diff --git a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.module.ts b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.module.ts
index a8439896a..6cc0f1e00 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.module.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { AuthModule } from '../auth/auth.module';
 import { BookModule } from '../book/book.module';
 import { LibraryModule } from '../library/library.module';
 import { MetadataModule } from '../metadata/metadata.module';
+import { MetadataScoreModule } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.module';
 import { NotificationModule } from '../notification/notification.module';
 import { AuthorImageStorageService } from './author-image-storage.service';
 import { AuthorEnrichmentConfigService } from './author-enrichment-config.service';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const AUTHOR_PROVIDER_CLASSES = [AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider];
     LibraryModule,
     AppSettingsModule,
     MetadataModule,
+    MetadataScoreModule,
     forwardRef(() => NotificationModule),
     AuthModule,
     JwtModule.registerAsync({
diff --git a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.test.ts b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.test.ts
index 2d46c632e..9b6dbb614 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ describe('AuthorsRepository', () => {
     await expect(repo.findVisibleAuthorIds([], [1])).resolves.toEqual([]);
     await expect(repo.findVisibleAuthorIds([1], [])).resolves.toEqual([]);
     await expect(repo.countDistinctBooks([])).resolves.toBe(0);
+    await expect(repo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds([])).resolves.toEqual([]);
     await expect(repo.findRelatedLibraryIds([])).resolves.toEqual([]);
     await expect(repo.mergeAuthors(1, [])).resolves.toBeUndefined();
     await expect(repo.deleteAuthors([])).resolves.toBeUndefined();
@@ -144,10 +145,14 @@ describe('AuthorsRepository', () => {
 
   it('maps distinct ids for visibility and related-library lookup queries', async () => {
     const { db, selectDistinctBuilder } = makeDb();
-    selectDistinctBuilder.where.mockResolvedValueOnce([{ id: 5 }, { id: 8 }]).mockResolvedValueOnce([{ libraryId: 11 }, { libraryId: 12 }]);
+    selectDistinctBuilder.where
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ id: 5 }, { id: 8 }])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ bookId: 21 }, { bookId: 34 }])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ libraryId: 11 }, { libraryId: 12 }]);
     const repo = new AuthorsRepository(db as never);
 
     await expect(repo.findVisibleAuthorIds([5, 8], [100])).resolves.toEqual([5, 8]);
+    await expect(repo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds([1, 2])).resolves.toEqual([21, 34]);
     await expect(repo.findRelatedLibraryIds([1, 2])).resolves.toEqual([11, 12]);
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.ts b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.ts
index a83834dc5..18dee4405 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.repository.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ export class AuthorsRepository {
     return Number(total);
   }
 
+  async findBookIdsByAuthorIds(authorIds: number[]): Promise<number[]> {
+    if (authorIds.length === 0) return [];
+    const rows = await this.db.selectDistinct({ bookId: bookAuthors.bookId }).from(bookAuthors).where(inArray(bookAuthors.authorId, authorIds));
+    return rows.map((row) => row.bookId);
+  }
+
   async findRelatedLibraryIds(authorIds: number[]): Promise<number[]> {
     if (authorIds.length === 0) return [];
     const rows = await this.db
diff --git a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.test.ts
index e81fcd6de..90bb3fa61 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
     updateAuthorById: vi.fn(),
     findVisibleAuthorIds: vi.fn(),
     countDistinctBooks: vi.fn(),
+    findBookIdsByAuthorIds: vi.fn(),
     mergeAuthors: vi.fn(),
     deleteAuthors: vi.fn(),
     findRelatedLibraryIds: vi.fn(),
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
   const appSettings = {
     getAuthorsAutoEnrichmentWriteMode: vi.fn(),
   };
+  const metadataScoreService = {
+    calculateAndSaveMany: vi.fn(),
+  };
 
   let service: AuthorsService;
 
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
       authorImageStorage as any,
       enrichmentExecutor as any,
       enrichmentOrchestrator as any,
+      metadataScoreService as any,
     );
     libraryService.findAll.mockResolvedValue([{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }]);
     authorImageStorage.getThumbnailUrlIfExists.mockResolvedValue(null);
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
     enrichmentOrchestrator.schedule.mockResolvedValue(1);
     enrichmentOrchestrator.backfillLinkedAuthors.mockResolvedValue(8);
     appSettings.getAuthorsAutoEnrichmentWriteMode.mockResolvedValue('missing_only');
+    metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     vi.mocked(assembleBookCards).mockReturnValue([]);
   });
 
