diff --git a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
index f30f557..b1fb59a 100644
--- a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
+++ b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def process_file(path, hosts, processed):
     msgs = data.get("messages", [])
     description = next((m.get("content", "") for m in msgs if (m.get("content") or "").strip()), "")
 
-    links, art, new = [], [], 0
+    links, art, fresh_mids = [], [], []
     for m in msgs:
         mid = m.get("id")
         if not mid or mid in processed:
@@ -165,18 +165,23 @@ def process_file(path, hosts, processed):
                 local = pathlib.Path(path).parent / att.get("url", "")
                 if local.exists():
                     art.append(local)
-        processed.add(mid)
-        new += 1
+        fresh_mids.append(mid)
 
     links = list(dict.fromkeys(links))
+    enqueued = 0
     if links:
         if DRY_RUN:
             print(f"[romhacks][DRY_RUN] would enqueue {len(links)} link(s) for '{game}'")
         else:
             write_crawljob(game, links)
+            # Mark this thread's new messages processed ONLY after a real enqueue.
+            # This keeps DRY_RUN from burning the state, and leaves link-less posts
+            # un-marked so a later host-filter widening re-checks them.
+            processed.update(fresh_mids)
+            enqueued = len(fresh_mids)
     if links or art:
         stage_metadata(game, description, links, art)
-    return new
+    return enqueued
 
 
 def main():
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ def main():
     for jf in EXPORTS.glob("**/*.json"):
         total_new += process_file(jf, hosts, processed)
     save_state(processed)
-    print(f"[romhacks] cycle done — {total_new} new message(s); DRY_RUN={DRY_RUN}")
+    print(f"[romhacks] cycle done — {total_new} message(s) enqueued; DRY_RUN={DRY_RUN}")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/stacks/romhacks/stack.env b/stacks/romhacks/stack.env
index 69ab9ed..b081ad4 100644
--- a/stacks/romhacks/stack.env
+++ b/stacks/romhacks/stack.env
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GUILD_ID=1474050123347525652
 # DRY_RUN=true  => export, parse, and stage metadata, but DO NOT enqueue any
 #                  downloads. Inspect /storage1/labdata/romhacks/metadata first.
 # DRY_RUN=false => write .crawljob files so JDownloader starts fetching.
-DRY_RUN=true
+DRY_RUN=false
 # Seconds between harvest cycles (21600 = 6h).
 POLL_INTERVAL=21600
 # JDownloader in-container download root (maps to /storage1/labdata/romhacks/incoming).