diff --git a/src/core/Conference.ts b/src/core/Conference.ts
index d2f8199..9c0601d 100644
--- a/src/core/Conference.ts
+++ b/src/core/Conference.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ export default class Conference {
    * Expire the conference
    */
   async expire() {
-    await this.updateStatus("expired");
     await Promise.all(
       (await this.repositories()).map(async (conf) => await conf.expire())
     );
+    await this.updateStatus("expired");
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/server/routes/conference.ts b/src/server/routes/conference.ts
index 716b50f..21c7f78 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/conference.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/conference.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ router.get("/", async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
       ).map(async (data) => {
         const conf = new Conference(data);
         if (data.endDate < new Date() && data.status == "ready") {
-          await conf.updateStatus("expired");
+          await conf.expire();
         }
         return conf;
       })
diff --git a/test/production-regressions.test.js b/test/production-regressions.test.js
index e23f5c3..f7d9800 100644
--- a/test/production-regressions.test.js
+++ b/test/production-regressions.test.js
@@ -232,6 +232,15 @@ describe("production regressions", function () {
     expect(res.headers["Content-Security-Policy"]).to.include("sandbox");
     expect(res.headers["Content-Security-Policy"]).not.to.include("allow-same-origin");
   });
+  it("keeps a conference eligible for retry when repository expiration fails", async function () {
+    const Conference = require("../src/core/Conference").default;
+    const model = { status: "ready", save: async () => {} };
+    const conference = new Conference(model);
+    conference.repositories = async () => [{ expire: async () => { throw new Error("storage failed"); } }];
+    try { await conference.expire(); throw new Error("expected rejection"); }
+    catch (error) { expect(error.message).to.equal("storage failed"); }
+    expect(model.status).to.equal("ready");
+  });
   it("omits an upstream length when later text is rewritten", async function () {
     const File = require("../src/core/AnonymizedFile").default;
     stub(config, "STREAMER_ENTRYPOINT", "");