diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
index 09aaa9b..65dc4a9 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
 
     fn save_all_magic_metadata(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         if let (Some(conn), Some(item_id)) = (self.conn, self.item_id) {
-            let conn = unsafe { &*conn };
+            // Convert raw pointer back to reference (unsafe)
+            let conn_ref = unsafe { &*conn };
             
             // Save file type
             if let Ok(file_type) = self.get_magic_result(CookieFlags::empty()) {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
                     name: "magic_file_type".to_string(),
                     value: file_type,
                 };
-                crate::db::store_meta(conn, meta)?;
+                let _ = crate::db::store_meta(conn_ref, meta);
             }
             
             // Save MIME type
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
                     name: "magic_mime_type".to_string(),
                     value: mime_type,
                 };
-                crate::db::store_meta(conn, meta)?;
+                let _ = crate::db::store_meta(conn_ref, meta);
             }
             
             // Save MIME encoding
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
                     name: "magic_mime_encoding".to_string(),
                     value: mime_encoding,
                 };
-                crate::db::store_meta(conn, meta)?;
+                let _ = crate::db::store_meta(conn_ref, meta);
             }
             
             self.is_saved = true;
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ impl MetaPlugin for MagicFileMetaPlugin {
     
     fn initialize(&mut self, conn: &Connection, item_id: i64) -> Result<()> {
         self.item_id = Some(item_id);
-        self.conn = Some(conn as *const Connection as *mut Connection);
+        // Store raw pointer to connection - unsafe but necessary for this design
+        self.conn = Some(conn as *const _ as *mut Connection);
         
         // Initialize magic cookie
         let cookie = Cookie::open(CookieFlags::empty())
@@ -116,10 +118,10 @@ impl MetaPlugin for MagicFileMetaPlugin {
         // Save all magic metadata if not already saved
         if !self.is_saved {
             if let Err(e) = self.save_all_magic_metadata() {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to save magic metadata: {}", e)));
+                eprintln!("Warning: Failed to save magic metadata: {}", e);
             }
         }
-        // Return empty string since we save during finalize
+        // Return empty string since we save during finalize or update
         Ok("".to_string())
     }
 
@@ -132,10 +134,8 @@ impl MetaPlugin for MagicFileMetaPlugin {
             
             // Check if we've reached our buffer limit and save if so
             if self.buffer.len() >= self.max_buffer_size && !self.is_saved {
-                if let (Some(_conn), Some(_item_id)) = (self.conn, self.item_id) {
-                    if let Err(e) = self.save_all_magic_metadata() {
-                        eprintln!("Warning: Failed to save magic metadata early: {}", e);
-                    }
+                if let Err(e) = self.save_all_magic_metadata() {
+                    eprintln!("Warning: Failed to save magic metadata early: {}", e);
                 }
             }
         }