diff --git a/backend/app/routers/versions.py b/backend/app/routers/versions.py
index 3c0ed6f..00f3557 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/versions.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/versions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, status
 from sqlalchemy import select
+from starlette.requests import ClientDisconnect
 
 from app.deps import DB, CurrentUser, has_perm, require
 from app.models import GameVersion, Save, User
@@ -57,10 +58,13 @@ async def upload_version(
             async for chunk in request.stream():
                 f.write(chunk)
                 size += len(chunk)
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
         remove_upload(version.id)
         await db.delete(version)
         await db.commit()
+        if isinstance(e, ClientDisconnect):
+            # usually a proxy in front cut the body off (e.g. its own 413)
+            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, "Загрузка прервана") from None
         raise
     if size == 0:
         remove_upload(version.id)
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.ts b/frontend/src/api.ts
index 334ff4f..da30927 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ export function uploadRaw<T>(method: string, url: string, file: Blob,
         /* empty */
       }
       if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) resolve(data);
-      else reject(new ApiError(xhr.status, data?.detail ?? xhr.statusText));
+      else if (xhr.status === 413 && !data?.detail)
+        reject(new ApiError(413, "Файл слишком большой для прокси перед сервером (client_max_body_size)"));
+      else reject(new ApiError(xhr.status, data?.detail ?? (xhr.statusText || `Ошибка ${xhr.status}`)));
     };
     xhr.onerror = () => reject(new ApiError(0, "Сетевая ошибка"));
     xhr.send(file);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/NewGame.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/NewGame.tsx
index cdd4d60..45de561 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/NewGame.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/NewGame.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ export function NewGame() {
     if (!file) return;
     setError("");
     setProgress(0);
+    let game: Game | null = null;
     try {
-      const game = await api.post<Game>("/api/games", {
+      game = await api.post<Game>("/api/games", {
         title: title.trim() || file.name.replace(/\.(zip|7z|rar|tar.*)$/i, ""),
         description,
         tags: tags.split(",").map((t) => t.trim()).filter(Boolean),
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ export function NewGame() {
                       file, setProgress);
       navigate(`/games/${game.id}`);
     } catch (err) {
+      // don't leave an empty game card behind when the archive never arrived
+      if (game) await api.del(`/api/games/${game.id}`).catch(() => {});
       setError((err as Error).message);
       setProgress(null);
     }