diff --git a/src/boost/boost_button_reactions.go b/src/boost/boost_button_reactions.go
index 343d0dc2..ac246fc4 100644
--- a/src/boost/boost_button_reactions.go
+++ b/src/boost/boost_button_reactions.go
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ func buttonReactionRunChickens(client dc.Client, contract *Contract, cUserID str
 
 		go func() {
 			client := client
+			sendSuccess := false
 			for _, location := range contract.Location {
 				contract.mutex.Lock()
 				components, _ := buildCRMessageComponents(contract, location.RoleMention)
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ func buttonReactionRunChickens(client dc.Client, contract *Contract, cUserID str
 					continue
 				}
 
+				sendSuccess = true
 				contract.mutex.Lock()
 				setChickenRunMessageID(contract, location.ChannelID, newMsg.ID)
 				contract.CRNoticeCount++
@@ -438,6 +440,17 @@ func buttonReactionRunChickens(client dc.Client, contract *Contract, cUserID str
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			if !sendSuccess {
+				// Rollback RunChickensTime so the user isn't permanently locked out of retrying
+				contract.mutex.Lock()
+				if booster := contract.Boosters[userID]; booster != nil {
+					booster.RunChickensTime = time.Time{}
+				}
+				contract.mutex.Unlock()
+			} else {
+				saveData(contract.ContractHash)
+			}
 		}()
 		str = "You've asked for Chicken Runs, now what...\n...\nMaybe.. check on your habs and gusset?\nI'm sure you've already forced a game sync so no need to remind about that."
 		return true, str
diff --git a/src/boost/chicken_run_test.go b/src/boost/chicken_run_test.go
index ff23319b..54d71333 100644
--- a/src/boost/chicken_run_test.go
+++ b/src/boost/chicken_run_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package boost
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mkmccarty/TokenTimeBoostBot/src/dc"
+	"github.com/mkmccarty/TokenTimeBoostBot/src/dc/dctest"
 )
 
 func TestRanCoopAndBuildChickenRunLists(t *testing.T) {
@@ -199,3 +201,49 @@ func TestBuildCRMessageComponentsCompleted(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected completion message with Player1, got %q", textDisplay.Content)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestButtonReactionRunChickensSendFailureRollback(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Contract{
+		ContractHash: "test-hash-rollback",
+		Order:        []string{"user1", "user2"},
+		Location: []*LocationData{
+			{
+				GuildID:   "guild1",
+				ChannelID: "channel1",
+			},
+		},
+		CRMessageIDs: make(map[string]string),
+		Boosters: map[string]*Booster{
+			"user1": {
+				UserID:     "user1",
+				Nick:       "Player1",
+				BoostState: BoostStateBoosted,
+			},
+			"user2": {
+				UserID:     "user2",
+				Nick:       "Player2",
+				BoostState: BoostStateBoosted,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	client := dctest.New()
+	client.SendErr = errors.New("failed to send CR message")
+
+	// Trigger buttonReactionRunChickens
+	ok, _ := buttonReactionRunChickens(client, c, "user1")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected buttonReactionRunChickens to return true")
+	}
+
+	// Wait for goroutine to finish
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	runTime := c.Boosters["user1"].RunChickensTime
+	c.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if !runTime.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("expected RunChickensTime to be rolled back to zero on send error, got %v", runTime)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/dc/client_disgo.go b/src/dc/client_disgo.go
index c620d367..e0ba26b5 100644
--- a/src/dc/client_disgo.go
+++ b/src/dc/client_disgo.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package dc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/disgoorg/disgo/bot"
 	"github.com/disgoorg/disgo/discord"
 	"github.com/disgoorg/disgo/gateway"
+	"github.com/disgoorg/disgo/rest"
 	"github.com/disgoorg/snowflake/v2"
 )
 
@@ -52,7 +54,16 @@ func (c *disgoClient) SendMessage(channelID string, m Message) (*MessageRef, err
 	}
 	msg, err := c.bot.Rest.CreateMessage(ids[0], m.toMessageCreate())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, wrapAPIError(err)
+		var restErr *rest.Error
+		if errors.As(err, &restErr) && restErr.Code == ErrCodeThreadArchived {
+			unarchived := false
+			if _, updateErr := c.bot.Rest.UpdateChannel(ids[0], discord.GuildThreadUpdate{Archived: &unarchived}); updateErr == nil {
+				msg, err = c.bot.Rest.CreateMessage(ids[0], m.toMessageCreate())
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, wrapAPIError(err)
+		}
 	}
 	return messageRefFrom(msg), nil
 }
diff --git a/src/dc/errors.go b/src/dc/errors.go
index 04fcea77..0b4298b3 100644
--- a/src/dc/errors.go
+++ b/src/dc/errors.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const (
 	// ErrCodeMissingPermissions means the bot can see the channel but is not
 	// allowed the action it attempted.
 	ErrCodeMissingPermissions = 50013
+	// ErrCodeThreadArchived means the thread is archived and must be unarchived
+	// before messages can be sent to it.
+	ErrCodeThreadArchived = 50083
 )
 
 // APIError is a rejected Discord REST call. Code is Discord's own error code
@@ -96,3 +99,10 @@ func IsUnknownChannel(err error) bool {
 	}
 	return apiErr.Code == ErrCodeUnknownChannel || apiErr.StatusCode == 404
 }
+
+// IsThreadArchived reports whether err is Discord refusing a message send
+// because the target thread is archived.
+func IsThreadArchived(err error) bool {
+	apiErr, ok := AsAPIError(err)
+	return ok && apiErr.Code == ErrCodeThreadArchived
+}
diff --git a/src/dc/errors_test.go b/src/dc/errors_test.go
index bf1e97d5..605ee03e 100644
--- a/src/dc/errors_test.go
+++ b/src/dc/errors_test.go
@@ -84,3 +84,15 @@ func TestIsUnknownChannel(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("missing permissions is not unknown channel")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsThreadArchived(t *testing.T) {
+	if !IsThreadArchived(restError(400, ErrCodeThreadArchived, "Thread is archived")) {
+		t.Fatal("expected thread is archived")
+	}
+	if IsThreadArchived(restError(404, ErrCodeUnknownChannel, "Unknown Channel")) {
+		t.Fatal("unknown channel is not thread archived")
+	}
+	if IsThreadArchived(errors.New("nope")) {
+		t.Fatal("a plain error is not thread archived")
+	}
+}