diff --git a/tests/tools/test_cronjob_run_immediate.py b/tests/tools/test_cronjob_run_immediate.py
index 6588222a4bdf..e839f86cadc9 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_cronjob_run_immediate.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_cronjob_run_immediate.py
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ def test_execute_job_now_bails_without_claim(self):
         assert res["success"] is False
         m_run.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_execute_job_now_handles_oneshot_removal(self):
+        """A one-shot job removed by mark_job_run should report success (#71760).
+
+        For finite one-shot jobs (repeat.times=1), mark_job_run removes the
+        job from the store when completed >= times.  get_job returns None in
+        that case, which previously caused execution_success=False even though
+        the job ran to completion.
+        """
+        with patch("tools.cronjob_tools.claim_job_for_fire", return_value=True), \
+             patch("cron.scheduler.run_one_job", return_value=True), \
+             patch("tools.cronjob_tools.get_job", return_value=None):
+            res = _execute_job_now(dict(_JOB))
+        assert res["claimed"] is True
+        assert res["success"] is True
+        assert res["error"] is None
+
     def test_execute_job_now_marks_failure_on_exception(self):
         """An exception during fire is captured, marked failed, not propagated."""
         with patch("tools.cronjob_tools.claim_job_for_fire", return_value=True), \
diff --git a/tools/cronjob_tools.py b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
index a623d38c6f56..737ffaa1be94 100644
--- a/tools/cronjob_tools.py
+++ b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
@@ -639,7 +639,18 @@ def _execute_job_now(job: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         # run_one_job records last_run_at/last_status via mark_job_run (which
         # also clears the fire claim) and returns True iff it processed the job.
         processed = run_one_job(job)
-        refreshed = get_job(job_id) or {}
+        refreshed = get_job(job_id)
+        # For finite one-shot jobs, mark_job_run removes the job from the
+        # store when completed >= times.  get_job returns None in that case,
+        # so we cannot read last_status — but processed=True means the job
+        # ran end-to-end successfully.  Treat removal as implicit success
+        # rather than reporting a false "failed" to the operator (#71760).
+        if refreshed is None:
+            return {
+                "claimed": True,
+                "success": bool(processed),
+                "error": None,
+            }
         ok = refreshed.get("last_status") == "ok"
         return {
             "claimed": True,