diff --git a/project-db/spid/store.py b/project-db/spid/store.py
index 9b2d7d1..5265333 100644
--- a/project-db/spid/store.py
+++ b/project-db/spid/store.py
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ class Store:
         sql += " ORDER BY filing_date"
         if limit:
             sql += f" LIMIT {int(limit)}"
-        return self.con.execute(sql).fetch_arrow_table().to_pylist()
+        res = self.con.execute(sql)
+        table = res.to_arrow_table() if hasattr(res, "to_arrow_table") else res.fetch_arrow_table()  # DuckDB >= 2.0 / < 2.0
+        return table.to_pylist()
 
     # ---- write side ---------------------------------------------------
     def upsert_mentions(self, mentions: list[ProjectMention], ctx: dict) -> int:
diff --git a/src/parsing/filing_parser.py b/src/parsing/filing_parser.py
index 1d9f6cc..e1327ed 100644
--- a/src/parsing/filing_parser.py
+++ b/src/parsing/filing_parser.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import traceback
+import uuid
 from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -78,6 +79,18 @@ class FilingParser:
             return self._error_result(accession_number, form_type, "empty_after_clean")
 
         sections = self._extractor.extract_sections(clean_text, form_type)
+        if not sections and clean_text:
+            # no Item markers found (e.g. exhibit-only 10-Q/10-K): keep the whole text as one
+            # real section so the chunks satisfy the filing_chunks -> filing_sections foreign key
+            sections = [{
+                "section_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+                "section_name": "full_document",
+                "section_order": 0,
+                "item_number": "N/A",
+                "text": clean_text.strip(),
+                "word_count": len(clean_text.split()),
+                "char_count": len(clean_text),
+            }]
         for section in sections:
             section["accession_number"] = accession_number
 
@@ -88,13 +101,6 @@ class FilingParser:
                 chunk["accession_number"] = accession_number
             chunks.extend(section_chunks)
 
-        if not chunks and clean_text:
-            fallback_chunks = self._chunker.chunk_text(clean_text)
-            for chunk in fallback_chunks:
-                chunk["section_id"] = "full_document"
-                chunk["accession_number"] = accession_number
-            chunks.extend(fallback_chunks)
-
         result = {
             "accession_number": accession_number,
             "form_type": form_type,