diff --git a/src/lib/db/client-db/seed.ts b/src/lib/db/client-db/seed.ts
index 29a975e..1f19104 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/client-db/seed.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/client-db/seed.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ function ensureBrowser() {
  *
  * @param opts.version Bump to force users to refresh from the shipped snapshot
  * @param opts.force If true, reseed even if already seeded for this version
+ * @param opts.fetch Optional fetch implementation (prefer the one from load)
  */
 export async function ensureSeeded(
-	opts: { version?: number; force?: boolean } = {},
+	opts: { version?: number; force?: boolean; fetch?: typeof fetch } = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
 	ensureBrowser();
 
 	const version = opts.version ?? AMQ_DB_SEED_VERSION;
 	const key = seededStorageKey(version);
+	const fetcher = opts.fetch ?? fetch;
 
 	if (!opts.force && localStorage.getItem(key) === "1") return;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export async function ensureSeeded(
 
 		const url = asset(SEED_ASSET_PATH);
 
-		const res = await fetch(url, { cache: "no-cache" });
+		const res = await fetcher(url, { cache: "no-cache" });
 		if (!res.ok) {
 			throw new Error(
 				`Failed to fetch seed DB from ${url}: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`,
diff --git a/src/routes/list/+page.ts b/src/routes/list/+page.ts
index ccb41ef..f803302 100644
--- a/src/routes/list/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/list/+page.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const load: PageLoad = async ({ url, fetch, depends }) => {
 	}
 
 	// Browser path: seed then query local DB for songs by MAL ids
-	await ensureSeeded();
+	await ensureSeeded({ fetch });
 
 	const malIds = malResponse.data.map((e) => e.node.id);
 	const songRows = await getSongsForMalAnimeIds(db, malIds);