diff --git a/src/services/covers.js b/src/services/covers.js
index 1a2841c..86ad3ff 100644
--- a/src/services/covers.js
+++ b/src/services/covers.js
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ async function generateCover({ articleId, title, tags = [], channelId = null })
   const prompt = buildCoverPrompt({ title, tags, articleId, channelStyle, rubric: selectedRubric });
 
   let img;
+  let usedPath = 'routerai';
 
   // Единственный провайдер картинок: routerai /responses + gpt-5-image-mini
   // Цена: ~₽2.72/картинка (4175 image tokens, high quality, quality param не работает)