diff --git a/R/build_binaries.R b/R/build_binaries.R
index a4be691..bc4ceb1 100644
--- a/R/build_binaries.R
+++ b/R/build_binaries.R
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ build_binary_package <- function(package_name, tag = NULL, codename = NULL,
           local_clone_dir_single <- sprintf("%s/%s_%s", local_clone_dir, x, y)
           unlink(local_clone_dir_single, force = TRUE, recursive = TRUE)
           # NB: this does not always work, which is why we are using the lack of build_duration as a secondary factor in store_metadata()
-          store_build_metadata(x, y, platform, error_occurred = TRUE, force = force)
+          store_build_metadata(x, y, platform, error_occurred = TRUE, force = TRUE)
         }
       )
     }, package_name, tag, future.seed = TRUE)
diff --git a/R/metadata-build.R b/R/metadata-build.R
index 1785bd4..f4e1a3b 100644
--- a/R/metadata-build.R
+++ b/R/metadata-build.R
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ store_build_metadata <- function(
   } else if (nrow(existing_entries) >= 1 && force) {
     cli::cli_alert_info("{.fun store_build_metadata}: Force overwriting build metadata for {.pkg {package_name}} {.field {tag}} because {.code force = TRUE} was set.")
 
-    dbExecute(con, sprintf("UPDATE single_builds SET build_timestamp = '%s' WHERE package_name = '%s' and tag = '%s'", format(Sys.time(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), package_name, tag))
+    dbExecute(con, sprintf("UPDATE single_builds SET build_timestamp = '%s', error_occurred = %s WHERE package_name = '%s' and tag = '%s'", format(Sys.time(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), error_occurred, package_name, tag))
   } else if (nrow(existing_entries) == 0) {
     cli::cli_alert("{.fun store_build_metadata}: Storing build metadata for {.pkg {package_name}} {.field {tag}}.")
     # Create a data frame with the metadata