diff --git a/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs b/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
index 90e9ef41..df293f5f 100644
--- a/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/upub/worker/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, EntityTrait, Order, QueryFilter, QueryOrder};
 
-use upub::{model, Context};
+use upub::{model, traits::process::ProcessorError, Context};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum JobError {
@@ -123,23 +123,28 @@ impl JobDispatcher for Context {
 					model::job::JobType::Outbound => crate::outbound::process(_ctx.clone(), &job).await,
 					model::job::JobType::Delivery => crate::delivery::process(_ctx.clone(), &job).await,
 				};
-	
-				if let Err(e) = res {
-					tracing::error!("failed processing job '{}': {e}", job.activity);
-					let active = job.clone().repeat();
-					let mut count = 0;
-					loop {
-						match model::job::Entity::insert(active.clone()).exec(_ctx.db()).await {
-							Err(e) => tracing::error!("could not insert back job '{}': {e}", job.activity),
-							Ok(_) => break,
+
+				match res {
+					Ok(()) => tracing::debug!("job {} completed", job.activity),
+					Err(JobError::ProcessorError(ProcessorError::AlreadyProcessed)) => tracing::info!("dropping job already processed: {}", job.activity),
+					Err(e) => {
+						tracing::error!("failed processing job '{}': {e}", job.activity);
+						let active = job.clone().repeat();
+						let mut count = 0;
+						loop {
+							match model::job::Entity::insert(active.clone()).exec(_ctx.db()).await {
+								Err(e) => tracing::error!("could not insert back job '{}': {e}", job.activity),
+								Ok(_) => break,
+							}
+							count += 1;
+							if count > _ctx.cfg().security.reinsertion_attempt_limit {
+								tracing::error!("reached job reinsertion limit, dropping {job:#?}");
+								break;
+							}
+							tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(poll_interval)).await;
 						}
-						count += 1;
-						if count > _ctx.cfg().security.reinsertion_attempt_limit {
-							tracing::error!("reached job reinsertion limit, dropping {job:#?}");
-							break;
-						}
-						tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(poll_interval)).await;
 					}
+
 				}
 			});