diff --git a/bin/verify-era-proof-attestation/src/proof.rs b/bin/verify-era-proof-attestation/src/proof.rs
index 3cd0ec1f..5b96dd3b 100644
--- a/bin/verify-era-proof-attestation/src/proof.rs
+++ b/bin/verify-era-proof-attestation/src/proof.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ pub async fn get_proofs(
             .send(stop_receiver, http_client, rpc_url)
             .await?;
 
-        if !proofs.is_empty() {
+        if !proofs.is_empty()
+            && proofs.iter().all(|proof| {
+                !proof.status.eq_ignore_ascii_case("failed")
+                    && !proof.status.eq_ignore_ascii_case("picked_by_prover")
+            })
+        {
             return Ok(proofs);
         }
 
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ pub struct Proof {
     #[serde_as(as = "Hex")]
     pub proof: Vec<u8>,
     pub proved_at: String,
+    pub status: String,
     #[serde_as(as = "Hex")]
     pub attestation: Vec<u8>,
 }