diff --git a/internal/p9/batchstore.go b/internal/p9/batchstore.go
index a73c154..1450735 100644
--- a/internal/p9/batchstore.go
+++ b/internal/p9/batchstore.go
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ func (s *BatchStore) runJob(ctx context.Context, job *batchJob) {
 		} else {
 			job.status = "failed: " + err.Error()
 		}
+		job.result = job.status
 		plog.Info("batch job %s failed: %v", job.id, err)
 		return
 	}