diff --git a/db/boinc_db.cpp b/db/boinc_db.cpp
index 4c65dc2d36..1e3276872d 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db.cpp
+++ b/db/boinc_db.cpp
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ void TRANSITIONER_ITEM::parse(MYSQL_ROW& r) {
     res_hostid = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
     res_received_time = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
     res_app_version_id = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
+    res_exit_status = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
 }
 
 int DB_TRANSITIONER_ITEM_SET::enumerate(
@@ -1551,7 +1552,8 @@ int DB_TRANSITIONER_ITEM_SET::enumerate(
             "   res.sent_time, "
             "   res.hostid, "
             "   res.received_time, "
-            "   res.app_version_id "
+            "   res.app_version_id, "
+            "   res.exit_status "
             "FROM "
             "   workunit AS wu "
             "       LEFT JOIN result AS res ON wu.id = res.workunitid "
diff --git a/db/boinc_db.h b/db/boinc_db.h
index 1e0e0e1f99..eb969ca9b3 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db.h
+++ b/db/boinc_db.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct TRANSITIONER_ITEM {
     int res_hostid;
     int res_received_time;
     int res_app_version_id;
+    int res_exit_status;
 
     void clear();
     void parse(MYSQL_ROW&);
diff --git a/sched/transitioner.cpp b/sched/transitioner.cpp
index afea870b61..55591ac3d2 100644
--- a/sched/transitioner.cpp
+++ b/sched/transitioner.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ int handle_wu(
                 }
                 break;
             case RESULT_OUTCOME_CLIENT_ERROR:
+                // is user aborted job, don't count it as an error
+                //
+                if (res_item.res_exit_status == EXIT_ABORTED_VIA_GUI) {
+                    nno_reply++;
+                } else {
+                    nerrors++;
+                }
+                break;
             case RESULT_OUTCOME_VALIDATE_ERROR:
                 nerrors++;
                 break;