diff --git a/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-client.ts b/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-client.ts
index 7d23238..70db4e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-client.ts
+++ b/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-client.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ const POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 40;
 // ShowOrderDetails page size — large enough to fetch any realistic batch in
 // one request (see getOrderStatus / QW4).
 const ORDER_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+// Document download retry (transient ANCPI 5xx / timeout / error-page).
+const DOWNLOAD_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 4;
+const DOWNLOAD_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 3_000; // linear backoff: 3s, 6s, 9s
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /*  Session cache                                                      */
@@ -779,10 +782,20 @@ export class EpayClient {
     onProgress?: (attempt: number, status: string) => void,
   ): Promise<EpayOrderStatus> {
     for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
-      const status = await this.getOrderStatus(orderId);
-      if (onProgress) onProgress(attempt, status.status);
-      if (["Finalizata", "Anulata", "Plata refuzata"].includes(status.status)) {
-        return status;
+      try {
+        const status = await this.getOrderStatus(orderId);
+        if (onProgress) onProgress(attempt, status.status);
+        if (["Finalizata", "Anulata", "Plata refuzata"].includes(status.status)) {
+          return status;
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        // A transient ANCPI error (5xx, timeout) on ONE poll must not abort
+        // the whole batch — the order is paid and still being processed.
+        // Log and try again on the next cycle.
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        console.warn(
+          `[epay] poll ${attempt}/${POLL_MAX_ATTEMPTS} for order ${orderId} errored (${msg}); continuing`,
+        );
       }
       await sleep(POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
     }
@@ -793,29 +806,57 @@ export class EpayClient {
 
   async downloadDocument(idDocument: number, typeD = 4): Promise<Buffer> {
     const url = `${BASE_URL}/DownloadFile.action?typeD=${typeD}&id=${idDocument}&source=&browser=chrome`;
-    // Angular sends Content-Type: application/pdf in the REQUEST
-    const response = await this.client.post(url, null, {
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/pdf" },
-      timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      responseType: "arraybuffer",
-    });
+    let lastErr = "unknown";
 
-    const data = response.data;
-    if (!data || data.length < 100) {
-      throw new Error(`ePay download empty (${data?.length ?? 0} bytes)`);
+    // ANCPI's DownloadFile occasionally returns a transient 5xx / times out /
+    // hands back an error page even when the order is finalized (2026-06-05:
+    // 327649 got one 500, then succeeded on the very next attempt). The
+    // download is idempotent, so retry transient failures with backoff before
+    // giving up. A 4xx is treated as permanent (stop immediately).
+    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= DOWNLOAD_MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
+      try {
+        const response = await this.client.post(url, null, {
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/pdf" },
+          timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          responseType: "arraybuffer",
+          validateStatus: () => true, // inspect status ourselves for retry
+        });
+
+        if (response.status >= 400) {
+          lastErr = `HTTP ${response.status}`;
+          if (response.status < 500) break; // client error — won't fix on retry
+        } else {
+          const buf = Buffer.from(response.data ?? Buffer.alloc(0));
+          if (buf.length < 100) {
+            lastErr = `empty (${buf.length} bytes)`;
+          } else if (buf.subarray(0, 5).toString("latin1") !== "%PDF-") {
+            // Not a PDF — usually a transient ANCPI error page or an expired
+            // session. Retry; a fresh attempt often returns the real PDF.
+            const head = buf.subarray(0, 48).toString("latin1").replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+            lastErr = `not a PDF (head="${head.slice(0, 40)}")`;
+          } else {
+            if (attempt > 1) {
+              console.log(`[epay] download ${idDocument} recovered on attempt ${attempt}`);
+            }
+            console.log(`[epay] Downloaded document ${idDocument}: ${buf.length} bytes`);
+            return buf;
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Network error / timeout — retryable.
+        lastErr = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      }
+
+      if (attempt < DOWNLOAD_MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[epay] download ${idDocument} attempt ${attempt} failed (${lastErr}); retrying in ${DOWNLOAD_RETRY_DELAY_MS * attempt}ms`,
+        );
+        await sleep(DOWNLOAD_RETRY_DELAY_MS * attempt);
+      }
     }
-    const buf = Buffer.from(data);
-    // R2: if the ePay session expired mid-batch, DownloadFile returns the
-    // login/error HTML page (200 OK) instead of the PDF. Storing that as a
-    // ".pdf" silently corrupts the extract. Assert the PDF magic bytes.
-    if (buf.subarray(0, 5).toString("latin1") !== "%PDF-") {
-      const head = buf.subarray(0, 64).toString("latin1");
-      throw new Error(
-        `ePay download not a PDF (idDocument=${idDocument}, ${buf.length} bytes, head="${head.replace(/\s+/g, " ").slice(0, 40)}") — session may have expired`,
-      );
-    }
-    console.log(`[epay] Downloaded document ${idDocument}: ${buf.length} bytes`);
-    return buf;
+    throw new Error(
+      `ePay download failed after ${DOWNLOAD_MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts (idDocument=${idDocument}): ${lastErr}`,
+    );
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-queue.ts b/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-queue.ts
index 1477592..8f7bf19 100644
--- a/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-queue.ts
+++ b/src/modules/parcel-sync/services/epay-queue.ts
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@ async function finalizeOrder(
       plans.push({ item, doc, matchedByIndex, index: next });
     }
 
-    // Step 6: download + store in parallel (bounded). Each task is fully
-    // self-contained so a failure on one row doesn't abort the others. The
-    // file index is pre-allocated above, so parallel stores never overwrite.
-    await runWithConcurrency(plans, DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY, async ({ item, doc, matchedByIndex, index: fileIndex }) => {
+    // One plan's download + store. Returns true on success. On failure it
+    // marks the row failed and returns false so the caller can retry it.
+    const downloadAndStore = async (plan: Plan): Promise<boolean> => {
+      const { item, doc, matchedByIndex, index: fileIndex } = plan;
       try {
         await updateStatus(item.extractId, "downloading", {
           idDocument: doc.idDocument,
@@ -629,15 +629,43 @@ async function finalizeOrder(
         console.log(
           `[epay-queue] ${matchedByIndex ? "Review" : "Completed"}: ${item.input.nrCadastral} → ${path}`,
         );
+        return true;
       } catch (error) {
         const message =
           error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Eroare download/stocare";
         await updateStatus(item.extractId, "failed", {
           errorMessage: message,
         });
+        return false;
       }
+    };
+
+    // Step 6: download + store in parallel (bounded). Each task is fully
+    // self-contained so a failure on one row doesn't abort the others. The
+    // file index is pre-allocated above, so parallel stores never overwrite.
+    // downloadDocument already retries transient ANCPI errors per call; this
+    // adds a SECOND layer — a final sweep that re-attempts any row still
+    // failed (covers a longer ANCPI blip or a MinIO hiccup) with no new
+    // charge, since the order is already paid.
+    const failed: Plan[] = [];
+    await runWithConcurrency(plans, DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY, async (plan) => {
+      const ok = await downloadAndStore(plan);
+      if (!ok) failed.push(plan);
     });
 
+    if (failed.length > 0) {
+      console.warn(
+        `[epay-queue] ${failed.length}/${plans.length} downloads failed for order ${orderId} — retry sweep in 5s...`,
+      );
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
+      for (const plan of failed) {
+        const ok = await downloadAndStore(plan);
+        console.log(
+          `[epay-queue] retry sweep ${plan.item.input.nrCadastral}: ${ok ? "recovered" : "still failed"}`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     // Update credits after successful order
     const newCredits = await client.getCredits();
     updateEpayCredits(newCredits);