@@ -114,12 +120,13 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
   it('delete removes authors and returns impacted count', async () => {
     authorsRepo.findVisibleAuthorIds.mockResolvedValue([10, 11]);
     authorsRepo.findRelatedLibraryIds.mockResolvedValue([1, 2]);
-    authorsRepo.countDistinctBooks.mockResolvedValue(6);
+    authorsRepo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds.mockResolvedValue([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
     authorsRepo.deleteAuthors.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
     const result = await service.delete(reqUser(7, true), { authorIds: [10, 11, 11] });
 
     expect(authorsRepo.deleteAuthors).toHaveBeenCalledWith([10, 11]);
+    expect(metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
     expect(result.deletedAuthorIds).toEqual([10, 11]);
     expect(result.affectedBookCount).toBe(6);
   });
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
   it('merge deduplicates sources, merges, and returns impacted count', async () => {
     authorsRepo.findVisibleAuthorIds.mockResolvedValue([10, 11, 12]);
     authorsRepo.findRelatedLibraryIds.mockResolvedValue([1, 2]);
-    authorsRepo.countDistinctBooks.mockResolvedValue(8);
+    authorsRepo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds.mockResolvedValue([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]);
     authorsRepo.mergeAuthors.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     authorsRepo.findById.mockResolvedValue({
       id: 10,
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ describe('AuthorsService', () => {
     const result = await service.merge(reqUser(7, true), { targetAuthorId: 10, sourceAuthorIds: [10, 11, 11, 12] });
 
     expect(authorsRepo.mergeAuthors).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10, [11, 12]);
+    expect(metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]);
     expect(enrichmentOrchestrator.schedule).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10, AUTHOR_ENRICHMENT_REASONS.AUTHOR_MERGE_TARGET);
     expect(result.mergedAuthorIds).toEqual([11, 12]);
     expect(result.affectedBookCount).toBe(8);
diff --git a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.ts b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.ts
index 12ad3cd6f..a950f0c42 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/authors/authors.service.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { books } from '../../db/schema';
 import { BookReadService } from '../book/book-read.service';
 import { LibraryService } from '../library/library.service';
 import { AppSettingsService } from '../app-settings/app-settings.service';
+import { MetadataScoreService } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.service';
 import { AuthorImageStorageError, AuthorImageStorageService } from './author-image-storage.service';
 import { AUTHOR_ENRICHMENT_REASONS } from './author-enrichment-reasons';
 import { AuthorEnrichmentExecutorService } from './author-enrichment-executor.service';
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export class AuthorsService {
     private readonly authorImageStorage: AuthorImageStorageService,
     private readonly enrichmentExecutor: AuthorEnrichmentExecutorService,
     private readonly enrichmentOrchestrator: AuthorEnrichmentOrchestratorService,
+    private readonly metadataScoreService: MetadataScoreService,
   ) {}
 
   private assertPaginationWindow(page: number, size: number): void {
@@ -268,18 +270,19 @@ export class AuthorsService {
       const allAuthorIds = [dto.targetAuthorId, ...uniqueSourceIds];
       await this.assertMutationAccess(user, allAuthorIds);
 
-      const affectedBookCount = await this.authorsRepo.countDistinctBooks(uniqueSourceIds);
+      const affectedBookIds = await this.authorsRepo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds(uniqueSourceIds);
       await this.authorsRepo.mergeAuthors(dto.targetAuthorId, uniqueSourceIds);
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(affectedBookIds);
       await this.enrichmentOrchestrator.schedule(dto.targetAuthorId, AUTHOR_ENRICHMENT_REASONS.AUTHOR_MERGE_TARGET);
       const target = await this.findOne(user, dto.targetAuthorId);
 
       this.logger.log(
-        `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} targetAuthorId=${dto.targetAuthorId} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} mergedCount=${uniqueSourceIds.length} affectedBookCount=${affectedBookCount} - author merge completed`,
+        `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} targetAuthorId=${dto.targetAuthorId} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} mergedCount=${uniqueSourceIds.length} affectedBookCount=${affectedBookIds.length} - author merge completed`,
       );
       return {
         target,
         mergedAuthorIds: uniqueSourceIds,
-        affectedBookCount,
+        affectedBookCount: affectedBookIds.length,
       };
     } catch (err) {
       const errorClass = err instanceof Error ? err.name : 'Error';
@@ -303,15 +306,16 @@ export class AuthorsService {
       const authorIds = [...new Set(dto.authorIds)];
       await this.assertMutationAccess(user, authorIds);
 
