diff --git a/app/jobs/bulkrax/create_relationships_job.rb b/app/jobs/bulkrax/create_relationships_job.rb
index 54ec2209..c8e5ef95 100644
--- a/app/jobs/bulkrax/create_relationships_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/bulkrax/create_relationships_job.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class CreateRelationshipsJob < ApplicationJob
     #
     # @see https://github.com/scientist-softserv/louisville-hyku/commit/128a9ef
     class_attribute :update_child_records_works_file_sets, default: false
+    class_attribute :max_failure_count, default: 5
 
     include DynamicRecordLookup
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class CreateRelationshipsJob < ApplicationJob
     # is the child in the relationship, and vice versa if a child_identifier is passed.
     #
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
-    def perform(parent_identifier:, importer_run_id: nil, run_user: nil) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
+    def perform(parent_identifier:, importer_run_id: nil, run_user: nil, failure_count: 0) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
       importer_run = Bulkrax::ImporterRun.find(importer_run_id) if importer_run_id
       user = run_user || importer_run&.user
       ability = Ability.new(user)
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def perform(parent_identifier:, importer_run_id: nil, run_user: nil) # rubocop:d
               @parent_record_members_added = true
             rescue => e
               number_of_failures += 1
+              rel.set_status_info(e, importer_run)
               errors << e
             end
           end
@@ -107,9 +109,16 @@ def perform(parent_identifier:, importer_run_id: nil, run_user: nil) # rubocop:d
         # rubocop:enable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
 
         parent_entry&.set_status_info(errors.last, importer_run)
-
-        # TODO: This can create an infinite job cycle, consider a time to live tracker.
-        reschedule(parent_identifier: parent_identifier, importer_run_id: importer_run_id)
+        failure_count += 1
+
+        if failure_count < max_failure_count
+          reschedule(
+            parent_identifier: parent_identifier,
+            importer_run_id: importer_run_id,
+            run_user: run_user,
+            failure_count: failure_count
+          )
+        end
         return errors # stop current job from continuing to run after rescheduling
       else
         # rubocop:disable Rails/SkipsModelValidations
@@ -184,11 +193,8 @@ def add_to_work(child_record, parent_record)
       )
     end
 
-    def reschedule(parent_identifier:, importer_run_id:)
-      CreateRelationshipsJob.set(wait: 10.minutes).perform_later(
-        parent_identifier: parent_identifier,
-        importer_run_id: importer_run_id
-      )
+    def reschedule(**kargs)
+      CreateRelationshipsJob.set(wait: 10.minutes).perform_later(**kargs)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/bulkrax/pending_relationship.rb b/app/models/bulkrax/pending_relationship.rb
index b842f1e9..a2b972a5 100644
--- a/app/models/bulkrax/pending_relationship.rb
+++ b/app/models/bulkrax/pending_relationship.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 module Bulkrax
   class PendingRelationship < ApplicationRecord
+    include Bulkrax::StatusInfo
+
     belongs_to :importer_run
 
     # Ideally we wouldn't have a column named "order", as it is a reserved SQL term.  However, if we
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240823173525_add_error_tracking_to_pending_relationships.rb b/db/migrate/20240823173525_add_error_tracking_to_pending_relationships.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3916e769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240823173525_add_error_tracking_to_pending_relationships.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddErrorTrackingToPendingRelationships < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :bulkrax_pending_relationships, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending' unless column_exists?(:bulkrax_pending_relationships, :status_message)
+  end
+end