diff --git a/packages/server/modules/backgroundjobs/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts b/packages/server/modules/backgroundjobs/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
index 82cf429ed..c208892fa 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/backgroundjobs/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/backgroundjobs/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('Background Jobs repositories @backgroundjobs', () => {
   })
 
   describe('failQueuedBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory', () => {
-    it('should fail queued background jobs that meet or exceed maximum attempts', async () => {
+    it('should fail queued background jobs that equal maximum attempts', async () => {
       const job = createTestJob({
         status: BackgroundJobStatus.Queued,
         attempt: 2,
@@ -193,6 +193,101 @@ describe('Background Jobs repositories @backgroundjobs', () => {
       expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Failed)
     })
 
+    it('should not fail processing background jobs that meet the maximum attempts', async () => {
+      const job = createTestJob({
+        status: BackgroundJobStatus.Processing,
+        attempt: 1,
+        maxAttempt: 2
+      })
+      await storeBackgroundJob({ job })
+
+      const SUT =
+        failBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory({
+          db
+        })
+
+      await SUT({ originServerUrl, jobType: 'fileImport' })
+
+      const updatedJob = await db(BackgroundJobs.name).where({ id: job.id }).first()
+      expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Processing)
+    })
+
+    it('should fail queued background jobs that exceed maximum attempts', async () => {
+      const job = createTestJob({
+        status: BackgroundJobStatus.Queued,
+        attempt: 3,
+        maxAttempt: 2
+      })
+      await storeBackgroundJob({ job })
+
+      const SUT =
+        failBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory({
+          db
+        })
+
+      await SUT({ originServerUrl, jobType: 'fileImport' })
+
+      const updatedJob = await db(BackgroundJobs.name).where({ id: job.id }).first()
+      expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Failed)
+    })
+
+    it('should fail processing background jobs that exceed maximum attempts', async () => {
+      const job = createTestJob({
+        status: BackgroundJobStatus.Processing,
+        attempt: 3,
+        maxAttempt: 2
+      })
+      await storeBackgroundJob({ job })
+
+      const SUT =
+        failBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory({
+          db
+        })
+
+      await SUT({ originServerUrl, jobType: 'fileImport' })
+
+      const updatedJob = await db(BackgroundJobs.name).where({ id: job.id }).first()
+      expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Failed)
+    })
+
+    it('should not fail queued background jobs that are within the maximum attempts', async () => {
+      const job = createTestJob({
+        status: BackgroundJobStatus.Queued,
+        attempt: 1,
+        maxAttempt: 2
+      })
+      await storeBackgroundJob({ job })
+
+      const SUT =
+        failBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory({
+          db
+        })
+
+      await SUT({ originServerUrl, jobType: 'fileImport' })
+
+      const updatedJob = await db(BackgroundJobs.name).where({ id: job.id }).first()
+      expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Queued)
+    })
+
+    it('should not fail processing background jobs that are within the maximum attempts', async () => {
+      const job = createTestJob({
+        status: BackgroundJobStatus.Processing,
+        attempt: 1,
+        maxAttempt: 2
+      })
+      await storeBackgroundJob({ job })
+
+      const SUT =
+        failBackgroundJobsWhichExceedMaximumAttemptsOrNoRemainingComputeBudgetFactory({
+          db
+        })
+
+      await SUT({ originServerUrl, jobType: 'fileImport' })
+
+      const updatedJob = await db(BackgroundJobs.name).where({ id: job.id }).first()
+      expect(updatedJob.status).to.equal(BackgroundJobStatus.Processing)
+    })
+
     it('should fail queued background jobs with zero compute budget', async () => {
       const job = createTestJob({
         payload: {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/fileuploads/services/tasks.ts b/packages/server/modules/fileuploads/services/tasks.ts
index 5cf0cc068..9e63cf3c7 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/fileuploads/services/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/fileuploads/services/tasks.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ export const garbageCollectAttemptedFileImportBackgroundJobsFactory = (deps: {
       return
     }
 
+    const failedJobsDueToNoComputeBudget = failedBackgroundJobs.filter(
+      (job) =>
+        job.remainingComputeBudgetSeconds !== null &&
+        job.remainingComputeBudgetSeconds <= 0
+    )
+    if (failedJobsDueToNoComputeBudget.length > 0) {
+      logger.info(
+        { numberOfFailedBackgroundJobs: failedBackgroundJobs.length },
+        'Found {numberOfFailedBackgroundJobs} background jobs which have exceeded their compute budget'
+      )
+    }
+
+    const failedJobsDueToExceededAttempts = failedBackgroundJobs.filter(
+      (job) => job.attempt >= job.maxAttempt
+    )
+    if (failedJobsDueToExceededAttempts.length > 0) {
+      logger.warn(
+        { numberOfFailedBackgroundJobs: failedBackgroundJobs.length },
+        'Found {numberOfFailedBackgroundJobs} background jobs which have exceeded maximum number of attempts'
+      )
+    }
+
     const validFailedBackgroundJobs = failedBackgroundJobs.filter(
       (job) => !!job.payload.blobId
     )