diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 658befd..5e7f664 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
   "cSpell.words": [
+    "appauthor",
+    "appname",
     "argnames",
     "argvalues",
     "autoexport",
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
     "overwritable",
     "pipx",
     "pyproject",
+    "retcode",
     "Skulbladi",
     "thead",
     "thelovinator",
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
index 68ce295..87cd162 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def extract_domain(url: str) -> str:  # noqa: PLR0911
     if not url:
         return "Other"
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         # Special handling for YouTube feeds
         if "youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml" in url:
             return "YouTube"
@@ -1219,13 +1219,13 @@ def _capture_full_page_screenshot_sync(
     Returns:
         bytes | None: PNG bytes on success, otherwise None.
     """
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with sync_playwright() as playwright:
             browser: Browser = playwright.chromium.launch(
                 headless=True,
                 args=["--disable-dev-shm-usage", "--no-sandbox"],
             )
-            try:
+            try:  # noqa: PLW0717
                 if screenshot_layout == "mobile":
                     page = browser.new_page(
                         viewport={"width": 390, "height": 844},
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ def get_ttvdrops_reward_description(drop: JsonObject, reward: JsonObject) -> str
     return reward_name
 
 
-def extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(value: JsonValue) -> list[JsonObject]:  # noqa: C901
+def extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(value: JsonValue, *, hide_paid: bool = False) -> list[JsonObject]:  # noqa: C901
     """Extract benefit/reward media gallery items from a ttvdrops API response.
 
     Returns:
@@ -1441,6 +1441,9 @@ def extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(value: JsonValue) -> list[JsonObject]:
     media_items: list[JsonObject] = []
 
     def add_reward_image(drop: JsonObject, reward: JsonObject) -> None:
+        if hide_paid and json_value_to_int(drop.get("required_minutes_watched")) <= 0:
+            return
+
         image_url = reward.get("image_url")
         if isinstance(image_url, str):
             add_unique_media_gallery_item(
@@ -1491,7 +1494,8 @@ def fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items(entry: Entry) -> list[JsonObject]:
         logger.exception("Failed to fetch ttvdrops campaign data from %s", api_url)
         return []
 
-    return extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(response_json)
+    hide_paid: bool = "1" in parse_qs(urlparse(entry.feed.url).query).get("hide_paid", [])
+    return extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(response_json, hide_paid=hide_paid)
 
 
 def get_entry_media_gallery_items(
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/git_backup.py b/discord_rss_bot/git_backup.py
index 490807d..2784e6f 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/git_backup.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/git_backup.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def setup_backup_repo(backup_path: Path) -> bool:
     """Ensure the backup directory exists and contains a git repository.
 
     If the directory does not yet contain a ``.git`` folder a new repository is
-    initialised.  A basic git identity is configured locally so that commits
+    initialized.  A basic git identity is configured locally so that commits
     succeed even in environments where a global ``~/.gitconfig`` is absent.
 
     Args:
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ def setup_backup_repo(backup_path: Path) -> bool:
     Returns:
         ``True`` if the repository is ready, ``False`` on any error.
     """
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         backup_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         git_dir: Path = backup_path / ".git"
         if not git_dir.exists():
             subprocess.run([GIT_EXECUTABLE, "init", str(backup_path)], check=True, capture_output=True)  # noqa: S603
-            logger.info("Initialised git backup repository at %s", backup_path)
+            logger.info("Initialized git backup repository at %s", backup_path)
 
         # Ensure a local identity exists so that `git commit` always works.
         for key, value in (("user.email", "discord-rss-bot@localhost"), ("user.name", "discord-rss-bot")):
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def setup_backup_repo(backup_path: Path) -> bool:
 
 
 def export_state(reader: Reader, backup_path: Path) -> None:
-    """Serialise the current bot state to ``state.json`` inside *backup_path*.
+    """Serialize the current bot state to ``state.json`` inside *backup_path*.
 
