diff --git a/app/models/deploy_distributed_press.rb b/app/models/deploy_distributed_press.rb
index 9afc6a5d..e8d8b095 100644
--- a/app/models/deploy_distributed_press.rb
+++ b/app/models/deploy_distributed_press.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class DeployDistributedPress < Deploy
     create_njalla_records! if remote_info['njalla'].blank?
     save
 
+    if remote_site_id.blank? || remote_info['njalla'].blank?
+      raise DeployJob::DeployException, ''
+    end
+
     site_client.tap do |c|
       stdout = Thread.new(publisher.logger_out) do |io|
         until io.eof?
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ class DeployDistributedPress < Deploy
     end
   rescue HTTParty::Error => e
     ExceptionNotifier.notify_exception(e, data: { site: site.name })
+    self.remote_info['njalla'] = nil
   ensure
     nil
   end