diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/GitHubIssueOpsTransport.java b/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/GitHubIssueOpsTransport.java
index 56772f9..45c7e7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/GitHubIssueOpsTransport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/GitHubIssueOpsTransport.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public SubmittedBatch createIssue(final URI repository, final String body, final
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) throws IOException {
+    public SubmissionStatus status(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) throws IOException {
         final JsonArray comments = request("GET", endpoint(repository, "issues/" + batch.issueNumber()
                 + "/comments?per_page=100"), null).getAsJsonArray("comments");
         final List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBat
                 receipts.addAll(receipts(body.getAsString(), batch.issueUrl()));
             }
         }
-        return receipts;
+        final JsonObject issue = request("GET", endpoint(repository, "issues/" + batch.issueNumber()), null);
+        final boolean terminal = "closed".equals(issue.get("state").getAsString());
+        return new SubmissionStatus(batch, receipts, terminal);
     }
 
     private JsonObject request(final String method, final URI endpoint, final String body) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmission.java b/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmission.java
index b47306e..5bae0b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmission.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmission.java
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ final class IssueOpsSubmission {
     }
 
     SubmissionReport submit(final RankedJournal journal, final RumbleSnapshot snapshot) throws IOException {
-        final List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts = collectReceipts(journal.unacknowledgedSubmissions(), snapshot);
+        final List<SubmissionStatus> statuses = collectStatuses(journal.unacknowledgedSubmissions(), snapshot);
+        final List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts = statuses.stream().flatMap(status -> status.receipts().stream()).toList();
         journal.acknowledge(receipts);
+        final Set<UUID> terminal = statuses.stream().filter(SubmissionStatus::terminal)
+                .flatMap(status -> status.batch().battleIds().stream()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
         final Set<UUID> inFlight = journal.unacknowledgedSubmissions().stream().flatMap(batch -> batch.battleIds().stream())
+                .filter(battleId -> !terminal.contains(battleId))
                 .collect(Collectors.toSet());
         final List<RankedBattleRecord> pending = journal.pending().stream().filter(record -> !inFlight.contains(record.battleId()))
                 .toList();
@@ -47,18 +51,16 @@ SubmissionReport submit(final RankedJournal journal, final RumbleSnapshot snapsh
         return new SubmissionReport(receipts, submitted);
     }
 
-    private List<SubmissionReceipt> collectReceipts(final List<SubmittedBatch> submitted,
-                                                     final RumbleSnapshot snapshot) throws IOException {
-        final List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<SubmissionStatus> collectStatuses(final List<SubmittedBatch> submitted,
+                                                    final RumbleSnapshot snapshot) throws IOException {
+        final List<SubmissionStatus> statuses = new ArrayList<>();
         for (final SubmittedBatch batch : submitted) {
             final Set<UUID> expected = Set.copyOf(batch.battleIds());
-            for (final SubmissionReceipt receipt : transport.receipts(snapshot.canonicalDataRepository(), batch)) {
-                if (expected.contains(receipt.battleId())) {
-                    receipts.add(receipt);
-                }
-            }
+            final SubmissionStatus status = transport.status(snapshot.canonicalDataRepository(), batch);
+            statuses.add(new SubmissionStatus(batch, status.receipts().stream()
+                    .filter(receipt -> expected.contains(receipt.battleId())).toList(), status.terminal()));
         }
-        return receipts;
+        return statuses;
     }
 
     private static List<List<RankedBattleRecord>> batches(final List<RankedBattleRecord> records) {
@@ -110,5 +112,12 @@ record SubmissionReport(List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts, List<SubmittedBatch> s
 interface IssueOpsTransport {
     SubmittedBatch createIssue(URI repository, String body, String title) throws IOException;
 
-    List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(URI repository, SubmittedBatch batch) throws IOException;
+    SubmissionStatus status(URI repository, SubmittedBatch batch) throws IOException;
+}
+
+/** One observed issue state, including its durable accepted-record receipts. */
+record SubmissionStatus(SubmittedBatch batch, List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts, boolean terminal) {
+    SubmissionStatus {
+        receipts = List.copyOf(receipts);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmissionTest.java b/src/test/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmissionTest.java
index c84df5c..392ccaa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmissionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dev/robocode/rumble/client/IssueOpsSubmissionTest.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public SubmittedBatch createIssue(final URI repository, final String body, final
             }
 
             @Override
-            public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
-                return List.of();
+            public SubmissionStatus status(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
+                return new SubmissionStatus(batch, List.of(), false);
             }
         };
 
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBat
         assertEquals(List.of(record), journal.pending());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Tag("RCL-006")
+    void testRCL006_IntegrationNegative_terminallyRejectedBatchIsRetried() throws IOException {
+        final RankedBattleRecord record = record("676b8646-5993-4b60-9a1e-6112530d1e8d");
+        final RankedJournal journal = new RankedJournal(temporaryDirectory);
+        journal.append(record);
+        journal.recordSubmission(new SubmittedBatch(42, "https://github.com/example/rumble-data/issues/42",
+                List.of(record.battleId())));
+        final TerminalRejectionTransport transport = new TerminalRejectionTransport(record.battleId());
+
+        final SubmissionReport report = new IssueOpsSubmission(transport, Clock.systemUTC()).submit(journal, snapshot());
+
+        assertEquals(1, report.submitted().size());
+        assertEquals(1, transport.bodies.size());
+        assertTrue(transport.bodies.get(0).contains(record.battleId().toString()));
+        assertEquals(List.of(record), journal.pending());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Tag("RCL-007")
     void testRCL007_IntegrationPositive_splitsSixtyOneRecordsAcrossBoundedIssueBatches() throws IOException {
@@ -121,8 +139,8 @@ public SubmittedBatch createIssue(final URI repository, final String body, final
         }
 
         @Override
-        public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
-            return List.of(new SubmissionReceipt(accepted, batch.issueUrl()));
+        public SubmissionStatus status(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
+            return new SubmissionStatus(batch, List.of(new SubmissionReceipt(accepted, batch.issueUrl())), false);
         }
     }
 
@@ -137,8 +155,28 @@ public SubmittedBatch createIssue(final URI repository, final String body, final
         }
 
         @Override
-        public List<SubmissionReceipt> receipts(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
-            return List.of();
+        public SubmissionStatus status(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
+            return new SubmissionStatus(batch, List.of(), false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final class TerminalRejectionTransport implements IssueOpsTransport {
+        private final UUID battleId;
+        private final List<String> bodies = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        private TerminalRejectionTransport(final UUID battleId) {
+            this.battleId = battleId;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public SubmittedBatch createIssue(final URI repository, final String body, final String title) {
+            bodies.add(body);
+            return new SubmittedBatch(43, "https://github.com/example/rumble-data/issues/43", List.of(battleId));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public SubmissionStatus status(final URI repository, final SubmittedBatch batch) {
+            return new SubmissionStatus(batch, List.of(), batch.issueNumber() == 42);
         }
     }
 }