-      const affectedBookCount = await this.authorsRepo.countDistinctBooks(authorIds);
+      const affectedBookIds = await this.authorsRepo.findBookIdsByAuthorIds(authorIds);
       await this.authorsRepo.deleteAuthors(authorIds);
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(affectedBookIds);
       this.logger.log(
-        `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} deletedCount=${authorIds.length} affectedBookCount=${affectedBookCount} - author delete completed`,
+        `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} deletedCount=${authorIds.length} affectedBookCount=${affectedBookIds.length} - author delete completed`,
       );
 
       return {
         deletedAuthorIds: authorIds,
-        affectedBookCount,
+        affectedBookCount: affectedBookIds.length,
       };
     } catch (err) {
       const errorClass = err instanceof Error ? err.name : 'Error';
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.test.ts
index 1b39a078c..c2a50f8c6 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ function makeService() {
     replaceNarrators: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     upsertComicMetadata: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
   };
+  const metadataScoreService = {
+    calculateAndSave: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
   const bookReadService = {
     replaceCommunityRatings: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
   };
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ function makeService() {
     libraryService as never,
     appSettings as never,
     metadataService as never,
+    metadataScoreService as never,
     bookReadService as never,
     validator as never,
     storage as never,
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ function makeService() {
     libraryService,
     appSettings,
     metadataService,
+    metadataScoreService,
     bookReadService,
     validator,
     storage,
@@ -1066,7 +1071,7 @@ describe('BookDockFinalizeService', () => {
   });
 
   it('applyMetadata updates scalar metadata fields and related author/genre rows', async () => {
-    const { service, db, metadataService } = makeService();
+    const { service, db, metadataService, metadataScoreService } = makeService();
     const updateChain = {
       set: vi.fn(),
       where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
@@ -1109,6 +1114,20 @@ describe('BookDockFinalizeService', () => {
     );
     expect(metadataService.replaceAuthors).toHaveBeenCalledWith(15, [{ name: 'Author A', sortName: null }]);
     expect(metadataService.replaceGenres).toHaveBeenCalledWith(15, ['Fantasy']);
+    expect(metadataScoreService.calculateAndSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(15);
+  });
+
+  it('applyMetadata propagates score persistence failures', async () => {
+    const { service, db, metadataScoreService } = makeService();
+    const updateChain = {
+      set: vi.fn(),
+      where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    };
+    updateChain.set.mockReturnValue(updateChain);
+    db.update.mockReturnValue(updateChain);
+    metadataScoreService.calculateAndSave.mockRejectedValue(new Error('score failed'));
+
+    await expect((service as any).applyMetadata(15, makeRow())).rejects.toThrow('score failed');
   });
 
   it('applyMetadata nulls publishedYear when it is outside database bounds', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.ts b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.ts
index fefb61ba2..731caf96c 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock-finalize.service.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { bookMetadata, libraries, libraryFolders } from '../../db/schema';
 import { AppSettingsService } from '../app-settings/app-settings.service';
 import { LibraryService } from '../library/library.service';
 import { MetadataService } from '../metadata/metadata.service';
+import { MetadataScoreService } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.service';
 import { UploadProcessorService } from '../upload/upload-processor.service';
 import { UploadStorageService } from '../upload/upload-storage.service';
 import { UploadValidatorService } from '../upload/upload-validator.service';
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export class BookDockFinalizeService implements OnModuleInit, OnApplicationBoots
     private readonly libraryService: LibraryService,
     private readonly appSettings: AppSettingsService,
     private readonly metadataService: MetadataService,
+    private readonly metadataScoreService: MetadataScoreService,
     private readonly bookReadService: BookReadService,
     private readonly validator: UploadValidatorService,
     private readonly storage: UploadStorageService,
@@ -855,6 +857,8 @@ export class BookDockFinalizeService implements OnModuleInit, OnApplicationBoots
         audio.narrators.map((name) => ({ name, sortName: null })),
       );
     }
+
+    await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
   }
 
   private async cleanupBookDockRecord(row: BookDockFileRow): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock.module.ts b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock.module.ts
index 586153666..a8650782c 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-dock/book-dock.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { BookModule } from '../book/book.module';
 import { LibraryModule } from '../library/library.module';
 import { MetadataFetchModule } from '../metadata-fetch/metadata-fetch.module';
 import { MetadataModule } from '../metadata/metadata.module';
+import { MetadataScoreModule } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.module';
 import { NotificationModule } from '../notification/notification.module';
 import { UploadModule } from '../upload/upload.module';
 import { BookDockController } from './book-dock.controller';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { BookDockRepository } from './book-dock.repository';
     LibraryModule,
     MetadataFetchModule,
     MetadataModule,
+    MetadataScoreModule,
     forwardRef(() => NotificationModule),
     AppSettingsModule,
     JwtModule.registerAsync({
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.test.ts
index da4715fbe..59db0d5fb 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.test.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ describe('BookMetadataFetchOrchestratorService', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('processOne marks done and clears session when metadata pipeline succeeds', async () => {
+  it('processOne marks the queue item failed when score persistence fails', async () => {
     const { service, queueRepo, bookReadService, pipeline, scoreService, session } = makeService();
     session.addToTotal(1);
     bookReadService.findById.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ describe('BookMetadataFetchOrchestratorService', () => {
 
     await (service as any).processOne(90, 'Book');
 