     Args:
         reader: The :class:`reader.Reader` instance to read state from.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def export_state(reader: Reader, backup_path: Path) -> None:
         if clean_layout in {"desktop", "mobile"}:
             global_screenshot_layout = clean_layout
 
-    state: JsonObject = {"feeds": feeds_state, "webhooks": webhooks}
+    state: JsonObject = {"feeds": feeds_state, "webhooks": webhooks}  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
     if global_update_interval is not None:
         state["global_update_interval"] = global_update_interval
     if global_screenshot_layout is not None:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def commit_state_change(reader: Reader, message: str) -> None:
     if not setup_backup_repo(backup_path):
         return
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         export_state(reader, backup_path)
 
         subprocess.run([GIT_EXECUTABLE, "-C", str(backup_path), "add", "-A"], check=True, capture_output=True)  # noqa: S603
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/hoyolab_api.py b/discord_rss_bot/hoyolab_api.py
index 9877aea..c1aa2c1 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/hoyolab_api.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/hoyolab_api.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def fetch_hoyolab_post(post_id: str) -> JsonObject | None:
         return None
 
     http_ok = 200
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         url: str = f"https://bbs-api-os.hoyolab.com/community/post/wapi/getPostFull?post_id={post_id}"
         response: requests.Response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
 
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ def create_hoyolab_webhook(webhook_url: str, entry: Entry, post_data: JsonObject
     )
     if image_list:
         image_url: str = str(image_list[0].get("url", ""))
-        image_height: int = int(image_list[0].get("height", 1080))
-        image_width: int = int(image_list[0].get("width", 1920))
+        image_height: int = int(image_list[0].get("height", "1080"))  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+        image_width: int = int(image_list[0].get("width", "1920"))  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
 
         logger.debug("Image URL: %s, Height: %s, Width: %s", image_url, image_height, image_width)
         discord_embed.set_image(url=image_url, height=image_height, width=image_width)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def create_hoyolab_webhook(webhook_url: str, entry: Entry, post_data: JsonObject
     # Only show Youtube URL if available
     structured_content: str = str(post.get("structured_content", ""))
     if structured_content:  # noqa: PLR1702
-        try:
+        try:  # noqa: PLW0717
             loaded_structured_content = cast("JsonValue", json.loads(structured_content))
             structured_content_data: list[JsonObject] = (
                 [cast("JsonObject", item) for item in loaded_structured_content if isinstance(item, dict)]
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/main.py b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
index 35d0ac0..d3ee932 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/main.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
@@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None]:
     )
     scheduler.start()
     logger.info("Scheduler started.")
-    yield
-    reader.close()
-    scheduler.shutdown(wait=True)
+
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        reader.close()
+        scheduler.shutdown(wait=True)
 
 
 app: FastAPI = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8bd820e..68061e1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def pytest_sessionstart(session: pytest.Session) -> None:
     # the worker-specific location.
     settings_module: ModuleType | None = sys.modules.get("discord_rss_bot.settings")
     if settings_module is not None:
-        settings_module.data_dir = str(worker_data_dir)
+        settings_module.data_dir = str(worker_data_dir)  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
         get_reader_attr = getattr(settings_module, "get_reader", None)
         if get_reader_attr is not None and hasattr(get_reader_attr, "cache_clear"):
             get_reader = cast("CachedReaderFactory", get_reader_attr)
diff --git a/tests/test_conftest_hooks.py b/tests/test_conftest_hooks.py
index 716edba..65303d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_conftest_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_conftest_hooks.py
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ def test_pytest_collection_modifyitems_noops_when_real_git_backup_tests_enabled(
     config.getoption.return_value = True
 
     items: list[MagicMock] = [MagicMock()]
-    hooks.pytest_collection_modifyitems(config=config, items=items)
+    hooks.pytest_collection_modifyitems(config=config, items=items)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
 
     config.getoption.assert_called_once_with("--run-real-git-backup-tests")
diff --git a/tests/test_feeds.py b/tests/test_feeds.py
index e852cba..08a7e4f 100644
--- a/tests/test_feeds.py
+++ b/tests/test_feeds.py
@@ -781,8 +781,24 @@ def test_get_ttvdrops_campaign_api_url_from_campaign_page() -> None:
     assert api_url == "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/api/v1/campaigns/93ba35ae-5bfc-43fe-88ac-49a0aabb2fe2/"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("feed_url", "include_paid_reward"),
+    [
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml", True),
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?hide_paid=0", True),
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?hide_paid=true", True),
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?hide_paid=1", False),
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?lang=en&hide_paid=1", False),
+        ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?hide_paid=0&hide_paid=1", False),
+    ],
+)
 @patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx.get")
-def test_fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items_extracts_reward_alt_text(mock_get: MagicMock) -> None:
+def test_fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items_extracts_reward_alt_text(
+    mock_get: MagicMock,
+    feed_url: str,
+    *,
+    include_paid_reward: bool,
+) -> None:
     response = MagicMock()
     response.status_code = 200
     response.json.return_value = {
@@ -796,22 +812,38 @@ def test_fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items_extracts_reward_alt_text(mock_get:
                     {"image_url": "javascript:alert(1)"},
                 ],
             },
+            {
+                "name": "Paid drop",
+                "required_minutes_watched": 0,
+                "required_subs": 2,
+                "benefits": [
+                    {"name": "Pay2win reward", "image_url": "/media/benefits/images/paid-reward.png"},
+                ],
+            },
         ],
     }
     mock_get.return_value = response
     entry = MagicMock()
     entry.link = "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/campaigns/93ba35ae-5bfc-43fe-88ac-49a0aabb2fe2/"
     entry.id = "entry-4"
-    entry.feed.url = "https://example.com/feed.xml"
+    entry.feed.url = feed_url
 
