diff --git a/app/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job.rb b/app/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job.rb
index 790052863..4e11bd96a 100644
--- a/app/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 class ChampFetchExternalDataJob < ApplicationJob
+  include Dry::Monads[:result]
+
   def perform(champ, external_id)
     return if champ.external_id != external_id
     return if champ.data.present?
-    return if (data = champ.fetch_external_data).blank?
 
-    champ.update_with_external_data!(data: data)
+    Sentry.set_tags(champ: champ.id)
+    Sentry.set_extras(external_id:)
+
+    result = champ.fetch_external_data
+
+    if result.is_a?(Dry::Monads::Result)
+      case result
+      in Success(data)
+        champ.update_with_external_data!(data:)
+      in Failure(retryable: true, reason:)
+        champ.log_fetch_external_data_exception(reason)
+        throw reason
+      in Failure(retryable: false, reason:)
+        champ.log_fetch_external_data_exception(reason)
+        Sentry.capture_exception(reason)
+      end
+    elsif result.present?
+      champ.update_with_external_data!(data: result)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job_spec.rb
index 6f5277727..a4f75cc67 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/champ_fetch_external_data_job_spec.rb
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe ChampFetchExternalDataJob, type: :job do
-  let(:champ) { Struct.new(:external_id, :data).new(champ_external_id, data) }
+  let(:champ) { build(:champ, external_id: champ_external_id, data:) }
   let(:external_id) { "an ID" }
   let(:champ_external_id) { "an ID" }
   let(:data) { nil }
   let(:fetched_data) { nil }
+  let(:reason) { StandardError.new("error") }
 
   subject(:perform_job) { described_class.perform_now(champ, external_id) }
 
+  include Dry::Monads[:result]
+
   before do
     allow(champ).to receive(:fetch_external_data).and_return(fetched_data)
     allow(champ).to receive(:update_with_external_data!)
+    allow(champ).to receive(:log_fetch_external_data_exception)
   end
 
   shared_examples "a champ non-updater" do
@@ -38,6 +42,35 @@ RSpec.describe ChampFetchExternalDataJob, type: :job do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when the fetched data is a result' do
+      context 'success' do
+        let(:fetched_data) { Success("data") }
+
+        it 'updates the champ' do
+          perform_job
+          expect(champ).to have_received(:update_with_external_data!).with(data: fetched_data.value!)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'retryable failure' do
+        let(:fetched_data) { Failure(API::Client::Error[:http, 400, true, reason]) }
+
+        it 'saves exception and raise' do
+          expect { perform_job }.to raise_error StandardError
+          expect(champ).to have_received(:log_fetch_external_data_exception).with(reason)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'fatal failure' do
+        let(:fetched_data) { Failure(API::Client::Error[:http, 400, false, reason]) }
+
+        it 'saves exception' do
+          perform_job
+          expect(champ).to have_received(:log_fetch_external_data_exception).with(reason)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when the fetched data is blank' do
       it_behaves_like "a champ non-updater"
     end