diff --git a/document_scanner.py b/document_scanner.py
index 66407d9..1e15976 100644
--- a/document_scanner.py
+++ b/document_scanner.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ except ImportError:
     MASK_AVAILABLE = False
 
 try:
-    import fitz as _fitz          # PyMuPDF — for secure (sanitised) PDF redaction
+    import pymupdf as _fitz       # PyMuPDF — for secure (sanitised) PDF redaction
     PYMUPDF_AVAILABLE = True
 except ImportError:
     PYMUPDF_AVAILABLE = False
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ def count_faces_in_file(path, poppler_path=None, neighbors: int = 4) -> int:
 
         elif ext == ".pdf":
             if PYMUPDF_AVAILABLE:
-                import fitz as _fitz
+                import pymupdf as _fitz
                 doc = _fitz.open(str(path))
                 for page_idx in range(min(5, len(doc))):
                     pix = doc[page_idx].get_pixmap(dpi=100)
diff --git a/routes/scan.py b/routes/scan.py
index 1c76f08..02db7e4 100644
--- a/routes/scan.py
+++ b/routes/scan.py
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ def scan_start():
         try:
             run_scan(options)
             _maybe_send_auto_email()
+        except Exception:
+            _log.exception("[scan] background scan thread crashed")
+            _audit("scan_error", "background scan thread crashed", ip="")
         finally:
             state._scan_lock.release()
     threading.Thread(target=_run, daemon=True).start()