diff --git a/backend/api/Services/MissionRunService.cs b/backend/api/Services/MissionRunService.cs
index 06db60280..37cb878a5 100644
--- a/backend/api/Services/MissionRunService.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Services/MissionRunService.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Api.Database.Context;
 using Api.Database.Models;
 using Api.Services.Events;
+using Api.Services.Models;
 using Api.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 namespace Api.Services
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ MissionStatus missionStatus
 
         public Task<MissionRun> UpdateMissionRunProperty(string missionRunId, string propertyName, object? value);
 
+        public Task<MissionRun> UpdateWithIsarInfo(string missionRunId, IsarMission isarMission);
+
         public Task<MissionRun> SetMissionRunToFailed(string missionRunId, string failureDescription);
 
         public Task UpdateCurrentRobotMissionToFailed(string robotId);
@@ -642,5 +645,18 @@ public void DetachTracking(MissionRun missionRun)
             if (missionRun.Robot != null) robotService.DetachTracking(missionRun.Robot);
             context.Entry(missionRun).State = EntityState.Detached;
         }
+
+        public async Task<MissionRun> UpdateWithIsarInfo(string missionRunId, IsarMission isarMission)
+        {
+            var missionRun = await ReadById(missionRunId, readOnly: false) ?? throw new MissionRunNotFoundException($"Could not find mission run with ID {missionRunId}");
+
+            missionRun.IsarMissionId = isarMission.IsarMissionId;
+            foreach (var isarTask in isarMission.Tasks)
+            {
+                var task = missionRun.GetTaskByIsarId(isarTask.IsarTaskId);
+                task?.UpdateWithIsarInfo(isarTask);
+            }
+            return await Update(missionRun);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/api/Services/MissionSchedulingService.cs b/backend/api/Services/MissionSchedulingService.cs
index 47c97c578..6299a4299 100644
--- a/backend/api/Services/MissionSchedulingService.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Services/MissionSchedulingService.cs
@@ -149,15 +149,13 @@ or RobotNotAvailableException
                     or MissionRunNotFoundException
                     or IsarCommunicationException)
             {
-                const MissionStatus NewStatus = MissionStatus.Failed;
                 logger.LogError(
                     ex,
                     "Mission run {MissionRunId} was not started successfully due to {ErrorMessage}",
                     missionRun.Id,
                     ex.Message
                 );
-                await missionRunService.UpdateMissionRunProperty(missionRun.Id, "Status", NewStatus);
-                await missionRunService.UpdateMissionRunProperty(missionRun.Id, "StatusReason", ex.Message);
+                await missionRunService.SetMissionRunToFailed(missionRun.Id, "Mission run {MissionRunId} was not started successfully due to {ErrorMessage}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -464,7 +462,7 @@ private async Task StartMissionRun(MissionRun queuedMissionRun)
                 throw new IsarCommunicationException(ErrorMessage);
             }
 
-            missionRun.UpdateWithIsarInfo(isarMission);
+            await missionRunService.UpdateWithIsarInfo(missionRun.Id, isarMission);
             await missionRunService.UpdateMissionRunProperty(missionRun.Id, "Status", MissionStatus.Ongoing);
 
             robot.Status = RobotStatus.Busy;