diff --git a/backend/src/monitor.rs b/backend/src/monitor.rs
index eafbda45c5..357d22202c 100644
--- a/backend/src/monitor.rs
+++ b/backend/src/monitor.rs
@@ -6198,10 +6198,23 @@ async fn handle_zombie_jobs(db: &Pool<Postgres>, base_internal_url: &str, node_n
             );
             let memory_peak = job.memory_peak.unwrap_or(0);
             let (_, killpill_rx_never_used) = KillpillSender::new(1);
+            // Read while the job is still queued: a re-run (perpetual, retry) takes its cap from
+            // here once the `job_perms` row is swept after completion.
+            let job_token_scopes = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+                "SELECT job_token_scopes FROM job_perms WHERE job_id = $1",
+                job.id
+            )
+            .fetch_optional(db)
+            .await
+            .ok()
+            .flatten()
+            .flatten();
+            let mut completed = windmill_queue::MiniCompletedJob::from(job);
+            completed.job_token_scopes = job_token_scopes;
             let _ = handle_job_error(
                 db,
                 &client,
-                &windmill_queue::MiniCompletedJob::from(job),
+                &completed,
                 memory_peak,
                 None,
                 error::Error::ExecutionErr(error_message.clone()),