diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreCapsuleDataSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreCapsuleDataSource.kt
index 34c8f7f4..19a7248d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreCapsuleDataSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreCapsuleDataSource.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ class FirestoreCapsuleDataSource @Inject constructor(
         val reg = col(coupleId)
             .orderBy("createdAt", com.google.firebase.firestore.Query.Direction.DESCENDING)
             .addSnapshotListener { snap, err ->
-                if (err != null || snap == null) return@addSnapshotListener
+                // Propagate listener failures (e.g. PERMISSION_DENIED) by closing the flow so
+                // the collector's error handling runs. Previously this swallowed the error
+                // (`return@`), so the flow never emitted or closed and the Memory Lane screen
+                // hung on its loading indicator forever (F-OBS).
+                if (err != null) { close(err); return@addSnapshotListener }
+                if (snap == null) return@addSnapshotListener
                 trySend(snap.documents.mapNotNull { doc ->
                     runCatching { mapToCapsule(doc, coupleId) }.getOrNull()
                 })