplit("/", maxsplit=1)[-1]}",
+                                       f"Could not increment redis failed counter: {str(e)}")
         return search_result
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