     media_items = feeds.fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items(entry)
 
-    assert media_items == [
+    expected_media_items: list[JsonObject] = [
         {
             "url": "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/media/benefits/images/reward.png",
             "description": "120 minutes watched: Skulbladi",
         },
     ]
+    if include_paid_reward:
+        expected_media_items.append(
+            {
+                "url": "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/media/benefits/images/paid-reward.png",
+                "description": "2 subscriptions: Pay2win reward",
+            },
+        )
+    assert media_items == expected_media_items
     mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
         "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/api/v1/campaigns/93ba35ae-5bfc-43fe-88ac-49a0aabb2fe2/",
         follow_redirects=True,
@@ -819,6 +851,78 @@ def test_fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items_extracts_reward_alt_text(mock_get:
     )
 
 
+def test_extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items_includes_paid_rewards_by_default() -> None:
+    media_items = feeds.extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(
+        {
+            "drops": [
+                {
+                    "required_subs": 1,
+                    "benefits": [{"name": "Paid reward", "image_url": "/media/paid.png"}],
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert media_items == [
+        {
+            "url": "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/media/paid.png",
+            "description": "1 subscriptions: Paid reward",
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+def test_extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items_hide_paid_omits_non_watch_rewards() -> None:
+    media_items = feeds.extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(
+        {
+            "drops": [
+                {
+                    "required_minutes_watched": 30,
+                    "benefits": [{"name": "Watch reward", "image_url": "/media/watch.png"}],
+                },
+                {
+                    "required_minutes_watched": 0,
+                    "required_subs": 1,
+                    "benefits": [{"name": "Paid reward", "image_url": "/media/paid.png"}],
+                },
+                {
+                    "benefits": [{"name": "Unknown reward", "image_url": "/media/unknown.png"}],
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        hide_paid=True,
+    )
+
+    assert media_items == [
+        {
+            "url": "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/media/watch.png",
+            "description": "30 minutes watched: Watch reward",
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+def test_extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items_extracts_nested_watch_rewards() -> None:
+    media_items = feeds.extract_ttvdrops_media_gallery_items(
+        {
+            "campaign": {
+                "drops": [
+                    {
+                        "required_minutes_watched": 45,
+                        "rewards": [{"name": "Nested reward", "image_url": "/media/nested.png"}],
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+        },
+        hide_paid=True,
+    )
+
+    assert media_items == [
+        {
+            "url": "https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/media/nested.png",
+            "description": "45 minutes watched: Nested reward",
+        },
+    ]
+
+
 def test_capture_full_page_screenshot_uses_thread_when_loop_running() -> None:
     """Capture should offload sync Playwright work when called from an active event loop."""
     with patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds._capture_full_page_screenshot_sync", return_value=b"png") as mock_capture_sync:
diff --git a/tests/test_git_backup.py b/tests/test_git_backup.py
index ec6b2a0..e7303f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_backup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import contextlib
 import json
 import shutil
 import subprocess  # noqa: S404
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import cast
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
@@ -196,8 +195,8 @@ def test_export_state_creates_state_json(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     data = cast("JsonObject", json.loads(state_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
     assert "feeds" in data
     assert "webhooks" in data
-    assert data["feeds"][0]["url"] == "https://example.com/feed.rss"
-    assert data["feeds"][0]["webhook"] == "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123/abc"
+    assert data["feeds"][0]["url"] == "https://example.com/feed.rss"  # type: ignore
+    assert data["feeds"][0]["webhook"] == "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123/abc"  # type: ignore
 
 
 def test_export_state_omits_empty_tags(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ def test_export_state_omits_empty_tags(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     data = cast("JsonObject", json.loads((backup_path / "state.json").read_text()))
 
