diff --git a/supabase/functions/_shared/verifyHandles.ts b/supabase/functions/_shared/verifyHandles.ts
index 1dd95c2..7812189 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/_shared/verifyHandles.ts
+++ b/supabase/functions/_shared/verifyHandles.ts
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ export async function verifyAllHandles(
     tiktok: null,
   };
 
-  // Instagram — verify each candidate
+  // Instagram — verify each candidate, keep unverified as fallback
   for (const handle of candidates.instagram.slice(0, 5)) {
     tasks.push(
-      verifyInstagram(handle).then(v => { if (v.verified) result.instagram.push(v); })
+      verifyInstagram(handle).then(v => { result.instagram.push(v); })
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/supabase/functions/collect-channel-data/index.ts b/supabase/functions/collect-channel-data/index.ts
index e3f2e17..1221432 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/collect-channel-data/index.ts
+++ b/supabase/functions/collect-channel-data/index.ts
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ Deno.serve(async (req) => {
     const analysisData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
     const tasks: Promise<void>[] = [];
 
-    // ─── 1. Instagram (multi-account) ───
-    const igVerified = (verified.instagram || []).filter((v: Record<string, unknown>) => v.verified && v.handle);
-    if (APIFY_TOKEN && igVerified.length > 0) {
+    // ─── 1. Instagram (multi-account) — try ALL candidates including unverified ───
+    const igCandidates = (verified.instagram || []).filter((v: Record<string, unknown>) => v.handle);
+    if (APIFY_TOKEN && igCandidates.length > 0) {
       tasks.push((async () => {
         const accounts: Record<string, unknown>[] = [];
-        for (const ig of igVerified) {
+        for (const ig of igCandidates) {
           const items = await runApifyActor("apify~instagram-profile-scraper", { usernames: [ig.handle], resultsLimit: 12 }, APIFY_TOKEN);
           const profile = (items as Record<string, unknown>[])[0];
           if (profile && !profile.error) {