diff --git a/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart b/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
index c14948423..c11f3baee 100644
--- a/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
+++ b/app_dart/lib/src/service/luci_build_service.dart
@@ -545,6 +545,11 @@ class LuciBuildService {
       ],
     );
     await pubsub.publish('scheduler-requests', request);
+
+    task.attempts = (task.attempts ?? 0) + 1;
+    task.status = Task.statusNew;
+    await datastore.insert(<Task>[task]);
+
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service_test.dart b/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service_test.dart
index 3d48f1bdc..89d1107b2 100644
--- a/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service_test.dart
+++ b/app_dart/test/service/luci_build_service_test.dart
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ void main() {
         buildNumber: 1,
       );
       final Target target = generateTarget(1);
+      expect(task.attempts, 1);
+      expect(task.status, Task.statusFailed);
       final bool rerunFlag = await service.checkRerunBuilder(
         commit: totCommit,
         task: task,
@@ -553,6 +555,8 @@ void main() {
       }
       expect(scheduleBuildRequest.gitilesCommit?.project, 'mirrors/engine');
       expect(rerunFlag, isTrue);
+      expect(task.attempts, 2);
+      expect(task.status, Task.statusNew);
     });
 
     test('Rerun a test failed builder', () async {