diff --git a/app/jobs/v3/droplet_upload.rb b/app/jobs/v3/droplet_upload.rb
index c96c06984b5..6eccce6ab9e 100644
--- a/app/jobs/v3/droplet_upload.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/v3/droplet_upload.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ def perform
           if droplet
             droplet.db.transaction do
               droplet.lock!
-              droplet.error_description = e.message
-              droplet.state = DropletModel::FAILED_STATE
-              droplet.save
+              if droplet.staged?
+                logger.info('droplet-upload.skipping-failed-state', droplet_guid: @droplet_guid, error: e.message)
+              else
+                droplet.error_description = e.message
+                droplet.state = DropletModel::FAILED_STATE
+                droplet.save
+              end
             end
           end
           raise
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ def resource_type
         def blobstore
           @blobstore ||= CloudController::DependencyLocator.instance.droplet_blobstore
         end
+
+        def logger
+          @logger ||= Steno.logger('cc.jobs.v3.droplet_upload')
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/jobs/v3/droplet_upload_spec.rb b/spec/unit/jobs/v3/droplet_upload_spec.rb
index 3bf000f3ef4..b37ddd2042d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/jobs/v3/droplet_upload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/jobs/v3/droplet_upload_spec.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,24 @@ def reschedule_at(_, _=nil)
                 }.from(true).to(false)
               end
             end
+
+            context 'when the droplet is already STAGED' do
+              let(:staged_droplet) { create(:droplet_model, state: DropletModel::STAGED_STATE, droplet_hash: nil, sha256_checksum: nil, set_as_current_droplet: false) }
+
+              before do
+                staged_job = DropletUpload.new(local_file.path, staged_droplet.guid, skip_state_transition:)
+                Delayed::Job.enqueue(staged_job, queue: worker.name)
+                worker.work_off 1
+              end
+
+              it 'does not overwrite the droplet state' do
+                expect(staged_droplet.refresh.state).to eq(DropletModel::STAGED_STATE)
+              end
+
+              it 'does not set an error description' do
+                expect(staged_droplet.refresh.error_description).to be_nil
+              end
+            end
           end
 
           context 'if the file is missing' do