diff --git a/scripts/workers/submission_worker.py b/scripts/workers/submission_worker.py
index e1060d010d..3e7f6ebcce 100644
--- a/scripts/workers/submission_worker.py
+++ b/scripts/workers/submission_worker.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ def run_submission(
     submission.save()
 
     # after the execution is finished, set `status` to finished and hence `completed_at`
-    if submission_output:
+    if submission_output and successful_submission_flag:
         output = {}
         output["result"] = submission_output.get("result", "")
         submission.output = output