diff --git a/clickup_runner/__main__.py b/clickup_runner/__main__.py
index 30495a5..2565a43 100644
--- a/clickup_runner/__main__.py
+++ b/clickup_runner/__main__.py
@@ -246,29 +246,25 @@ def _check_autocora_results(
         # Look up the pending job in the state DB
         job_data = db.kv_get_json("autocora:job:%s" % result.job_id)
 
-        # Also check task_ids from the result file itself
-        task_ids = result.task_ids
-        if job_data:
-            # Prefer state DB data -- it always has the task_id
-            task_ids = [job_data["task_id"]]
-
-        if not task_ids:
+        if not job_data:
+            # Orphaned result from a previous run -- archive and skip.
+            # Without the KV entry we don't have keyword or run context.
             log.warning(
-                "Result %s has no task_ids and no matching state DB entry -- skipping",
+                "Result %s has no matching state DB entry -- archiving as orphan",
                 result.job_id,
             )
             archive_result(result)
             continue
 
-        for task_id in task_ids:
-            if result.status == "SUCCESS":
-                _handle_autocora_success(client, cfg, db, task_id, result, job_data)
-            else:
-                _handle_autocora_failure(client, cfg, db, task_id, result, job_data)
+        task_id = job_data["task_id"]
+
+        if result.status == "SUCCESS":
+            _handle_autocora_success(client, cfg, db, task_id, result, job_data)
+        else:
+            _handle_autocora_failure(client, cfg, db, task_id, result, job_data)
 
         # Clean up state DB entry
-        if job_data:
-            db.kv_delete("autocora:job:%s" % result.job_id)
+        db.kv_delete("autocora:job:%s" % result.job_id)
 
         archive_result(result)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_clickup_runner/test_autocora.py b/tests/test_clickup_runner/test_autocora.py
index 5a33d8c..819ff86 100644
--- a/tests/test_clickup_runner/test_autocora.py
+++ b/tests/test_clickup_runner/test_autocora.py
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class TestCheckAutocoraResults:
         client.add_comment.assert_not_called()
         db.log_run_finish.assert_not_called()
 
-    def test_result_without_state_db_uses_file_task_ids(self, tmp_path):
+    def test_result_without_state_db_is_archived_as_orphan(self, tmp_path):
         from clickup_runner.__main__ import _check_autocora_results
 
         cfg, client, db = self._setup(tmp_path)
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ class TestCheckAutocoraResults:
 
         _check_autocora_results(client, cfg, db)
 
-        # Should still process using task_ids from result file
-        client.update_task_status.assert_called()
-        client.add_comment.assert_called()
+        # Should skip processing and archive the orphan
+        client.update_task_status.assert_not_called()
+        client.add_comment.assert_not_called()
+        assert (results_dir / "processed" / "job-orphan.result").exists()