diff --git a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/common.py b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/common.py
index e85da64..81ce48e 100644
--- a/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/common.py
+++ b/frontends/ycdl_flask/backend/common.py
@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ def ignore_shorts_thread(rate):
                     is_shorts = ycdl.ytapi.video_is_shorts(video.id)
                 except Exception as exc:
                     log.warning(traceback.format_exc())
-                video.mark_state('ignored')
+                    continue
+                video.is_shorts = is_shorts
+                pairs = {'id': video.id, 'is_shorts': int(is_shorts)}
+                if is_shorts:
+                    pairs['state'] = 'ignored'
+                    video.state = 'ignored'
+                ycdldb.update(table=ycdl.objects.Video, pairs=pairs, where_key='id')
         time.sleep(rate)
 
 def start_refresher_thread(rate):