diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 577b98a3e6..5b512190c9 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8710,3 +8710,13 @@ David  9 Dec 2010
         log_flags.cpp
     sched/
         sched_customize.cpp
+
+David  9 Dec 2010
+    - transitioner: fix bug where retry jobs weren't getting sent
+        because invalid jobs were counted as successful.
+        How could this bug possibly have survived this long?
+        From TJM (thanks -- who are you?)
+        Fixes #1029
+
+    sched/
+        transitioner.cpp
diff --git a/sched/transitioner.cpp b/sched/transitioner.cpp
index 94dbc518c7..9da9b0da3f 100644
--- a/sched/transitioner.cpp
+++ b/sched/transitioner.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ int handle_wu(
     nover = 0;
     nerrors = 0;
     nsuccess = 0;
+        // not counting invalid results!!!!
     ncouldnt_send = 0;
     nno_reply = 0;
     ndidnt_need = 0;
@@ -306,7 +307,11 @@ int handle_wu(
                         have_new_result_to_validate = true;
                     }
                 }
-                nsuccess++;
+                // don't count invalid results as successful
+                //
+                if (res_item.res_validate_state != VALIDATE_STATE_INVALID) {
+                    nsuccess++;
+                }
                 break;
             case RESULT_OUTCOME_CLIENT_ERROR:
             case RESULT_OUTCOME_VALIDATE_ERROR: