diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr.cs
index 5107bf151..ab3ce017b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerProxies/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr.cs
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ public override HttpResponse PostResponse(HttpResponse response)
 
             if (flaresolverrResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK && flaresolverrResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError)
             {
-                throw new FlareSolverrException("HTTP StatusCode not 200 or 500. Status is :" + response.StatusCode);
+                throw new FlareSolverrException("HTTP StatusCode not 200 or 500. Status is :" + flaresolverrResponse.StatusCode);
             }
 
             var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<FlareSolverrResponse>(flaresolverrResponse.Content);
 
+            _logger.Debug("FlareSolverr response status: {0}, message: {1}", result.Status, result.Message);
+            _logger.Debug("FlareSolverr solution has response body: {0} (length: {1})", result.Solution.Response.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace(), result.Solution.Response?.Length ?? 0);
+            _logger.Debug("FlareSolverr returned {0} cookies, UA: {1}", result.Solution.Cookies?.Length ?? 0, result.Solution.UserAgent);
+
             var newRequest = response.Request;
 
             //Cache the user-agent so we can inject it in next request to avoid re-solve
@@ -71,8 +75,24 @@ public override HttpResponse PostResponse(HttpResponse response)
 
             InjectCookies(newRequest, result);
 
-            //Request again with User-Agent and Cookies from Flaresolverr
+            // Use FlareSolverr's response body directly — a second HTTP request
+            // gets 403'd because cf_clearance is bound to the solver's TLS fingerprint
+            if (result.Solution.Response.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                _logger.Debug("Using FlareSolverr response body directly (skipping cookie retry)");
+                return new HttpResponse(
+                    response.Request,
+                    response.Headers,
+                    response.Cookies,
+                    result.Solution.Response,
+                    response.ElapsedTime,
+                    HttpStatusCode.OK);
+            }
+
+            // Fallback: if FlareSolverr returned no body, try cookies (original behavior)
+            _logger.Debug("Attempting cookie-based retry for {0}", newRequest.Url);
             var finalResponse = _httpClient.Execute(newRequest);
+            _logger.Debug("Cookie retry response: {0} (CF protected: {1})", finalResponse.StatusCode, CloudFlareDetectionService.IsCloudflareProtected(finalResponse));
 
             return finalResponse;
         }