diff --git a/osm_rawdata/postgres.py b/osm_rawdata/postgres.py
index 891a874..9770a10 100755
--- a/osm_rawdata/postgres.py
+++ b/osm_rawdata/postgres.py
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@ def queryRemote(
 
             log.debug(f"Current status: {response_status}")
 
+            # First check to see if FAILURE and stop polling
+            if response_status == "FAILURE":
+                break
+
             # response_status options: STARTED, PENDING, SUCCESS
             if (
                 response_status != "SUCCESS"