diff --git a/scripts/src/cicd.ts b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
index 4fca2434..50f6d022 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cicd.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/cicd.ts
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ function storedFollowerTimingsForStatus(
   observedSha: string | null,
 ): FollowerState["timings"] {
   const total = totalTimingFromStored(storedTimings, phase, null, observedSha);
-  const sourceCommit = total?.sourceCommit ?? null;
+  const sourceCommit = total?.sourceCommit ?? stringOrNull(storedTimings?.sourceCommit) ?? null;
   return {
     budgetSeconds: follower.budgets.endToEndSeconds,
     totalSeconds: total?.seconds ?? null,