-    expect(queueRepo.markDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(90);
-    expect(queueRepo.markFailed).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(session.getSnapshot().sessionDone).toBe(1);
+    expect(queueRepo.markDone).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(queueRepo.markFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(90, 'score delayed', undefined);
+    expect(session.getSnapshot().sessionDone).toBe(0);
     expect(session.getSnapshot().currentItemName).toBeNull();
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.ts b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.ts
index 0b1d687de..5e6794cf1 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-fetch/book-metadata-fetch-orchestrator.service.ts
@@ -257,13 +257,7 @@ export class BookMetadataFetchOrchestratorService implements OnApplicationBootst
 
       await this.persistResolved(bookId, resolved, providerIds, authorRows, genreRows, narratorRows);
 
-      this.scoreService
-        .calculateAndSave(bookId)
-        .catch((err: Error) =>
-          this.logger.warn(
-            `[book.metadata_fetch.score_recalc] [fail] bookId=${bookId} errorClass=${err.name} error="${sanitizeLogValue(err.message)}" - metadata score recalculation failed`,
-          ),
-        );
+      await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
 
       this.logger.debug(`[book.metadata_fetch] [end] bookId=${bookId} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} - metadata fetch completed`);
       await this.queueRepo.markDone(bookId);
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
index 586d57f82..94bbdb3e1 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,11 @@ function makeService(overrides: { bookMetadataLockService?: unknown } = {}) {
   };
   const scoreService = {
     calculateAndSave: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    calculateAndSaveMany: vi.fn(),
   };
+  scoreService.calculateAndSaveMany.mockImplementation((bookIds: number[]) =>
+    Promise.all(bookIds.map((bookId) => scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId))).then(() => undefined),
+  );
   const embedder = {
     embedBook: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
   };
@@ -3344,18 +3348,15 @@ describe('BookService', () => {
       expect(scoreService.calculateAndSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3);
     });
 
-    it('bulkSetRating logs score recalculation failures without interrupting the update', async () => {
+    it('bulkSetRating propagates score recalculation failures', async () => {
       const { service, bookRepo, scoreService } = makeService();
       const user = makeUser({ id: 42 });
-      const warnSpy = vi.spyOn((service as unknown as { logger: { warn: (message: string) => void } }).logger, 'warn').mockImplementation();
       vi.spyOn(service, 'verifyLibraryAccessForBookIds').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
       scoreService.calculateAndSave.mockRejectedValue(new Error('score exploded'));
 
-      await service.bulkSetRating([3], 4, user);
-      await Promise.resolve();
+      await expect(service.bulkSetRating([3], 4, user)).rejects.toThrow('score exploded');
 
       expect(bookRepo.bulkSetRating).toHaveBeenCalledWith([3], 4, 42);
-      expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Score calculation failed for book 3: score exploded');
     });
 
     it('bulkSetMetadata updates a single metadata field and queues follow-up work', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
index d40d3f205..4e1df51d8 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ export class BookService {
           this.fileRenameService?.scheduleRename(id, user.id);
         }
       }
-      this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(id).catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Score calculation failed for book ${id}: ${err.message}`));
+      await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(id);
     }
 
     const detail = await this.getDetail(id, user);
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ export class BookService {
     const updatableIds = bookIds.filter((bookId) => !lockedIds.has(bookId));
     if (updatableIds.length > 0) {
       await this.bookRepo.bulkSetRating(updatableIds, rating, user.id);
-      this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(updatableIds, user.id);
+      await this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(updatableIds, user.id);
       this.achievementEvents?.emit(ACHIEVEMENT_EVENT_BOOK_RATING_CHANGED, {
         userId: user.id,
         bookIds: updatableIds,
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ export class BookService {
           }
         });
       }
-      this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(updatableIds, user.id);
+      await this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(updatableIds, user.id);
     }
     this.logger.log(
       `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} count=${bookIds.length} field=${field} updated=${updatableIds.length} skippedLocked=${lockedIds.size} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} - bulk set metadata completed`,
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ export class BookService {
         await this.metadataService.replaceTags(bookId, next, { executor: tx });
       }
     });
-    this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(bookIds, user.id);
+    await this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(bookIds, user.id);
 
     this.logger.log(
       `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} count=${bookIds.length} mode=${mode} tagCount=${tags.length} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} - bulk update tags completed`,
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ export class BookService {
     }
 
     if (allUpdatedBookIds.size > 0) {
-      this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects([...allUpdatedBookIds], user.id);
+      await this.triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects([...allUpdatedBookIds], user.id);
     }
 
     const result: BulkEditMetadataResult = {
@@ -3285,14 +3285,13 @@ export class BookService {
     );
   }
 
