diff --git a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Actions/PollFediverseAction.php b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Actions/PollFediverseAction.php
index 34cadb5..d55da41 100644
--- a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Actions/PollFediverseAction.php
+++ b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/src/Actions/PollFediverseAction.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 namespace Lvl0\FediDiscover\Actions;
 
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
-use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Clients\FediverseClientFactory;
 use Lvl0\FediDiscover\Events\UrlDiscovered;
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ public function execute(Instance $instance): void
             $instance->last_seen_id = $posts->first()->cursorId;
         }
 
+        $instance->consecutive_poll_failures = 0;
         $instance->last_polled_at = now();
         $instance->save();
 
diff --git a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollFediverseActionTest.php b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollFediverseActionTest.php
index 8524fb4..0056d44 100644
--- a/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollFediverseActionTest.php
+++ b/packages/Lvl0/FediDiscover/tests/Feature/PollFediverseActionTest.php
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ public function test_it_leaves_last_seen_id_unchanged_when_no_posts_are_returned
         $this->assertSame('500', $instance->fresh()->last_seen_id);
     }
 
+    public function test_consecutive_poll_failures_reset_to_zero_after_successful_poll(): void
+    {
+        $instance = $this->makeInstance(['consecutive_poll_failures' => 5]);
+
+        $this->pollInstance($instance, []);
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, $instance->fresh()->consecutive_poll_failures);
+    }
+
     public function test_poll_logs_a_structured_success_entry_with_url_count_and_duration(): void
     {
         Log::spy();