diff --git a/apps/backend/images.go b/apps/backend/images.go
index df5cf5e..bd52ed6 100644
--- a/apps/backend/images.go
+++ b/apps/backend/images.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func AddToImageProcessing(tmp *typesdefs.AnnuncioParsed, annuncio *typesdefs.Ann
 }
 
 func ProcessImagePool(toProcess *[]typesdefs.MediaToProcess) ([]typesdefs.UploadedMedia, error) {
+	if len(*toProcess) == 0 {
+		log.Println("No new images to process.")
+		return []typesdefs.UploadedMedia{}, nil
+	}
+
 	var (
 		ProcessedImages []typesdefs.ProcessedMedia
 		UploadedImages  []typesdefs.UploadedMedia
diff --git a/apps/backend/miogest_handler.go b/apps/backend/miogest_handler.go
index 5cc8f72..8e8a1ae 100644
--- a/apps/backend/miogest_handler.go
+++ b/apps/backend/miogest_handler.go
@@ -46,13 +46,29 @@ func (m *MiogestHandler) GetAnnunci() typesdefs.AnnunciXML {
 }
 
 func (m *MiogestHandler) GetAnnunciFromMiogest() {
-	var err error
-	m.AnnunciXML, err = utils.GetDataXML[typesdefs.AnnunciXML]("http://partner.miogest.com/agenzie/infoalloggi.xml")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Failed to get annunci: %v", err)
-		return
+	maxRetries := 3
+	baseDelay := 2 * time.Second
+
+	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++ {
+		var err error
+		m.AnnunciXML, err = utils.GetDataXML[typesdefs.AnnunciXML]("http://partner.miogest.com/agenzie/infoalloggi.xml")
+
+		if err == nil {
+			// Success
+			m.annunci_cache_expires = time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Failed - check if we should retry
+		if attempt < maxRetries-1 {
+			delay := baseDelay * time.Duration(1<<attempt) // Exponential backoff: 2s, 4s, 8s
+			log.Printf("Failed to get annunci (attempt %d/%d): %v. Retrying in %v...",
+				attempt+1, maxRetries, err, delay)
+			time.Sleep(delay)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("Failed to get annunci after %d attempts: %v", maxRetries, err)
+		}
 	}
-	m.annunci_cache_expires = time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)
 }
 
 // CATEGORIE AND CARATTERISTICHE FROM MIOGEST
diff --git a/apps/backend/queries/images.go b/apps/backend/queries/images.go
index b15f428..e33ff7f 100644
--- a/apps/backend/queries/images.go
+++ b/apps/backend/queries/images.go
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ package queries
 import (
 	"backend/typesdefs"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 
 	"github.com/georgysavva/scany/v2/pgxscan"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 )
 
 func SetImagesToDB(pool *[]typesdefs.UploadedMedia) error {
+	if len(*pool) == 0 {
+		log.Println("No new images to save to DB.")
+		return nil
+	}
 	batch := &pgx.Batch{}
 
 	for _, data := range *pool {
diff --git a/apps/backend/queries/videos.go b/apps/backend/queries/videos.go
index d5d89b3..bb53315 100644
--- a/apps/backend/queries/videos.go
+++ b/apps/backend/queries/videos.go
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ package queries
 import (
 	"backend/typesdefs"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 
 	"github.com/georgysavva/scany/v2/pgxscan"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 )
 
 func SetVideosToDB(pool *[]typesdefs.UploadedMedia) error {
+	if len(*pool) == 0 {
+		log.Println("No new videos to save to DB.")
+		return nil
+	}
 	batch := &pgx.Batch{}
 
 	for _, data := range *pool {
diff --git a/apps/backend/utils/utils.go b/apps/backend/utils/utils.go
index f60c545..3e56f48 100644
--- a/apps/backend/utils/utils.go
+++ b/apps/backend/utils/utils.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -79,7 +80,10 @@ func GetDataXML[T any](url string) (T, error) {
 	req.Header.Set("Referer", "https://www.miogest.com/")
 
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	log.Printf("Resp %v", resp)
+	log.Printf("Response Status: %s", resp.Status)
+	if jsonBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(resp.Header, "", "  "); err == nil {
+		log.Printf("Headers:\n%s", string(jsonBytes))
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("Failed to fetch url %s: %w", url, err)
diff --git a/apps/backend/video.go b/apps/backend/video.go
index d39d359..fe4a8f6 100644
--- a/apps/backend/video.go
+++ b/apps/backend/video.go
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ func AddToVideoProcessing(tmp *typesdefs.AnnuncioParsed, annuncio *typesdefs.Ann
 }
 
 func ProcessVideoPool(toProcess *[]typesdefs.MediaToProcess) ([]typesdefs.UploadedMedia, error) {
+	if len(*toProcess) == 0 {
+		log.Println("No new videos to process.")
+		return []typesdefs.UploadedMedia{}, nil
+	}
 	var (
 		ProcessedVideos []typesdefs.ProcessedMedia
 		UploadedVideos  []typesdefs.UploadedMedia