diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessorTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessorTests.cs
index e960995c4585..f9f9fa2622f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessorTests.cs
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ public void TestScoreUpgradeSuccess(int scoreVersion)
             AddAssert("Score not marked as failed", () => Realm.Run(r => r.Find<ScoreInfo>(scoreInfo.ID)!.BackgroundReprocessingFailed), () => Is.False);
         }
 
-        [Test]
-        public void TestScoreUpgradeFailed()
+        [TestCase(30000002)]
+        [TestCase(30000013)]
+        public void TestScoreUpgradeFailed(int scoreVersion)
         {
             ScoreInfo scoreInfo = null!;
 
@@ -172,16 +173,18 @@ public void TestScoreUpgradeFailed()
                         Ruleset = r.All<RulesetInfo>().First(),
                     })
                     {
-                        TotalScoreVersion = 30000002,
+                        TotalScoreVersion = scoreVersion,
                         IsLegacyScore = true,
                     });
                 });
             });
 
-            AddStep("Run background processor", () => Add(new TestBackgroundDataStoreProcessor()));
+            TestBackgroundDataStoreProcessor processor = null!;
+            AddStep("Run background processor", () => Add(processor = new TestBackgroundDataStoreProcessor()));
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for completion", () => processor.Completed);
 
             AddUntilStep("Score marked as failed", () => Realm.Run(r => r.Find<ScoreInfo>(scoreInfo.ID)!.BackgroundReprocessingFailed), () => Is.True);
-            AddAssert("Score version not upgraded", () => Realm.Run(r => r.Find<ScoreInfo>(scoreInfo.ID)!.TotalScoreVersion), () => Is.EqualTo(30000002));
+            AddAssert("Score version not upgraded", () => Realm.Run(r => r.Find<ScoreInfo>(scoreInfo.ID)!.TotalScoreVersion), () => Is.EqualTo(scoreVersion));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.cs b/osu.Game/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.cs
index 7074c89b84ba..16ff766ea4ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.cs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ private void upgradeScoreRanks()
 
             HashSet<Guid> scoreIds = realmAccess.Run(r => new HashSet<Guid>(
                 r.All<ScoreInfo>()
-                 .Where(s => s.TotalScoreVersion < 30000013) // last total score version with a significant change to ranks
+                 .Where(s => s.TotalScoreVersion < 30000013 && !s.BackgroundReprocessingFailed) // last total score version with a significant change to ranks
                  .AsEnumerable()
                  // must be done after materialisation, as realm doesn't support
                  // filtering on nested property predicates or projection via `.Select()`