diff --git a/src/redis_rtsp.rs b/src/redis_rtsp.rs
index 71e3778..304147a 100644
--- a/src/redis_rtsp.rs
+++ b/src/redis_rtsp.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ pub async fn run_redis_worker(
                             let checked_at = timestamp_millis();
                             let probe = probe_rtsp(&attempt, config.capture_timeout_ms).await;
 
+                            let stop_path_after_attempt = probe.is_dead_path();
                             let (status, screenshot_path, error, attempt_captured) = if probe
                                 .is_connectable()
                             {
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@ pub async fn run_redis_worker(
                                 path_captured = true;
                                 break;
                             }
+
+                            if stop_path_after_attempt {
+                                break;
+                            }
                         }
 
                         if path_captured {
@@ -367,6 +372,13 @@ impl RtspProbe {
             "ok" | "auth_required" | "rtsp_200" | "rtsp_401" | "rtsp_403"
         )
     }
+
+    fn is_dead_path(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self.status.as_str(),
+            "rtsp_400" | "rtsp_404" | "rtsp_451" | "bad_response"
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 fn parse_rtsp_status(response: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<u16>> {