diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
index 41a08f8..4603aa6 100644
--- a/api/main.py
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -3297,7 +3297,8 @@ async def retry_job_download(job_id: str, bg: BackgroundTasks) -> Job:
     job = JOBS.get(job_id)
     if not job:
         raise HTTPException(404, "job not found")
-    if job.source_kind == "upload" or job.url.startswith("upload://"):
+    source_kind = getattr(job, "source_kind", "")
+    if source_kind == "upload" or job.url.startswith("upload://"):
         raise HTTPException(409, "uploaded videos cannot be redownloaded; upload the file again")
     if job.status in {"downloading", "splitting", "transcribing"}:
         raise HTTPException(409, f"job is busy: {job.status}")