diff --git a/ffmpeg-service/main.py b/ffmpeg-service/main.py
index 456ca11..fd43a7f 100644
--- a/ffmpeg-service/main.py
+++ b/ffmpeg-service/main.py
@@ -872,13 +872,15 @@ async def process_reel(request: ReelRequest, x_api_key: str = Header(None)):
         # 3. Generate TTS (if enabled)
         has_tts = False
         tts_clean_text = ""
+        tts_error_msg = None
 
         if request.tts_enabled and request.text:
             try:
                 # Clean text for TTS (remove hashtags/emojis)
                 tts_clean_text = clean_text_for_tts(request.text)
-                print(f"🔊 TTS enabled. Original: '{request.text}'")
-                print(f"🔊 TTS cleaned: '{tts_clean_text}'")
+                print(f"🔊 TTS enabled. Provider: {request.tts_provider}, Voice: {request.tts_voice}")
+                print(f"🔊 TTS has minimax_api_key: {bool(request.minimax_api_key)}")
+                print(f"🔊 TTS cleaned: '{tts_clean_text[:80]}...'")
 
                 # Check for male/female voice map (edge_tts only)
                 voice = request.tts_voice
@@ -913,12 +915,14 @@ async def process_reel(request: ReelRequest, x_api_key: str = Header(None)):
                         )
                         has_tts = True
                     else:
-                        print("❌ TTS audio file missing or empty!")
+                        tts_error_msg = "TTS audio file missing or empty after generation"
+                        print(f"❌ {tts_error_msg}")
                 else:
-                    print("⚠️ TTS text is empty after cleaning, skipping.")
+                    tts_error_msg = "TTS text empty after cleaning (hashtags/emojis removed)"
+                    print(f"⚠️ {tts_error_msg}")
             except Exception as e:
                 import traceback
-
+                tts_error_msg = str(e)
                 print(f"❌ Failed to generate TTS: {e}")
                 traceback.print_exc()
 
@@ -1247,6 +1251,7 @@ async def process_reel(request: ReelRequest, x_api_key: str = Header(None)):
             "output_base64": out_b64,
             "duration": duration,
             "processing_stats": stats,
+            "tts_error": tts_error_msg,
         }
 
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/server/routes/reels.ts b/server/routes/reels.ts
index bb1b70a..f245878 100644
--- a/server/routes/reels.ts
+++ b/server/routes/reels.ts
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@ async function processReelBackground(
 
         console.log(`⏱️ [Background] FFmpeg took ${(Date.now() - startTime) / 1000}s`);
 
+        if (ffmpegResult.ttsError) {
+            console.error(`❌ [Background] TTS FAILED: ${ffmpegResult.ttsError}`);
+            await storage.updatePost(postId, { generationError: `TTS échoué: ${ffmpegResult.ttsError}` });
+        }
+
         if (!ffmpegResult.success || !ffmpegResult.videoBase64) {
             throw new Error(ffmpegResult.error || 'Erreur de traitement vidéo FFmpeg');
         }
diff --git a/server/services/ffmpeg.ts b/server/services/ffmpeg.ts
index 124200d..8f2bdf5 100644
--- a/server/services/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/server/services/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ interface FFmpegReelRequest {
 
 interface FFmpegReelResponse {
     success: boolean;
-    output_base64?: string;     // Vidéo traitée en base64
-    duration?: number;          // Durée de la vidéo en secondes
-    detail?: string;            // Message d'erreur si échec
+    output_base64?: string;
+    duration?: number;
+    detail?: string;
+    tts_error?: string;
 }
 
 interface FFmpegConfig {
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export class FFmpegService {
             storeName?: string;
             enableEndingEffect?: boolean;
         } = {}
-    ): Promise<{ success: boolean; videoBase64?: string; duration?: number; error?: string }> {
+    ): Promise<{ success: boolean; videoBase64?: string; duration?: number; error?: string; ttsError?: string }> {
         const config = this.ensureConfigured();
 
         const requestBody: FFmpegReelRequest = {
@@ -262,11 +263,15 @@ export class FFmpegService {
                 };
             }
 
+            if (data.tts_error) {
+                console.error('❌ TTS failed in Python service:', data.tts_error);
+            }
             console.log('✅ Reel video processed successfully from URL');
             return {
                 success: true,
                 videoBase64: data.output_base64,
                 duration: data.duration,
+                ttsError: data.tts_error,
             };
 
         } catch (error) {