     # Only "url" key should be present (no empty-value tags)
-    assert list(data["feeds"][0].keys()) == ["url"]
+    assert list(data["feeds"][0].keys()) == ["url"]  # type: ignore
 
 
 def test_commit_state_change_noop_when_not_configured(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ def test_embed_backup_end_to_end(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: Path
     state_data = cast("JsonObject", json.loads(state_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
 
     # Find our test feed in the state
-    test_feed_data = next((feed for feed in state_data["feeds"] if feed["url"] == test_feed_url), None)
+    test_feed_data = next((feed for feed in state_data["feeds"] if feed["url"] == test_feed_url), None)  # type: ignore
     assert test_feed_data is not None, f"Test feed not found in state.json: {state_data}"
 
     # The embed settings are stored as a nested dict under custom_embed tag
diff --git a/tests/test_hoyolab_api.py b/tests/test_hoyolab_api.py
index 8a131df..0649578 100644
--- a/tests/test_hoyolab_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_hoyolab_api.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class TestCreateHoyolabWebhook:
 
         entry = make_entry(link=None)
         entry = typing.cast("Entry", entry)
-        webhook = create_hoyolab_webhook("https://discord.test/webhook", entry, post_data)
+        webhook = create_hoyolab_webhook("https://discord.test/webhook", entry, post_data)  # type: ignore
 
         assert webhook is webhook_instance
         mock_webhook_cls.assert_called_once_with(url="https://discord.test/webhook", rate_limit_retry=True)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class TestCreateHoyolabWebhook:
 
         entry = make_entry()
         entry = typing.cast("Entry", entry)
-        webhook = create_hoyolab_webhook("https://discord.test/webhook", entry, post_data)
+        webhook = create_hoyolab_webhook("https://discord.test/webhook", entry, post_data)  # type: ignore
 
         assert webhook is webhook_instance
         webhook_instance.remove_embeds.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index b98416c..8cd59ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def test_blacklist_preview_shows_labeled_field_values_for_substring_match() -> N
     stub_reader = StubReader()
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed", return_value="<div>Rendered</div>"):
             response: Response = client.get(
                 url="/blacklist_preview",
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def test_sent_webhooks_view_shows_saved_records() -> None:
 
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = StubReader
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         response: Response = client.get(url="/sent_webhooks")
 
         assert response.status_code == 200, f"/sent_webhooks failed: {response.text}"
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ def test_post_entry_uses_feed_url_to_disambiguate_duplicate_ids() -> None:
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = StubReader
     no_redirect_client = TestClient(app, follow_redirects=False)
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.send_entry_to_discord", side_effect=fake_send_entry_to_discord):
             response: Response = no_redirect_client.get(
                 url="/post_entry",
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ def test_webhook_entries_mass_update_preview_shows_old_and_new_urls() -> None:
             return []
 
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = StubReader
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with (
             patch(
                 "discord_rss_bot.main.get_data_from_hook_url",
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ def test_bulk_change_feed_urls_updates_matching_feeds() -> None:
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
     no_redirect_client = TestClient(app, follow_redirects=False)
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch(
             "discord_rss_bot.main.resolve_final_feed_url",
             side_effect=lambda url: (url.replace("old.example.com", "new.example.com"), None),
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ def test_webhook_entries_mass_update_preview_fragment_endpoint() -> None:
             return self._feeds
 
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = StubReader
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch(
             "discord_rss_bot.main.resolve_final_feed_url",
             side_effect=lambda url: (url.replace("old.example.com", "new.example.com"), None),
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ def test_bulk_change_feed_urls_force_update_overwrites_conflict() -> None:  # no
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
     no_redirect_client = TestClient(app, follow_redirects=False)
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch(
             "discord_rss_bot.main.resolve_final_feed_url",
             side_effect=lambda url: (url.replace("old.example.com", "new.example.com"), None),
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ def test_bulk_change_feed_urls_force_update_ignores_resolution_error() -> None:
     app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
     no_redirect_client = TestClient(app, follow_redirects=False)
 
-    try:
+    try:  # noqa: PLW0717
         with patch(
             "discord_rss_bot.main.resolve_final_feed_url",
             return_value=("https://new.example.com/rss/a.xml", "HTTP 404"),