diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea5f141..cff12b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ each time (wasteful, rate-limited, and it leaks toward the cap).
 ## Install
 
 ```
-dpy_webhooks @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_webhooks.git@v0.1.0
+dpy_webhooks @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_webhooks.git@v0.1.1
 ```
 
 ## Usage
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ await hooks.send_any(channel, strategy="round_robin", content="hi")  # send via
 
 `pick` strategies are `"first"` (oldest by id), `"random"`, and `"round_robin"` (per-channel
 in-process index that wraps on the live count and rebuilds if the count changed); an unknown
-strategy raises `ValueError`. `send_any` sends through a picked existing webhook, **falling
-back to `get_or_create`** when the channel has none, and reuses the same dead-webhook
-self-heal. None of these three create or touch the store — they read live from the channel.
+strategy raises `ValueError`. `pick` only considers webhooks that have a token — channel-
+follower and application-owned webhooks have none and can't be sent through, so they're
+skipped rather than picked. `send_any` sends through a picked existing webhook, **falling
+back to `get_or_create`** when the channel has none. On a dead pick, self-heal deletes that
+specific dead webhook (not the managed one) and recreates + retries once — unless the pick
+IS the managed webhook, in which case it goes through the normal `clear()` path. None of
+these three create or touch the store — they read live from the channel.
 
 ## What you inject
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b69f04b..c6a932d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "dpy_webhooks"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "Per-channel Discord webhook management for discord.py — get-or-create, persist, enforce the cap, send. Config-free, injectable, installable."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/dpy_webhooks/__init__.py b/src/dpy_webhooks/__init__.py
index 0d766f4..99f2ede 100644
--- a/src/dpy_webhooks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/dpy_webhooks/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .dpy_webhooks import (
     WebhookStore,
 )
 
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.1"
 
 __all__ = [
     "DPYWebhooks",
diff --git a/src/dpy_webhooks/dpy_webhooks.py b/src/dpy_webhooks/dpy_webhooks.py
index a02e018..f93383c 100644
--- a/src/dpy_webhooks/dpy_webhooks.py
+++ b/src/dpy_webhooks/dpy_webhooks.py
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ beyond the one-managed-webhook path, the lib can work with ALL of a channel's ex
 webhooks, read live (no store, no create): :meth:`DPYWebhooks.list` returns them,
 :meth:`DPYWebhooks.pick` selects one by strategy (``first`` / ``random`` / ``round_robin``,
 ``None`` if the channel has none), and :meth:`DPYWebhooks.send_any` sends through a picked
-webhook — falling back to :meth:`get_or_create` when the channel has none, and reusing the
-same dead-webhook self-heal. round-robin keeps a per-channel in-process index that wraps on
-the live count and rebuilds if the count changed.
+webhook — falling back to :meth:`get_or_create` when the channel has none. round-robin keeps
+a per-channel in-process index that wraps on the live count and rebuilds if the count
+changed.
+
+``pick`` only considers webhooks with a token — channel-follower and application-owned
+webhooks have none, and ``Webhook.send`` cannot use them; they are skipped rather than
+selected. ``send_any``'s self-heal deletes the specific dead webhook it picked (not the
+managed one) unless the pick and the managed webhook are the same, in which case it goes
+through :meth:`clear` as usual.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -182,17 +188,18 @@ class DPYWebhooks:
         *,
         strategy: str = "first",
     ) -> "Optional[discord.Webhook]":
-        """select one EXISTING webhook on the channel by strategy without creating; returns
-        None if the channel has none, raises ValueError on an unknown strategy, and propagates
-        Forbidden when Manage Webhooks is missing
+        """select one EXISTING sendable webhook on the channel by strategy without creating;
+        returns None if the channel has none, raises ValueError on an unknown strategy, and
+        propagates Forbidden when Manage Webhooks is missing
 
-        ``first`` picks the oldest (lowest snowflake id), ``random`` picks uniformly, and
-        ``round_robin`` advances a per-channel in-process index that wraps on the live count
-        and rebuilds if the count changed"""
+        token-less webhooks (channel-follower / application-owned) are excluded since
+        ``Webhook.send`` cannot use them; ``first`` picks the oldest (lowest snowflake id),
+        ``random`` picks uniformly, and ``round_robin`` advances a per-channel in-process
+        index that wraps on the live count and rebuilds if the count changed"""
         if strategy not in PICK_STRATEGIES:
             raise ValueError(f"unknown pick strategy '{strategy}'; expected one of {PICK_STRATEGIES}")
 
-        webhooks = sorted(await self.list(channel), key=lambda w: w.id)
+        webhooks = sorted((w for w in await self.list(channel) if w.token is not None), key=lambda w: w.id)
         if not webhooks:
             return None
 
@@ -210,8 +217,10 @@ class DPYWebhooks:
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> discord.WebhookMessage:
         """send via a picked EXISTING webhook, falling back to get_or_create when the channel
-        has none; reuses the dead-webhook self-heal (clear + recreate + retry once)"""
+        has none; on a dead pick, deletes that dead webhook directly (clear() only when the
+        pick IS the managed webhook) then recreates + retries the send once"""
         webhook = await self.pick(channel, strategy=strategy)
+        picked_managed = webhook is None
         if webhook is None:
             webhook = await self.get_or_create(channel)
         try:
@@ -221,10 +230,26 @@ class DPYWebhooks:
                 raise
             log.warning("dpy_webhooks: picked webhook for channel %s appears dead, recreating", channel.id)
 
-        await self.clear(channel)
+        if not picked_managed:
+            managed = await self.get(channel)
+            picked_managed = managed is not None and managed.id == webhook.id
+        if picked_managed:
+            await self.clear(channel)
+        else:
+            await self._delete_dead(webhook)
         webhook = await self.get_or_create(channel)
         return await webhook.send(**kwargs)
 
+    async def _delete_dead(self, webhook: discord.Webhook) -> None:
+        """delete a webhook confirmed dead server-side; already-gone is not an error"""
+        try:
+            await webhook.delete()
+        except discord.NotFound:
+            pass
+        except discord.HTTPException as exc:
+            if not _is_dead_webhook(exc):
+                raise
+
     def _round_robin(self, channel_id: int, webhooks: "list[discord.Webhook]") -> discord.Webhook:
         """advance and return the next webhook for a channel; the index wraps on the live
         count and rebuilds when the count changed since last call"""
@@ -270,7 +295,7 @@ class DPYWebhooks:
 
     async def count(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> int:
         """number of webhooks currently on the channel"""
-        return len(await channel.webhooks())
+        return len(await self.list(channel))
 
     async def _restore_from_store(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> "Optional[discord.Webhook]":
         """rebuild a partial webhook from the stored record; on a rebuild fault, treat the
@@ -294,7 +319,7 @@ class DPYWebhooks:
 
     async def _create(self, channel: discord.TextChannel, *, evict_oldest: bool) -> discord.Webhook:
         """enforce the per-channel cap then create + persist a new webhook"""
-        existing = await channel.webhooks()
+        existing = await self.list(channel)
         if len(existing) >= MAX_WEBHOOKS_PER_CHANNEL:
             if not evict_oldest:
                 raise WebhookCapacityError(channel.id)