diff --git a/src/queue/processors.ts b/src/queue/processors.ts
index 93765641f4..9829d34c61 100644
--- a/src/queue/processors.ts
+++ b/src/queue/processors.ts
@@ -8016,6 +8016,7 @@ async function maybeRecloseDisallowedReopen(
     }).catch(() => undefined);
     return true; // handled (decision made); a superseded/ambiguous reopener still counts as handled
   }
+  // The comment is a courtesy notice; its failure must not mask whether the close itself succeeded (below).
   await createIssueComment(
     env,
     installationId,
@@ -8023,16 +8024,23 @@ async function maybeRecloseDisallowedReopen(
     pr.number,
     "This pull request was closed by Gittensory and can't be reopened — reviews are one-shot. Please open a new pull request with the issues resolved.",
   ).catch(() => undefined);
-  await closePullRequest(env, installationId, repoFullName, pr.number).catch(
-    () => undefined,
-  );
+  // #2260: the audit outcome must reflect whether the close actually happened on GitHub, not just whether this
+  // handler ran. A swallowed 403/404/5xx here previously still recorded outcome:"completed", so an operator
+  // trusting the audit trail believed a one-shot close was enforced when it may not have been.
+  const closeError = await closePullRequest(env, installationId, repoFullName, pr.number)
+    .then(() => null)
+    .catch((error: unknown) => error);
+  const originallyClosedBy = closer ?? "Gittensory (close beyond the inspected event window)";
   await recordAuditEvent(env, {
     eventType: "github_app.reopen_reclosed",
     actor: "gittensory",
     targetKey: `${repoFullName}#${pr.number}`,
-    outcome: "completed",
-    detail: `re-closed a disallowed reopen by ${reopener} (originally closed by ${closer ?? "Gittensory (close beyond the inspected event window)"}) — one-shot; resubmit a new PR`,
-    metadata: { deliveryId, repoFullName },
+    outcome: closeError === null ? "completed" : "error",
+    detail:
+      closeError === null
+        ? `re-closed a disallowed reopen by ${reopener} (originally closed by ${originallyClosedBy}) — one-shot; resubmit a new PR`
+        : `FAILED to re-close a disallowed reopen by ${reopener} (originally closed by ${originallyClosedBy}) — the close API call did not succeed; the PR may still be open`,
+    metadata: closeError === null ? { deliveryId, repoFullName } : { deliveryId, repoFullName, error: errorMessage(closeError) },
   }).catch(() => undefined);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/queue.test.ts b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
index c071f4c54a..61d59a5ef9 100644
--- a/test/unit/queue.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/queue.test.ts
@@ -11415,7 +11415,8 @@ describe("one-shot reopen prevention", () => {
     expect(calls.some((call) => call.url.endsWith("/collaborators/maintainer/permission"))).toBe(true);
     expect(calls.some((call) => call.method === "POST" && call.url.endsWith("/issues/42/comments"))).toBe(true);
     expect(calls.some((call) => call.method === "PATCH" && call.url.endsWith("/pulls/42"))).toBe(true);
-    const audit = await env.DB.prepare("select detail from audit_events where event_type = ?").bind("github_app.reopen_reclosed").first<{ detail: string }>();
+    const audit = await env.DB.prepare("select outcome, detail from audit_events where event_type = ?").bind("github_app.reopen_reclosed").first<{ outcome: string; detail: string }>();
+    expect(audit?.outcome).toBe("completed"); // #2260: a successful close is unaffected
     expect(audit?.detail).toContain("originally closed by maintainer");
     // #review-audit: the early return after a re-close stamps the delivery processed (was left "queued").
     const webhookRow = await env.DB.prepare("select status from webhook_events where delivery_id = ?").bind("reopen-write-collab-close").first<{ status: string }>();
@@ -11678,6 +11679,43 @@ describe("one-shot reopen prevention", () => {
     expect(contributorPermissionCalls).toBe(2);
   });
 
+  it("records outcome:error (not completed) when the reclose PATCH call itself fails (#2260)", async () => {
+    const calls: Array<{ url: string; method: string }> = [];
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      const url = input.toString();
+      const method = init?.method ?? "GET";
+      calls.push({ url, method });
+      if (url.includes("/access_tokens")) return Response.json({ token: "installation-token" });
+      if (url.endsWith("/collaborators/contributor/permission")) return Response.json({ permission: "read" });
+      if (url.endsWith("/collaborators/maintainer/permission")) return Response.json({ permission: "write" });
+      // "contributor" (the payload's reopener) must be the MOST RECENT "reopened" actor in the timeline, or the
+      // #2369 live-recheck #3 (reopenerSuperseded) denies before ever reaching the close attempt this test targets.
+      if (url.includes("/issues/42/events")) return Response.json([{ event: "closed", actor: { login: "maintainer" } }, { event: "reopened", actor: { login: "contributor" } }]);
+      if (url.endsWith("/issues/42/comments")) return Response.json({ id: 99 }, { status: 201 }); // the courtesy comment succeeds
+      if (url.endsWith("/pulls/42") && method === "PATCH") return new Response("forbidden", { status: 403 }); // the close itself fails
+      return new Response("not found", { status: 404 });
+    });
+
+    const env = createTestEnv({ GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: generateRsaPrivateKeyPem(), GITHUB_APP_SLUG: "gittensory" });
+    await repositoriesModule.upsertRepositorySettings(env, { repoFullName: "JSONbored/gittensory", autonomy: { merge: "auto", request_changes: "auto" } });
+
+    await processJob(env, {
+      type: "github-webhook",
+      deliveryId: "reopen-close-fails",
+      eventName: "pull_request",
+      payload: reopenedPayload("contributor"),
+    });
+
+    expect(calls.some((call) => call.method === "PATCH" && call.url.endsWith("/pulls/42"))).toBe(true); // the close WAS attempted
+    const audit = await env.DB.prepare("select outcome, detail, metadata_json from audit_events where event_type = ?").bind("github_app.reopen_reclosed").first<{ outcome: string; detail: string; metadata_json: string }>();
+    expect(audit?.outcome).toBe("error"); // NOT "completed" — the close did not actually succeed
+    expect(audit?.detail).toContain("FAILED to re-close");
+    expect(JSON.parse(audit?.metadata_json ?? "{}").error).toBeTruthy();
+    // The handler still owns the decision (never falls through to normal re-review) even though the API call failed.
+    const webhookRow = await env.DB.prepare("select status from webhook_events where delivery_id = ?").bind("reopen-close-fails").first<{ status: string }>();
+    expect(webhookRow?.status).toBe("processed");
+  });
+
   it("does NOT re-close a disallowed reopen on an OBSERVE-only / un-opted-in repo (autonomy floor, #review-audit)", async () => {
     const calls: Array<{ url: string; method: string }> = [];
     vi.stubGlobal("fetch", async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {