diff --git a/src/services/scheduledPostsRunner.js b/src/services/scheduledPostsRunner.js
index 558377b..a422934 100644
--- a/src/services/scheduledPostsRunner.js
+++ b/src/services/scheduledPostsRunner.js
@@ -202,10 +202,39 @@ async function publishOne(scheduledPost) {
       }
     } else if (useCover && channel.auto_publish_with_cover) {
       if (article.cover_url) {
-        photoUrl = article.cover_url.startsWith('http')
-          ? article.cover_url
-          : `https://zeropost.ru${article.cover_url}`;
-        console.log(`[scheduled-runner] cover=${article.cover_url.split('/').pop()} article=${article.id}`);
+        // Проверяем что обложка реальная, а не SVG-заглушка (< 30KB)
+        const localCoverPath = path.join(UPLOADS_DIR, article.cover_url.replace(/^\/uploads\//, ''));
+        let coverIsReal = true;
+        try {
+          const stat = fs.statSync(localCoverPath);
+          if (stat.size < 30 * 1024) {
+            coverIsReal = false;
+            console.log(`[scheduled-runner] SVG stub (${Math.round(stat.size/1024)}KB), regen article=${article.id}`);
+            try {
+              const covers = require('./covers');
+              await covers.generateCover({ articleId: article.id, title: article.title, tags: article.tags || [], channelId: channel.id });
+              const { rows: refreshed } = await query('SELECT cover_url FROM articles WHERE id=$1', [article.id]);
+              if (refreshed[0]?.cover_url) article.cover_url = refreshed[0].cover_url;
+              coverIsReal = true;
+              console.log(`[scheduled-runner] regen OK article=${article.id}`);
+            } catch(regenErr) {
+              console.warn(`[scheduled-runner] regen failed, using Zero: ${regenErr.message.slice(0,80)}`);
+            }
+          }
+        } catch(_) { /* внешний URL или файл не найден — считаем реальным */ }
+
+        if (coverIsReal) {
+          photoUrl = article.cover_url.startsWith('http')
+            ? article.cover_url
+            : `https://zeropost.ru${article.cover_url}`;
+          console.log(`[scheduled-runner] cover=${article.cover_url.split('/').pop()} article=${article.id}`);
+        } else {
+          const picked = zeroChar.pickPose({ title: article.title, excerpt: article.excerpt, category: article.category });
+          if (picked.exists) {
+            photoUrl = `/uploads/zero-${picked.pose}.webp`;
+            console.log(`[scheduled-runner] SVG fallback → Zero pose=${picked.pose} article=${article.id}`);
+          }
+        }
       } else {
         // Обложки нет (ещё генерируется) — fallback на Зеро
         const picked = zeroChar.pickPose({