diff --git a/bincio/serve/server.py b/bincio/serve/server.py
index 4857ad3..3b544c7 100644
--- a/bincio/serve/server.py
+++ b/bincio/serve/server.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import re
 import secrets
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -168,14 +169,18 @@ def _trigger_rebuild(handle: str) -> None:
         return
     if not _VALID_HANDLE.match(handle):
         return  # safety: never pass untrusted strings to subprocess
-    subprocess.Popen(
-        ["uv", "run", "bincio", "render",
-         "--data-dir", str(data_dir),
-         "--site-dir", str(site_dir),
-         "--handle", handle],
-        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-    )
+    uv = shutil.which("uv") or str(Path.home() / ".local" / "bin" / "uv")
+    try:
+        subprocess.Popen(
+            [uv, "run", "bincio", "render",
+             "--data-dir", str(data_dir),
+             "--site-dir", str(site_dir),
+             "--handle", handle],
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        pass  # rebuild failure must never 500 the calling endpoint
 
 
 # ── Auth endpoints ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────