diff --git a/ops/extract-cron.sh b/ops/extract-cron.sh
index 70bd3fb8..9daf88ff 100755
--- a/ops/extract-cron.sh
+++ b/ops/extract-cron.sh
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Use the Edit tool to update the source file status. Use the Write too
         --permission-mode bypassPermissions \
         >> "$LOG" 2>&1 || {
         log "WARN: Claude extraction failed or timed out for $SOURCE_FILE"
+        sed -i "\|^${SOURCE_FILE}$|d" "$PENDING_FILE"
         git checkout main >> "$LOG" 2>&1
         continue
     }
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Use the Edit tool to update the source file status. Use the Write too
     CHANGED_FILES=$(git status --porcelain)
     if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then
         log "No changes produced for $SOURCE_FILE"
+        sed -i "\|^${SOURCE_FILE}$|d" "$PENDING_FILE"
         git checkout main >> "$LOG" 2>&1
         continue
     fi
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Use the Edit tool to update the source file status. Use the Write too
     # Check if anything was staged
     if git diff --cached --quiet; then
         log "No valid changes to commit for $SOURCE_FILE"
+        sed -i "\|^${SOURCE_FILE}$|d" "$PENDING_FILE"
         git checkout -- . >> "$LOG" 2>&1
         git checkout main >> "$LOG" 2>&1
         continue