-  private triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(bookIds: number[], userId: number): void {
+  private async triggerPostMetadataUpdateEffects(bookIds: number[], userId: number): Promise<void> {
     for (const bookId of bookIds) {
       this.fileWriteService?.scheduleWrite(bookId, 'auto', userId);
       this.fileRenameService?.scheduleRename(bookId, userId);
-      void this.scoreService
-        .calculateAndSave(bookId)
-        .catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Score calculation failed for book ${bookId}: ${err.message}`));
     }
+
+    await this.scoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(bookIds);
   }
 
   private resolveChapters(
diff --git a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.module.ts b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.module.ts
index 34347c041..436970506 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.module.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { BookMetadataLockModule } from '../book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock
 import { FileWriteModule } from '../file-write/file-write.module';
 import { LibraryModule } from '../library/library.module';
 import { MetadataPreferencesModule } from '../metadata-preferences/metadata-preferences.module';
+import { MetadataScoreModule } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.module';
 import { COVER_PROVIDERS } from './constants';
 import { CoverController } from './cover.controller';
 import { CoverService } from './cover.service';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import { CoverProviderRegistry } from './provider-registry';
 const PROVIDER_CLASSES = [DuckDuckGoCoverProvider, ITunesCoverProvider, AudiobookCoversCoverProvider];
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [BookModule, BookMetadataLockModule, FileWriteModule, LibraryModule, MetadataPreferencesModule],
+  imports: [BookModule, BookMetadataLockModule, FileWriteModule, LibraryModule, MetadataPreferencesModule, MetadataScoreModule],
   controllers: [CoverController],
   providers: [
     ...PROVIDER_CLASSES,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.test.ts
index c93dfd1d7..da7024476 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ function createService(providerRegistry: CoverProviderRegistry, options?: { asse
     { verifyUserAccess: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
     { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('/tmp/books') } as never,
     providerRegistry,
+    { calculateAndSave: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
   );
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ function createMutationService(options?: { assertFieldsUnlocked?: ReturnType<typ
   const updateSet = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ where: updateWhere });
   const update = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ set: updateSet });
   const mockDb = { insert, update };
+  const scoreService = {
+    calculateAndSave: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
 
   const service = new CoverService(
     mockDb as never,
@@ -125,9 +129,10 @@ function createMutationService(options?: { assertFieldsUnlocked?: ReturnType<typ
     { verifyUserAccess: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
     { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('/tmp/books') } as never,
     { select: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]) } as unknown as CoverProviderRegistry,
+    scoreService as never,
   );
 
-  return { service, mockDb, updateSet };
+  return { service, mockDb, updateSet, scoreService };
 }
 
 describe('CoverService', () => {
@@ -474,7 +479,7 @@ describe('CoverService', () => {
     });
 
     it('saves custom cover file and thumbnail when unlocked', async () => {
-      const { service, mockDb, updateSet } = createMutationService();
+      const { service, mockDb, updateSet, scoreService } = createMutationService();
       const source = Buffer.from('image-data');
       const normalized = Buffer.from('normalized-image');
 
@@ -510,6 +515,21 @@ describe('CoverService', () => {
       );
       expect(mockDb.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(books);
       expect(updateSet).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ updatedAt: expect.any(Date) });
+      expect(scoreService.calculateAndSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(12);
+    });
+
+    it('propagates score persistence failures after updating the cover source', async () => {
+      const { service, scoreService } = createMutationService();
+      scoreService.calculateAndSave.mockRejectedValue(new Error('score failed'));
+      vi.mocked(coverDirPath).mockReturnValue('/tmp/books/covers/12');
+      vi.mocked(imageExt).mockReturnValue('jpg');
+      vi.mocked(generateThumbnail).mockResolvedValue(Buffer.from('thumb'));
+      vi.mocked(readdir).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+      vi.mocked(mkdir).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+      vi.mocked(writeFile).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      vi.mocked(rename).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await expect(service.uploadCover(12, Buffer.from('image-data'), 'image/jpeg', makeUser())).rejects.toThrow('score failed');
     });
 
     it('preserves the existing cover when image normalization fails', async () => {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.ts b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.ts
index 73f6932c8..a604c410e 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/cover/cover.service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { BookMetadataLockService } from '../book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-loc
 import { FileWriteService } from '../file-write/file-write.service';
 import { LibraryService } from '../library/library.service';
 import { generateThumbnail, imageExt, normalizeProgressiveJpeg } from '../metadata/lib/cover';
+import { MetadataScoreService } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.service';
 import {
   COVER_CUSTOM_FILE_PREFIX,
   COVER_PROXY_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export class CoverService {
     private readonly libraryService: LibraryService,
     private readonly config: ConfigService,
     private readonly providerRegistry: CoverProviderRegistry,
+    private readonly metadataScoreService: MetadataScoreService,
   ) {
     this.appDataPath = this.config.get<string>('storage.appDataPath')!;
   }
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ export class CoverService {
       .values({ bookId, coverSource: source, updatedAt: now })
       .onConflictDoUpdate({ target: bookMetadata.bookId, set: { coverSource: source, updatedAt: now } });
     await this.db.update(books).set({ updatedAt: now }).where(eq(books.id, bookId));
+    await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
   }
 
   private async fetchRemoteImage(rawUrl: string): Promise<{ buffer: Buffer; contentType: string }> {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.module.ts b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.module.ts
index 764700c7b..582b0d4fb 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.module.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthorsModule } from '../authors/authors.module';
 import { FileWriteModule } from '../file-write/file-write.module';
 import { LibraryModule } from '../library/library.module';
+import { MetadataScoreModule } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.module';
 import { EntityManagerController } from './entity-manager.controller';
 import { EntityManagerRepository } from './entity-manager.repository';
 import { EntityManagerService } from './entity-manager.service';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import { SeriesStrategy } from './strategies/series.strategy';
 import { TagStrategy } from './strategies/tag.strategy';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [AuthorsModule, FileWriteModule, LibraryModule],
+  imports: [AuthorsModule, FileWriteModule, LibraryModule, MetadataScoreModule],
   controllers: [EntityManagerController],
   providers: [
     EntityManagerService,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.test.ts
index 46064b609..325d82b1c 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ function makeService() {
   const fileWriteService = {
     scheduleWrite: vi.fn(),
   };
+  const metadataScoreService = {
+    calculateAndSaveMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
 
   const duplicateCompute = {
     readCandidatePairs: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ function makeService() {
     repo as any,
     libraryService as any,
     fileWriteService as any,
+    metadataScoreService as any,
     duplicateCompute as any,
     authorStrategy as any,
     genreStrategy as any,
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ function makeService() {
     repo,
     libraryService,
     fileWriteService,
+    metadataScoreService,
     duplicateCompute,
     strategies: {
       author: authorStrategy,
@@ -600,7 +605,7 @@ describe('EntityManagerService', () => {
 
   describe('merge', () => {
     it('calls strategy merge and cleans up dismissed pairs for first-class', async () => {
-      const { service, strategies, repo, duplicateCompute } = makeService();
+      const { service, strategies, repo, duplicateCompute, metadataScoreService } = makeService();
       (strategies.author.merge as any).mockResolvedValue({
         affectedBookIds: [10, 20],
         imagePromoted: true,
@@ -615,6 +620,7 @@ describe('EntityManagerService', () => {
       expect(repo.deleteDismissedPairsForEntity).toHaveBeenCalledWith('author', 3);
       expect(duplicateCompute.invalidateCandidatesForEntities).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(duplicateCompute.invalidateCandidatesForEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith('author', [2, 3]);
+      expect(metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith([10, 20]);
       expect(result).toEqual({
         targetId: 1,
         mergedIds: [2, 3],
@@ -624,6 +630,14 @@ describe('EntityManagerService', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('propagates score persistence failures', async () => {
+      const { service, strategies, metadataScoreService } = makeService();
+      (strategies.author.merge as any).mockResolvedValue({ affectedBookIds: [10] });
+      metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany.mockRejectedValue(new Error('score failed'));
+
+      await expect(service.merge('author', mockUser, 1, [2], false)).rejects.toThrow('score failed');
+    });
+
     it('invalidates candidate rows once for all merged source IDs', async () => {
       const { service, strategies, duplicateCompute } = makeService();
       (strategies.author.merge as any).mockResolvedValue({ affectedBookIds: [] });
diff --git a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.ts b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.ts
index 3af5c74ed..bfa4e71bd 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/entity-manager/entity-manager.service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { RequestUser } from '../../common/types/request-user';
 import { sanitizeLogValue } from '../../common/utils/log-sanitize.utils';
 import { FileWriteService } from '../file-write/file-write.service';
 import { LibraryService } from '../library/library.service';
+import { MetadataScoreService } from '../metadata-score/metadata-score.service';
 import { EntityManagerRepository } from './entity-manager.repository';
 import { DuplicateComputeService } from './duplicate-compute.service';
 import type { EntityBookScope, EntityStrategy, RawCandidatePair } from './strategies/entity-strategy.interface';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export class EntityManagerService {
     private readonly repo: EntityManagerRepository,
     private readonly libraryService: LibraryService,
     private readonly fileWriteService: FileWriteService,
+    private readonly metadataScoreService: MetadataScoreService,
     private readonly duplicateCompute: DuplicateComputeService,
     authorStrategy: AuthorStrategy,
     genreStrategy: GenreStrategy,
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ export class EntityManagerService {
       if (writeFiles) {
         this.scheduleWrites(result.affectedBookIds, user.id);
       }
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(result.affectedBookIds);
 
       this.logger.log(
         `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} entityType=${entityType} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} affectedBooks=${result.affectedBookIds.length} - merge completed`,
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ export class EntityManagerService {
       if (writeFiles) {
         this.scheduleWrites(result.affectedBookIds, user.id);
       }
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(result.affectedBookIds);
 
       this.logger.log(
         `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} entityType=${entityType} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} implicitMerge=${result.wasImplicitMerge} - rename completed`,
@@ -343,6 +347,7 @@ export class EntityManagerService {
       if (writeFiles) {
         this.scheduleWrites(result.affectedBookIds, user.id);
       }
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(result.affectedBookIds);
 
       this.logger.log(
         `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} entityType=${entityType} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} affectedBooks=${result.affectedBookIds.length} - delete completed`,
@@ -403,6 +408,7 @@ export class EntityManagerService {
       if (writeFiles) {
         this.scheduleWrites(result.affectedBookIds, user.id);
       }
+      await this.metadataScoreService.calculateAndSaveMany(result.affectedBookIds);
 
       this.logger.log(
         `[${event}] [end] userId=${user.id} entityType=${entityType} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} newEntities=${result.newEntities.length} - split completed`,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.test.ts
index 10b8760e7..71d4bd920 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function makeWeights(): MetadataScoreWeights {
     openLibraryId: 1,
     itunesId: 1,
     koboId: 1,
+    aladinId: 1,
   };
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +131,44 @@ describe('MetadataScoreService', () => {
     expect(repo.updateMetadataScore).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('serializes concurrent score calculations for the same book', async () => {
+    const { service, repo, scorer, appSettings } = makeService();
+    const firstLoad = deferred<Record<string, unknown>>();
+    const firstData = { title: 'Before' };
+    const secondData = { title: 'After' };
+    repo.loadScoreData.mockReturnValueOnce(firstLoad.promise).mockResolvedValueOnce(secondData);
+    appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights.mockResolvedValue(makeWeights());
+    scorer.compute.mockReturnValueOnce(20).mockReturnValueOnce(90);
+
+    const firstCalculation = service.calculateAndSave(12);
+    const secondCalculation = service.calculateAndSave(12);
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 5 && repo.loadScoreData.mock.calls.length === 0; attempt++) {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    expect(repo.loadScoreData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    firstLoad.resolve(firstData);
+    await Promise.all([firstCalculation, secondCalculation]);
+
+    expect(repo.loadScoreData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(repo.updateMetadataScore).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 12, 20);
+    expect(repo.updateMetadataScore).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 12, 90);
+  });
+
+  it('recalculates unique books in bulk with one weights lookup', async () => {
+    const { service, repo, scorer, appSettings } = makeService();
+    repo.loadScoreData.mockResolvedValue({ title: 'Book' });
+    appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights.mockResolvedValue(makeWeights());
+    scorer.compute.mockReturnValue(75);
+
+    await service.calculateAndSaveMany([3, 5, 3, 0]);
+
+    expect(appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(repo.loadScoreData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(repo.updateMetadataScore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3, 75);
+    expect(repo.updateMetadataScore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5, 75);
+  });
+
   it('starts manual recalculation and reports completed status with success/failure counters', async () => {
     const { service, repo, scorer, appSettings } = makeService();
     const weights = makeWeights();
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.ts
index 31489e3d0..c525a8595 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata-score/metadata-score.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { MetadataScoreScorer, type ScoreData } from './metadata-score.scorer';
 
 const RECALCULATION_PAGE_SIZE = 200;
 const RECALCULATION_WRITE_CONCURRENCY = 25;
+const ON_DEMAND_WRITE_CONCURRENCY = 25;
 const RECALCULATION_EVENT = 'metadata_score.recalculate_all';
 const RECALCULATION_BOOK_EVENT = 'metadata_score.recalculate_book';
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export type MetadataRecalculationStatus = {
 @Injectable()
 export class MetadataScoreService {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(MetadataScoreService.name);
+  private readonly pendingBookCalculations = new Map<number, Promise<void>>();
   private runningPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
   private status: MetadataRecalculationStatus = this.makeInitialStatus();
 
@@ -66,13 +68,43 @@ export class MetadataScoreService {
     return { started: true, status: this.getRecalculationStatus() };
   }
 
-  async calculateAndSave(bookId: number): Promise<void> {
-    const [data, weights] = await Promise.all([this.repo.loadScoreData(bookId), this.appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights()]);
+  calculateAndSave(bookId: number): Promise<void> {
+    return this.enqueueBookCalculation(bookId, async () => {
+      const weights = await this.appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights();
+      await this.calculateAndSaveWithWeights(bookId, weights);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async calculateAndSaveMany(bookIds: number[]): Promise<void> {
+    const uniqueBookIds = [...new Set(bookIds)].filter((bookId) => Number.isInteger(bookId) && bookId > 0);
+    if (uniqueBookIds.length === 0) return;
+
+    const weights = await this.appSettings.getMetadataScoreWeights();
+    for (let index = 0; index < uniqueBookIds.length; index += ON_DEMAND_WRITE_CONCURRENCY) {
+      const chunk = uniqueBookIds.slice(index, index + ON_DEMAND_WRITE_CONCURRENCY);
+      await Promise.all(chunk.map((bookId) => this.enqueueBookCalculation(bookId, () => this.calculateAndSaveWithWeights(bookId, weights))));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async calculateAndSaveWithWeights(bookId: number, weights: MetadataScoreWeights): Promise<void> {
+    const data = await this.repo.loadScoreData(bookId);
     if (!data) return;
     const score = this.scorer.compute(data, weights);
     await this.repo.updateMetadataScore(bookId, score);
   }
 
