diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index b397cfd..9adb527 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -422,8 +422,11 @@ async def listmonk_reconcile() -> dict:
     test accounts, lapsed members) and are removed:
       - emails that exist in the members table but are inactive are taken off
         the list (the subscriber record stays as a suppression marker);
-      - emails that are not members at all are deleted outright (stray or
-        test accounts should not persist in the mailing system).
+      - emails that are not members at all are taken off the list too, and the
+        record is KEPT. A DELETE would destroy the subscriber's consent
+        history, and a stray test account is indistinguishable from a real
+        person who subscribed outside the portal (or whose row was removed and
+        who may come back). Nobody is purged automatically.
 
     Best-effort: never raises, so a newsletter outage can't break the sweep.
     """
@@ -458,40 +461,46 @@ async def listmonk_reconcile() -> dict:
                 data = r.json().get("data", {})
                 results = data.get("results", [])
                 subs += results
-                if len(subs) >= (data.get("total") or 0) or not results:
+                total = data.get("total")
+                # Stop on an empty or short page, or once the reported count is
+                # reached. The short-page test means a missing `total` cannot
+                # truncate the reconcile at page 1.
+                if (
+                    not results
+                    or len(results) < 100
+                    or (total is not None and len(subs) >= total)
+                ):
                     break
                 page += 1
             removed, emails = 0, []
+            by_reason = {"inactive member": 0, "not a member": 0}
             for s in subs:
                 email = (s.get("email") or "").lower()
                 if not email or email in active:
                     continue
                 sid = s.get("id")
-                if email in member_emails:
-                    # Inactive member: take off the list, keep the record.
-                    r = await client.put(
-                        f"{LISTMONK_BASE}/api/subscribers/{sid}",
-                        headers=auth,
-                        json={"lists": []},
-                    )
-                else:
-                    # Not a member at all (deleted/test account): remove it.
-                    r = await client.delete(
-                        f"{LISTMONK_BASE}/api/subscribers/{sid}",
-                        headers=auth,
-                    )
+                # Both classes leave the list the same way: unsubscribe, keep the
+                # record. Nothing is deleted.
+                reason = "inactive member" if email in member_emails else "not a member"
+                r = await client.put(
+                    f"{LISTMONK_BASE}/api/subscribers/{sid}",
+                    headers=auth,
+                    json={"lists": []},
+                )
                 if r.status_code in (200, 201):
                     removed += 1
+                    by_reason[reason] += 1
                     emails.append(email)
                 else:
                     logger.warning(
-                        "Listmonk reconcile: remove %s failed: %s", email, r.status_code
+                        "Listmonk reconcile: unsubscribe %s failed: %s", email, r.status_code
                     )
             if removed:
+                # Counts only — subscriber addresses don't belong in the log.
                 logger.info(
-                    "Listmonk reconcile: removed %d stale subscribers: %s",
+                    "Listmonk reconcile: removed %d stale subscribers (%s)",
                     removed,
-                    ", ".join(emails),
+                    ", ".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in by_reason.items() if v),
                 )
             return {"removed": removed, "emails": emails}
     except Exception as e:
@@ -3254,7 +3263,23 @@ async def reconcile_memberships() -> dict:
 
     Idempotent and safe to run repeatedly. Returns a summary of actions taken.
     """
-    active = await fetch_members()
+    # fetch_members() raises when OC is unreachable or the query fails; treat
+    # that like an empty result so the documented fail-safe below actually
+    # applies, instead of letting the exception escape and 500 the sweep.
+    try:
+        active = await fetch_members()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Sweep: member fetch failed; skipping reconciliation (fail-safe): %s", e
+        )
+        return {
+            "status": "skipped",
+            "reason": "member_fetch_failed",
+            "provisioned": 0,
+            "deactivated": 0,
+            "reinvited": 0,
+            "newsletter_removed": 0,
+        }
     active_emails = {m["email"] for m in active}
     active_by_email = {m["email"]: m for m in active}