diff --git a/fastvideo/entrypoints/video_generator.py b/fastvideo/entrypoints/video_generator.py
index 04c704644..8b3e8d7d3 100644
--- a/fastvideo/entrypoints/video_generator.py
+++ b/fastvideo/entrypoints/video_generator.py
@@ -877,8 +877,13 @@ class VideoGenerator:
         # `GenerationResult.size` describes the produced media, not only the
         # base-stage request. Refiner pipelines can change the final pixel
         # dimensions, so derive this result metadata from the decoded output.
+        # Read the geometry from `output_batch.output` (a shape-only access,
+        # no D->H copy): when `return_frames=False` the `samples` mirror
+        # stays an empty placeholder and no longer carries the decoded
+        # shape. Metadata-only calls keep the request fallback and never
+        # inspect the (possibly dropped) worker output.
         output_size = _resolve_output_size(
-            samples,
+            output_batch.output if needs_frame_output else samples,
             (target_height, target_width, batch.num_frames),
             pixel_output=not is_latent_output and not audio_only,
         )
diff --git a/fastvideo/tests/entrypoints/test_video_generator.py b/fastvideo/tests/entrypoints/test_video_generator.py
index d123f60a3..7ca9ba713 100644
--- a/fastvideo/tests/entrypoints/test_video_generator.py
+++ b/fastvideo/tests/entrypoints/test_video_generator.py
@@ -305,6 +305,37 @@ def test_generate_single_video_save_video_still_builds_frames(monkeypatch, tmp_p
     }
 
 
+def test_generate_single_video_save_only_reports_refined_output_size(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """`GenerationResult.size` must describe the decoded media even when the
+    fp32 `samples` mirror is skipped (`return_frames=False`, the CLI save
+    flow). Refiner pipelines can change the final pixel geometry, so the size
+    has to come from `output_batch.output`, not the base request. CPU-only."""
+    # Refiner-style output: request asks for 2 frames of 16x16, pipeline
+    # produces 5 frames of 32x48.
+    output = torch.full((1, 3, 5, 32, 48), 0.5, dtype=torch.float32)
+    output_batch = _single_video_output_batch(output)
+    fastvideo_args = _single_video_args()
+    generator = _single_video_generator(output_batch, fastvideo_args)
+    saved = {}
+
+    def fake_mimsave(path, frames, *, fps, format):
+        saved["frame_count"] = len(frames)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(video_generator_module.imageio, "mimsave", fake_mimsave)
+
+    result = generator._generate_single_video(
+        prompt="refined save",
+        sampling_param=_small_sampling_param(save_video=True, return_frames=False),
+        fastvideo_args=fastvideo_args,
+        output_path=str(tmp_path / "refined.mp4"),
+    )
+
+    assert result["samples"] is None
+    assert result["frames"] is None
+    assert result["size"] == (32, 48, 5)
+    assert saved["frame_count"] == 5
+
+
 def test_generate_single_video_audio_only_metadata_returns_audio_without_frames(tmp_path):
     audio = torch.zeros((16, ), dtype=torch.float32)
     output_batch = _single_video_output_batch(