diff --git a/app/jobs/process_merge_request_job.rb b/app/jobs/process_merge_request_job.rb
index 5f071d442..b706d9a81 100644
--- a/app/jobs/process_merge_request_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/process_merge_request_job.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ class ProcessMergeRequestJob < ApplicationJob
     merge_date = merge_request.merge_date
 
     Merge::MergeOrganisationsService.new(absorbing_organisation_id:, merging_organisation_ids:, merge_date:).call
+    merge_request.update!(status: "request_merged", last_failed_attempt: nil)
+  rescue StandardError
+    merge_request.update!(last_failed_attempt: Time.zone.now)
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240814083017_add_last_failed_attempt.rb b/db/migrate/20240814083017_add_last_failed_attempt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34e0e4046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240814083017_add_last_failed_attempt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddLastFailedAttempt < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :merge_requests, :last_failed_attempt, :datetime
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 2d728a72d..9f46a7ae4 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_08_13_112119) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_08_14_083017) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
 
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_08_13_112119) do
     t.integer "total_managing_agents"
     t.boolean "signed_dsa", default: false
     t.datetime "discarded_at"
+    t.datetime "last_failed_attempt"
   end
 
   create_table "notifications", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/spec/jobs/process_merge_request_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/process_merge_request_job_spec.rb
index a1706d406..0c4ae30f1 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/process_merge_request_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/process_merge_request_job_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ describe ProcessMergeRequestJob do
       expect(Merge::MergeOrganisationsService).to receive(:new).with(absorbing_organisation_id: organisation.id, merging_organisation_ids: [merging_organisation.id, other_merging_organisation.id], merge_date: Time.zone.local(2022, 3, 3))
 
       job.perform(merge_request:)
+      expect(merge_request.reload.status).to eq("request_merged")
+    end
+
+    it "clears last_failed_attempt value" do
+      merge_request.update!(last_failed_attempt: Time.zone.now)
+      job.perform(merge_request:)
+
+      expect(merge_request.reload.last_failed_attempt).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "sets last_failed_attempt value if there's an error" do
+      allow(merge_organisations_service).to receive(:call).and_raise(ActiveRecord::Rollback)
+
+      expect(merge_request.last_failed_attempt).to be_nil
+      job.perform(merge_request:)
+
+      merge_request.reload
+      expect(merge_request.last_failed_attempt).to be_within(10.seconds).of(Time.zone.now)
     end
   end
 end