diff --git a/app/jobs/process_tag_relationship_job.rb b/app/jobs/process_tag_relationship_job.rb
index 01b22a233..14940c6d6 100644
--- a/app/jobs/process_tag_relationship_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/process_tag_relationship_job.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class ProcessTagRelationshipJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :bulk_update
+  retry_on Exception, attempts: 0
 
   def perform(class_name:, approver:, antecedent_name:, consequent_name:, forum_topic: nil)
     relation_class = Kernel.const_get(class_name)
diff --git a/app/logical/d_text.rb b/app/logical/d_text.rb
index db4d4c7d5..37b3189c3 100644
--- a/app/logical/d_text.rb
+++ b/app/logical/d_text.rb
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ class DText
         "The #{obj.relationship} ##{obj.id} [[#{obj.antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{obj.consequent_name}]] has been rejected."
       elsif obj.is_pending?
         "The #{obj.relationship} ##{obj.id} [[#{obj.antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{obj.consequent_name}]] is pending approval."
-      elsif obj.is_errored?
-        "The #{obj.relationship} ##{obj.id} [[#{obj.antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{obj.consequent_name}]] (#{relationship} failed during processing."
       else # should never happen
         "The #{obj.relationship} ##{obj.id} [[#{obj.antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{obj.consequent_name}]] has an unknown status."
       end
diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 72fee2ccb..f3884ef03 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
 
   def process!
     TagMover.new(antecedent_name, consequent_name, user: User.system).move!
-  rescue Exception => e
-    update!(status: "error: #{e}")
-    DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_alias_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
   end
 
   def absence_of_transitive_relation
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 052dac101..f8dc34bbe 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
       CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
         update_posts
       end
-    rescue Exception => e
-      update(status: "error: #{e}")
-      DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_implication_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
     end
 
     def create_mod_action
diff --git a/app/models/tag_relationship.rb b/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
index a1cab6891..3693f84cb 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_relationship.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TagRelationship < ApplicationRecord
   scope :retired, -> {where(status: "retired")}
 
   before_validation :normalize_names
-  validates_format_of :status, :with => /\A(active|deleted|retired|error: .*)\Z/
+  validates :status, inclusion: { in: %w[active deleted retired] }
   validates_presence_of :antecedent_name, :consequent_name
   validates :approver, presence: { message: "must exist" }, if: -> { approver_id.present? }
   validates :forum_topic, presence: { message: "must exist" }, if: -> { forum_topic_id.present? }
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ class TagRelationship < ApplicationRecord
     status == "active"
   end
 
-  def is_errored?
-    status =~ /\Aerror:/
-  end
-
   def reject!
     update!(status: "deleted")
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
index 87dfe6228..9e1b77b2e 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class TagAliasTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
       should allow_value('active').for(:status)
       should allow_value('deleted').for(:status)
-      should allow_value('error: derp').for(:status)
 
       should_not allow_value('ACTIVE').for(:status)
       should_not allow_value('error').for(:status)
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
index f284d489b..99a84de10 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class TagImplicationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
       should allow_value('active').for(:status)
       should allow_value('deleted').for(:status)
-      should allow_value('error: derp').for(:status)
 
       should_not allow_value('ACTIVE').for(:status)
       should_not allow_value('error').for(:status)