diff --git a/src/scrapers/vixen.js b/src/scrapers/vixen.js
index aa9e0426..d5084670 100755
--- a/src/scrapers/vixen.js
+++ b/src/scrapers/vixen.js
@@ -256,12 +256,20 @@ async function scrapeSceneData(data, channel, options) {
 	release.channel = data.site;
 	release.stars = data.rating;
 
+	console.log(release);
+
 	return release;
 }
 
 async function fetchGraphqlScene(release, channel) {
 	const slug = new URL(release.url).pathname.match(/\/videos\/(.*)/)?.[1];
+
+	if (!slug) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	// the API won't reliable return results when the query is over ~30 characters for some reason
+	// it may still occasionally fail to return the relevant result, first, such as Blacked Raw - After the Show
 	const query = slug.split('-').reduce((acc, word) => {
 		const newAcc = `${acc} ${word}`;
 
@@ -272,21 +280,19 @@ async function fetchGraphqlScene(release, channel) {
 		return newAcc;
 	}, '').trim();
 
-	if (!slug) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	const res = await http.post(`${channel.url}/graphql`, {
 		operationName: 'searchVideos',
 		variables: {
 			site: channel.slug.toUpperCase(),
 			query,
 		},
+		// ranking can be weird, use higher limit to increase likelihood of finding scene
 		query: `
 			query searchVideos($site: Site!, $query: String!) {
 			  searchVideos(input: {
 				  query: $query
 				  site: $site
+				  first: 50
 			  }) {
 				edges {
 				  node {
@@ -349,9 +355,12 @@ async function fetchGraphqlScene(release, channel) {
 	});
 
 	if (res.ok) {
+		console.log(res.body.data.searchVideos.edges);
 		return res.body.data?.searchVideos?.edges?.find((edge) => edge.node.slug === slug)?.node || null;
 	}
 
+	console.log(res.body);
+
 	return null;
 }