diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/awooop_ansible_check_mode_service.py b/apps/api/src/services/awooop_ansible_check_mode_service.py
index 6abba3277..6742c9eca 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/awooop_ansible_check_mode_service.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/awooop_ansible_check_mode_service.py
@@ -5249,6 +5249,7 @@ async def run_pending_check_modes_once(
             project_id=project_id,
             **receipt_backfill_summary,
         )
+    if receipt_backfill_summary["repair_receipt_backfill_error"]:
         return {
             "claimed": 0,
             "reclaimed": 0,
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_ansible_verified_closure.py b/apps/api/tests/test_ansible_verified_closure.py
index 9148dd317..f4b94727a 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_ansible_verified_closure.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_ansible_verified_closure.py
@@ -237,10 +237,21 @@ def test_backfill_preserves_approval_and_replaces_terminal_skipped_candidate() -
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_broker_reconciles_receipts_before_claiming_fresh_work(
+async def test_broker_reconciles_receipts_then_continues_claiming_fresh_work(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
-    retry_replayer = AsyncMock()
+    retry_replayer = AsyncMock(
+        return_value={
+            "scanned": 0,
+            "replayed": 0,
+            "check_mode_passed": 0,
+            "check_mode_failed": 0,
+            "runtime_stage_receipt_written": 0,
+            "blockers": [],
+            "error": None,
+        }
+    )
+    fresh_claimer = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         service,
         "_expire_stale_ansible_execution_capabilities",
@@ -279,13 +290,31 @@ async def test_broker_reconciles_receipts_before_claiming_fresh_work(
         "run_failed_apply_check_mode_replay_once",
         retry_replayer,
     )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(service, "_runtime_blockers", lambda: [])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        service,
+        "recent_ansible_transport_blockers",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=[]),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        service,
+        "claim_stale_pending_check_modes",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=[]),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        service,
+        "claim_catalog_drift_failed_check_modes",
+        AsyncMock(return_value=[]),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(service, "claim_pending_check_modes", fresh_claimer)
 
     result = await service.run_pending_check_modes_once(limit=1)
 
     assert result["claimed"] == 0
     assert result["repair_receipt_backfill_priority_tick"] is True
     assert result["repair_receipt_closure_written"] == 1
-    retry_replayer.assert_not_awaited()
+    retry_replayer.assert_awaited_once()
+    fresh_claimer.assert_awaited_once()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio