diff --git a/internal/uploads/worker.go b/internal/uploads/worker.go
index 334efd3..e414e44 100644
--- a/internal/uploads/worker.go
+++ b/internal/uploads/worker.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (w *Worker) Process(ctx context.Context, job Job) {
 	// a failure: the row is left for the start-up sweep, so the step stays as it was.
 	abort := func() {
 		if ctx.Err() == nil {
-			tr.Fail()
+			tr.FailRunning()
 		}
 		w.fail(ctx, job, log)
 	}