diff --git a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListClient.cs b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListClient.cs
index 8c7992b..2b16d9a 100644
--- a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListClient.cs
+++ b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListClient.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ public sealed class OpenListClient : IOpenListClient
         // Cloud drivers can complete a server-side copy without invalidating
         // OpenList's directory cache. Refreshing the parent also makes files
         // written directly into a local mount visible before they are copied.
-        await RefreshDirectoryAsync(connection, GetDirectoryName(path), cancellationToken);
+        if (!await TryRefreshDirectoryAsync(connection, GetDirectoryName(path), cancellationToken))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return await TryGetObjectCoreAsync(connection, path, cancellationToken);
     }
 
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ public sealed class OpenListClient : IOpenListClient
         return new OpenListObjectInfo(name, size, isDirectory, hashes);
     }
 
-    private async Task RefreshDirectoryAsync(
+    private async Task<bool> TryRefreshDirectoryAsync(
         OpenListConnectionRequest connection,
         string path,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -279,7 +283,22 @@ public sealed class OpenListClient : IOpenListClient
                 "/api/fs/list",
                 new { path, password = string.Empty, refresh = true, page = 1, per_page = 0 }),
             cancellationToken);
+
+        if (envelope.Code == 200)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // OpenList commonly reports a missing directory as code 500 instead
+        // of 404. A caller probing a not-yet-created target should still see
+        // that as a normal cache miss.
+        if (envelope.Code == 404 || ContainsAny(envelope.Message, "not found", "object not found", "no such file"))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         EnsureSuccess(envelope, $"OpenList refresh '{path}'");
+        return true;
     }
 
     public async Task<OpenListCopyResult> CopyFileAsync(
diff --git a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListUploadQueueService.cs b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListUploadQueueService.cs
index 2ff182d..78652f4 100644
--- a/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListUploadQueueService.cs
+++ b/src/LiveRecorder.Infrastructure/Services/OpenListUploadQueueService.cs
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadQueueService
             return;
         }
 
+        // OpenList returns code 500 when refreshing a directory that does not
+        // exist yet. Create the complete streamer/date hierarchy before the
+        // first target probe so a new recording path can be uploaded normally.
+        await _openListClient.EnsureDirectoryAsync(connection, GetDirectoryName(targetPath), cancellationToken);
+
         var existingTarget = await VerifyTargetAsync(connection, targetPath, localPath, expectedSize, cancellationToken);
         if (existingTarget == TargetVerification.Match)
         {
@@ -402,7 +407,6 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadQueueService
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"OpenList 源文件大小不一致：期望 {expectedSize}，实际 {sourceObject.Size}，路径 {sourcePath}");
         }
 
-        await _openListClient.EnsureDirectoryAsync(connection, GetDirectoryName(targetPath), cancellationToken);
         var copyResult = await _openListClient.CopyFileAsync(connection, sourcePath, targetPath, cancellationToken);
         if (copyResult.TaskIds.Count == 0)
         {
diff --git a/tests/LiveRecorder.Tests/OpenListUploadTests.cs b/tests/LiveRecorder.Tests/OpenListUploadTests.cs
index 5fbf7a4..b693dee 100644
--- a/tests/LiveRecorder.Tests/OpenListUploadTests.cs
+++ b/tests/LiveRecorder.Tests/OpenListUploadTests.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,38 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadTests
         Assert.Equal("/archive/主播", refreshedPath);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task TryGetObject_TreatsMissingParentDuringRefreshAsCacheMiss()
+    {
+        var getCount = 0;
+        var refreshedPath = string.Empty;
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(async request =>
+        {
+            if (request.RequestUri!.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/api/auth/login", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                return JsonResponse("""{"code":200,"message":"success","data":{"token":"test-token"}}""");
+            }
+
+            var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await request.Content!.ReadAsStringAsync()).RootElement;
+            if (request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/api/fs/list", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                refreshedPath = body.GetProperty("path").GetString();
+                return JsonResponse("""{"code":500,"message":"failed get objs: failed get dir: object not found","data":null}""");
+            }
+
+            Assert.EndsWith("/api/fs/get", request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            getCount++;
+            return JsonResponse("""{"code":500,"message":"object not found","data":null}""");
+        });
+        var client = CreateClient(handler);
+
+        var result = await client.TryGetObjectAsync(Connection(), "/archive/新主播/2026-08-01/segment.mp4");
+
+        Assert.Null(result);
+        Assert.Equal(1, getCount);
+        Assert.Equal("/archive/新主播/2026-08-01", refreshedPath);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task CopyAndTaskPolling_UseOpenListV423Contract()
     {
@@ -313,6 +345,10 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadTests
         Assert.Equal(twoGiB, job.VideoSizeBytes);
         Assert.True(await fixture.Queue.ProcessNextAsync());
         Assert.Equal([(job.SourceVideoPath, job.TargetVideoPath)], fixture.OpenList.CopyRequests);
+        Assert.Equal(["/destination/Douyin/2026/08/01/主播"], fixture.OpenList.EnsuredDirectories);
+        Assert.True(
+            fixture.OpenList.Operations.IndexOf("ensure:/destination/Douyin/2026/08/01/主播") <
+            fixture.OpenList.Operations.IndexOf($"get:{job.TargetVideoPath}"));
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -575,6 +611,10 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadTests
 
         public List<(string Source, string Target)> CopyRequests { get; } = [];
 
+        public List<string> EnsuredDirectories { get; } = [];
+
+        public List<string> Operations { get; } = [];
+
         public OpenListCopyResult NextCopyResult { get; set; } = new([]);
 
         public Task<OpenListConnectionTestDto> TestConnectionAsync(
@@ -588,13 +628,21 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadTests
         public Task EnsureDirectoryAsync(
             OpenListConnectionRequest connection,
             string path,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => Task.CompletedTask;
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            EnsuredDirectories.Add(path);
+            Operations.Add($"ensure:{path}");
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
 
         public Task<OpenListObjectInfo?> TryGetObjectAsync(
             OpenListConnectionRequest connection,
             string path,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) =>
-            Task.FromResult(Objects.GetValueOrDefault(path));
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            Operations.Add($"get:{path}");
+            return Task.FromResult(Objects.GetValueOrDefault(path));
+        }
 
         public Task<OpenListCopyResult> CopyFileAsync(
             OpenListConnectionRequest connection,
@@ -602,6 +650,7 @@ public sealed class OpenListUploadTests
             string targetPath,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
+            Operations.Add($"copy:{sourcePath}->{targetPath}");
             CopyRequests.Add((sourcePath, targetPath));
             return Task.FromResult(NextCopyResult);
         }