diff --git a/bin/update-software-hashes.mjs b/bin/update-software-hashes.mjs
index e262240..8c92128 100755
--- a/bin/update-software-hashes.mjs
+++ b/bin/update-software-hashes.mjs
@@ -336,10 +336,13 @@ async function main() {
     try {
       const localZip = toLocalPath(fileLink);
       if (!localZip) {
-        logWarn(`  [${id}] Unsupported file_link prefix: ${fileLink}`);
-        errors++;
+        // /denied/ and other non-hosted prefixes — skip silently
+        skipped++;
         processed++;
         currentState.lastProcessedId = id;
+        if (processed % 500 === 0) {
+          await checkpoint();
+        }
         continue;
       }