diff --git a/daily_sunrise_video.sh b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
index febe5d7..4aaa283 100755
--- a/daily_sunrise_video.sh
+++ b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
@@ -343,33 +343,14 @@ else
         if [ -f "$cam_audio" ]; then
             audio_src="$cam_audio"
             echo "Audio: camera recording (centred on sunrise)"
-        else
-            # Yesterday fallback before library: keeps the clip on-site
-            yesterday_date=$(date -d "yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
-            yday_audio="${AUDIO_DIR:-$BASE_DIR/audio}/sunrise/$CAM_NAME/$yesterday_date/sunrise-audio.m4a"
-            [ ! -f "$yday_audio" ] && yday_audio="$BASE_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$yesterday_date/sunrise-audio.m4a"
-            if [ -f "$yday_audio" ]; then
-                audio_src="$yday_audio"
-                echo "Audio: yesterday's recording ($yesterday_date)"
-            else
-                library_dir="$SCRIPT_DIR/sunrise-sounds"
-                if [ -d "$library_dir" ]; then
-                    random_file=$(find "$library_dir" -name "*.mp3" | shuf -n 1 2>/dev/null || true)
-                    if [ -n "$random_file" ]; then
-                        audio_src="$random_file"
-                        echo "Audio: library fallback  $(basename "$audio_src")"
-                    fi
-                fi
-            fi
         fi
-        # Live RTSP as last resort — captures current ambient sound when no
-        # pre-recorded file is available from today, yesterday, or the library.
+        # 2nd fallback: live RTSP — captures current ambient sound right now
         if [ -z "$audio_src" ]; then
             _rtsp_var="CAM_RTSP_${CAM_NAME}"
             _rtsp_url="${!_rtsp_var:-}"
             if [ -n "$_rtsp_url" ]; then
                 temp_live_audio=$(mktemp --suffix=.m4a)
-                echo "Audio: no saved file found — capturing ${SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS}s live from RTSP..."
+                echo "Audio: no saved file — capturing ${SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS}s live from RTSP..."
                 if ffmpeg -loglevel warning \
                     -rtsp_transport tcp \
                     -i "$_rtsp_url" \
@@ -380,7 +361,28 @@ else
                     echo "Audio: live RTSP captured OK"
                 else
                     rm -f "$temp_live_audio"; temp_live_audio=""
-                    echo "Audio: live RTSP capture failed — continuing silent"
+                    echo "Audio: live RTSP capture failed — trying yesterday"
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+        # 3rd fallback: yesterday's recording
+        if [ -z "$audio_src" ]; then
+            yesterday_date=$(date -d "yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
+            yday_audio="${AUDIO_DIR:-$BASE_DIR/audio}/sunrise/$CAM_NAME/$yesterday_date/sunrise-audio.m4a"
+            [ ! -f "$yday_audio" ] && yday_audio="$BASE_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$yesterday_date/sunrise-audio.m4a"
+            if [ -f "$yday_audio" ]; then
+                audio_src="$yday_audio"
+                echo "Audio: yesterday's recording ($yesterday_date)"
+            fi
+        fi
+        # 4th fallback: library
+        if [ -z "$audio_src" ]; then
+            library_dir="$SCRIPT_DIR/sunrise-sounds"
+            if [ -d "$library_dir" ]; then
+                random_file=$(find "$library_dir" -name "*.mp3" | shuf -n 1 2>/dev/null || true)
+                if [ -n "$random_file" ]; then
+                    audio_src="$random_file"
+                    echo "Audio: library fallback  $(basename "$audio_src")"
                 fi
             fi
         fi