+  private enqueueBookCalculation(bookId: number, calculate: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+    const previous = this.pendingBookCalculations.get(bookId) ?? Promise.resolve();
+    const calculation = previous.catch(() => undefined).then(calculate);
+    this.pendingBookCalculations.set(bookId, calculation);
+
+    return calculation.finally(() => {
+      if (this.pendingBookCalculations.get(bookId) === calculation) {
+        this.pendingBookCalculations.delete(bookId);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   private async runRecalculation(trigger: MetadataRecalculationTrigger): Promise<void> {
     const startedAt = Date.now();
     this.status = {
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.test.ts
index dc6acd876..f17d95568 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.test.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ describe('MetadataService', () => {
     await expect(service.extractAndSave(15, '/books/a.pdf', 'pdf')).rejects.toThrow('bad metadata');
   });
 
-  it('extractAndSave logs warning when score calculation or embedding fails', async () => {
+  it('extractAndSave propagates score calculation failures after persisting metadata', async () => {
     const { db } = makeDb();
     const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(Logger.prototype, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
     const scoreService = {
@@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ describe('MetadataService', () => {
       coverBuffer: null,
     });
 
-    await service.extractAndSave(44, '/tmp/warn-book.pdf', 'pdf');
+    await expect(service.extractAndSave(44, '/tmp/warn-book.pdf', 'pdf')).rejects.toThrow('score failed');
     await Promise.resolve();
 
     expect(scoreService.calculateAndSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(44);
     expect(failingEmbedder.embedBook).toHaveBeenCalledWith(44);
-    expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('[metadata.score_calculation] [fail]'));
+    expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('[metadata.extract_and_save] [fail]'));
     expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('[metadata.embedding] [fail]'));
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.ts
index f6c3c5267..945f41630 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata/metadata.service.ts
@@ -110,11 +110,7 @@ export class MetadataService {
 
       await Promise.all([this.persistMetadata(bookId, data, format), data.cover ? this.persistCover(bookId, data.cover, true) : Promise.resolve()]);
 
-      this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId).catch((error: Error) => {
-        this.logger.warn(
-          `[metadata.score_calculation] [fail] bookId=${bookId} errorClass=${error.name} error="${sanitizeLogValue(error.message)}" - metadata score calculation failed`,
-        );
-      });
+      await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
 
       this.logger.debug(
         `[${event}] [end] bookId=${bookId} format=${format} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} coverExtracted=${data.cover != null} - metadata extraction completed`,
@@ -194,8 +190,6 @@ export class MetadataService {
       }
 
       await this.persistCover(bookId, buffer, true);
-      this.logger.debug(`[${event}] [end] bookId=${bookId} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} saved=true - cover download completed`);
-      return true;
     } catch (error) {
       const errorClass = error instanceof Error ? error.name : 'Error';
       const errorMessage = sanitizeLogValue(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
@@ -204,10 +198,15 @@ export class MetadataService {
       );
       return false;
     }
+
+    await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
+    this.logger.debug(`[${event}] [end] bookId=${bookId} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} saved=true - cover download completed`);
+    return true;
   }
 
   async saveExtractedCoverBytes(bookId: number, bytes: Buffer): Promise<void> {
     await this.persistCover(bookId, bytes, true);
+    await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
   }
 
   async refreshCoverForBook(bookId: number, absolutePath: string, format: string): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -235,10 +234,6 @@ export class MetadataService {
         return false;
       }
       await this.persistCover(bookId, data.cover, false);
-      this.logger.debug(
-        `[${event}] [end] bookId=${bookId} format=${format} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} refreshed=true - cover refresh completed`,
-      );
-      return true;
     } catch (error) {
       const errorClass = error instanceof Error ? error.name : 'Error';
       const errorMessage = sanitizeLogValue(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
@@ -247,6 +242,12 @@ export class MetadataService {
       );
       return false;
     }
+
+    await this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(bookId);
+    this.logger.debug(
+      `[${event}] [end] bookId=${bookId} format=${format} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} refreshed=true - cover refresh completed`,
+    );
+    return true;
   }
 
   // ── Audio helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────