diff --git a/haiku_rag_slim/haiku/rag/ingester/sources/http.py b/haiku_rag_slim/haiku/rag/ingester/sources/http.py
index b6ff4afa..b024c9f3 100644
--- a/haiku_rag_slim/haiku/rag/ingester/sources/http.py
+++ b/haiku_rag_slim/haiku/rag/ingester/sources/http.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import hashlib
+import logging
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ from haiku.rag.ingester.sources.base import (
     SourceEventKind,
 )
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def _extract_revision(headers: httpx.Headers) -> tuple[str | None, dict[str, str]]:
     """Return (canonical_revision, extras). ETag is the stronger validator
@@ -103,7 +106,12 @@ class HTTPSource:
         for url in self.urls:
             try:
                 head = await self._http.head(url)
-            except Exception:
+            except httpx.TransportError as exc:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "HEAD %s failed (%s); emitting UPSERT with no revision",
+                    url,
+                    exc,
+                )
                 yield SourceEvent(
                     source_id=self.source_id,
                     uri=url,
diff --git a/tests/ingester/test_http_source.py b/tests/ingester/test_http_source.py
index 8abe9cd7..8673f2fa 100644
--- a/tests/ingester/test_http_source.py
+++ b/tests/ingester/test_http_source.py
@@ -324,3 +324,21 @@ async def test_discover_emits_delete_for_removed_url_with_no_revision_tracked():
     ]
     by_uri = {e.uri: e for e in events}
     assert by_uri["https://example.com/no-etag.md"].kind is SourceEventKind.DELETE
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_discover_propagates_non_transport_errors():
+    """Programming errors (TypeError, etc.) should propagate instead of
+    being silently swallowed as UPSERT events."""
+
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        raise TypeError("unexpected bug")
+
+    src = HTTPSource(
+        source_id="x",
+        urls=["https://example.com/a.md"],
+        transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler),
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unexpected bug"):
+        async for _ in src.discover():
+            pass