diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobAction.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobAction.java
index e662b23b6..a5a4aebbf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobAction.java
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ public class BigqueryPollJobAction implements Runnable {
 
   @Override
   public void run() {
-    checkJobOutcome();  // Throws a NotModifiedException if the job hasn't completed.
-    if (payload == null || payload.length == 0) {
+    boolean jobOutcome =
+        checkJobOutcome(); // Throws a NotModifiedException if the job hasn't completed.
+    // If the job failed, do not enqueue the next step.
+    if (!jobOutcome || payload == null || payload.length == 0) {
       return;
     }
     // If there is a payload, it's a chained task, so enqueue it.
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobActionTest.java
index 998a088d9..add6ce8d0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/export/BigqueryPollJobActionTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package google.registry.export;
 import static com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.QueueFactory.getQueue;
 import static com.google.common.collect.Iterables.getOnlyElement;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static google.registry.testing.TaskQueueHelper.assertNoTasksEnqueued;
 import static google.registry.testing.TaskQueueHelper.assertTasksEnqueued;
 import static google.registry.testing.TestLogHandlerUtils.assertLogMessage;
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ public class BigqueryPollJobActionTest {
     action.run();
     assertLogMessage(
         logHandler, SEVERE, String.format("Bigquery job failed - %s:%s", PROJECT_ID, JOB_ID));
+    assertNoTasksEnqueued(CHAINED_QUEUE_NAME);
   }
 
   @Test