diff --git a/deploy/cleura/portfolio-sync.sh b/deploy/cleura/portfolio-sync.sh
index 8c68b5c..0e4e2e9 100644
--- a/deploy/cleura/portfolio-sync.sh
+++ b/deploy/cleura/portfolio-sync.sh
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ git -C "$DIR" checkout -q -B main origin/main
 git -C "$DIR" reset -q --hard origin/main
 
 echo "[sync] scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs"
-docker run --rm --memory 2g --cpus 2 --network bridge \
+# portfolio-sync.mjs exits 1 when a single photo fails but still writes the others; those are committed below, and the
+# run ends with exit 1 so systemd shows that something needs a look (journalctl -u portfolio-sync).
+SYNC_RC=0
+docker run --rm --memory 3g --cpus 2 --network bridge \
   -e IMMICH_URL -e IMMICH_API_KEY -e PORTFOLIO_TAG_ID \
   -v "$DIR":/app --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/app/.git -w /app "$NODE" \
-  sh -c 'npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error >/dev/null && node scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs'
+  sh -c 'npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error >/dev/null && node scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs' || SYNC_RC=$?
 
 if git -C "$DIR" status --porcelain -- src/assets/images/portfolio | grep -q .; then
   git -C "$DIR" add -A src/assets/images/portfolio
@@ -69,3 +72,7 @@ if git -C "$DIR" status --porcelain -- src/assets/images/portfolio | grep -q .;
 else
   echo "[sync] no changes"
 fi
+if [ "$SYNC_RC" != 0 ]; then
+  echo "[sync] WARNING: portfolio-sync.mjs exited $SYNC_RC - some photos failed (see the lines with '!' above)"
+  exit "$SYNC_RC"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs b/scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs
index b7ee02f..8810c43 100644
--- a/scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs
+++ b/scripts/portfolio-sync.mjs
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ function destName(asset) {
 async function downloadAndResize(asset, destPath) {
   const res = await api("GET", `/assets/${asset.id}/original`);
   const buf = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());
-  await sharp(buf)
+  // Pixel shift and the 15000 px Instagram squares can exceed sharp's default limit (268 MP). JPEGs are shrunk while
+  // they are decoded, so memory stays low; the sync container still has a memory cap.
+  await sharp(buf, { limitInputPixels: 1_000_000_000 })
     .rotate()                               // respektera EXIF-orientering
     .resize(MAX_DIM, MAX_DIM, { fit: "inside", withoutEnlargement: true })
     .withMetadata()                         // BEVARA EXIF (kritiskt för portfolions datum/kamera)