diff --git a/.sqlx/query-007c5f49470ce1bc503f82003377d80cc4be3282ca1b9c37c1b2e8c28dff53d0.json b/.sqlx/query-007c5f49470ce1bc503f82003377d80cc4be3282ca1b9c37c1b2e8c28dff53d0.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 856d46f21..000000000
--- a/.sqlx/query-007c5f49470ce1bc503f82003377d80cc4be3282ca1b9c37c1b2e8c28dff53d0.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "SELECT COUNT(*) as \"count!\" FROM queue WHERE priority >= $1",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [
-      {
-        "ordinal": 0,
-        "name": "count!",
-        "type_info": "Int8"
-      }
-    ],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Left": [
-        "Int4"
-      ]
-    },
-    "nullable": [
-      null
-    ]
-  },
-  "hash": "007c5f49470ce1bc503f82003377d80cc4be3282ca1b9c37c1b2e8c28dff53d0"
-}
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-7fad5d5fdee0a32f79f34f22bee0e8cfc48521abe29f2570be40e76d9b5bab16.json b/.sqlx/query-7fad5d5fdee0a32f79f34f22bee0e8cfc48521abe29f2570be40e76d9b5bab16.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2855df519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sqlx/query-7fad5d5fdee0a32f79f34f22bee0e8cfc48521abe29f2570be40e76d9b5bab16.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "UPDATE queue SET attempt = 99",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": []
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "7fad5d5fdee0a32f79f34f22bee0e8cfc48521abe29f2570be40e76d9b5bab16"
+}
diff --git a/src/build_queue.rs b/src/build_queue.rs
index 4d2319a4e..a40acc86c 100644
--- a/src/build_queue.rs
+++ b/src/build_queue.rs
@@ -676,17 +676,17 @@ pub async fn queue_rebuilds(
     config: &Config,
     build_queue: &AsyncBuildQueue,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let already_queued_rebuilds = sqlx::query_scalar!(
-        r#"SELECT COUNT(*) as "count!" FROM queue WHERE priority >= $1"#,
-        REBUILD_PRIORITY
-    )
-    .fetch_one(&mut *conn)
-    .await?;
+    let already_queued_rebuilds: usize = build_queue
+        .pending_count_by_priority()
+        .await?
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|(priority, count)| (*priority >= REBUILD_PRIORITY).then_some(count))
+        .sum();
 
     let rebuilds_to_queue = config
         .max_queued_rebuilds
         .expect("config.max_queued_rebuilds not set") as i64
-        - already_queued_rebuilds;
+        - already_queued_rebuilds as i64;
 
     if rebuilds_to_queue <= 0 {
         info!("not queueing rebuilds; queue limit reached");
@@ -806,6 +806,47 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_still_rebuild_when_full_with_failed() {
+        crate::test::async_wrapper(|env| async move {
+            env.override_config(|config| {
+                config.max_queued_rebuilds = Some(1);
+                config.rebuild_up_to_date = Some(NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2024, 1, 1).unwrap());
+            });
+
+            let build_queue = env.async_build_queue().await;
+            build_queue
+                .add_crate("foo1", "0.1.0", REBUILD_PRIORITY, None)
+                .await?;
+            build_queue
+                .add_crate("foo2", "0.1.0", REBUILD_PRIORITY, None)
+                .await?;
+
+            let mut conn = env.async_db().await.async_conn().await;
+            sqlx::query!("UPDATE queue SET attempt = 99")
+                .execute(&mut *conn)
+                .await?;
+
+            assert_eq!(build_queue.queued_crates().await?.len(), 0);
+
+            env.async_fake_release()
+                .await
+                .name("foo")
+                .version("0.1.0")
+                .builds(vec![FakeBuild::default()
+                    .rustc_version("rustc 1.84.0-nightly (e7c0d2750 2020-10-15)")])
+                .create_async()
+                .await?;
+
+            let build_queue = env.async_build_queue().await;
+            queue_rebuilds(&mut conn, &env.config(), &build_queue).await?;
+
+            assert_eq!(build_queue.queued_crates().await?.len(), 1);
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_dont_rebuild_when_full() {
         crate::test::async_wrapper(|env| async move {