diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             if i != len(visit_dates):
                 visit_date = visit_dates[i]
                 visit_status = origin_visits[i]["status"]
-                if origin_visits[i]["status"] not in ("full", "partial"):
+                if origin_visits[i]["status"] not in ("full", "partial", "not_found"):
                     visit_date = None
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@
         save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_SUCCEEDED
     elif visit_status in ("created", "ongoing"):
         save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_RUNNING
+    elif visit_status in ("not_found", "failed"):
+        save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_FAILED
     else:
         time_now = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
         time_delta = time_now - save_request.request_date
@@ -213,8 +215,10 @@
             save_task_status in (SAVE_TASK_FAILED, SAVE_TASK_SUCCEEDED)
             and not visit_date
         ):
-            visit_date, _ = _get_visit_info_for_save_request(save_request)
+            visit_date, visit_status = _get_visit_info_for_save_request(save_request)
             save_request.visit_date = visit_date
+            if visit_status in ("failed", "not_found"):
+                save_task_status = SAVE_TASK_FAILED
             must_save = True
         # Check tasks still marked as scheduled / not yet scheduled
         if save_task_status in (SAVE_TASK_SCHEDULED, SAVE_TASK_NOT_YET_SCHEDULED):
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_save.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_origin_save.py
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@
     mock_get_origin_visits.assert_called_once()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_get_save_origin_requests_no_visit_date_found(mocker):
+def _get_save_origin_requests(mocker, load_status, visit_status):
     # create a save request
     SaveOriginRequest.objects.create(
         request_date=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@
 
     # mock scheduler and archives
     _mock_scheduler(
-        mocker, task_status="next_run_scheduled", task_run_status="scheduled"
+        mocker, task_status="next_run_scheduled", task_run_status=load_status
     )
     mock_archive = mocker.patch("swh.web.common.origin_save.archive")
     mock_archive.lookup_origin.return_value = {"url": _origin_url}
@@ -258,16 +257,35 @@
         metadata={},
         origin=_origin_url,
         snapshot=None,
-        status="created",
+        status=visit_status,
         type=_visit_type,
         url="",
         visit=34,
     )
     mock_get_origin_visits.return_value = [visit_info]
 
-    # check no visit date has been found
     sors = get_save_origin_requests(_visit_type, _origin_url)
+    mock_get_origin_visits.assert_called_once()
+
+    return sors
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_get_save_origin_requests_no_visit_date_found(mocker):
+    sors = _get_save_origin_requests(
+        mocker, load_status="scheduled", visit_status="created"
+    )
+    # check no visit date has been found
     assert len(sors) == 1
     assert sors[0]["save_task_status"] == SAVE_TASK_RUNNING
     assert sors[0]["visit_date"] is None
-    mock_get_origin_visits.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_get_save_origin_requests_failed_when_not_found(mocker):
+    sors = _get_save_origin_requests(
+        mocker, load_status="uneventful", visit_status="not_found"
+    )
+    assert len(sors) == 1
+    assert sors[0]["save_task_status"] == SAVE_TASK_FAILED
+    assert sors[0]["visit_date"] is not None