diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index a14ee4ea21..6842aa8444 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Recipe module to ensure a checkout is consistent on a bot.
 
 Wrapper for easy calling of bot_update.
 
-— **def [deapply\_patch](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#527)(self, bot_update_step):**
+— **def [deapply\_patch](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#532)(self, bot_update_step):**
 
 Deapplies a patch, taking care of DEPS and solution revisions properly.
     
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Args:
     bot_update module ONLY supports one change. Users may specify a change
     via tryserver.set_change() and explicitly set this flag False.
 
-— **def [get\_project\_revision\_properties](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#504)(self, project_name, gclient_config=None):**
+— **def [get\_project\_revision\_properties](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#509)(self, project_name, gclient_config=None):**
 
 Returns all property names used for storing the checked-out revision of
 a given project.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Returns (list of str): All properties that'll hold the checked-out revision
 
 &emsp; **@property**<br>&mdash; **def [last\_returned\_properties](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#47)(self):**
 
-&mdash; **def [resolve\_fixed\_revision](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#455)(self, bot_update_json, name):**
+&mdash; **def [resolve\_fixed\_revision](/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py#460)(self, bot_update_json, name):**
 
 Sets a fixed revision for a single dependency using project revision
 properties.
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
index bb25170763..68b6cd47be 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/api.py
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ class BotUpdateApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
     # Ah hah! Now that everything is in place, lets run bot_update!
     step_result = None
     try:
-      step_result = self(name, cmd, step_test_data=step_test_data, **kwargs)
+      # Error code 88 is the 'patch failure' code for patch apply failure.
+      step_result = self(name, cmd, step_test_data=step_test_data,
+                         ok_ret=(0, 88), **kwargs)
     except self.m.step.StepFailure as f:
       step_result = f.result
       raise
@@ -346,6 +348,9 @@ class BotUpdateApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
             raise self.m.step.InfraFailure(
                 'Patch failure: Git reported a download failure')
           else:
+            # Mark it as failure so we provide useful logs
+            # https://crbug.com/1207685
+            step_result.presentation.status = 'FAILURE'
             # This is actual patch failure.
             self.m.tryserver.set_patch_failure_tryjob_result()
             self.m.cq.set_do_not_retry_build()
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.expected/tryjob_fail_patch.json b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.expected/tryjob_fail_patch.json
index 0596b0f229..594ad96cba 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.expected/tryjob_fail_patch.json
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/bot_update/examples/full.expected/tryjob_fail_patch.json
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
       "@@@SET_BUILD_PROPERTY@got_revision_cp@\"refs/heads/main@{#170242}\"@@@",
       "@@@SET_BUILD_PROPERTY@got_v8_revision@\"801ada225ddc271c132c3a35f03975671d43e399\"@@@",
       "@@@SET_BUILD_PROPERTY@got_v8_revision_cp@\"refs/heads/main@{#43426}\"@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_EXCEPTION@@@"
+      "@@@STEP_FAILURE@@@"
     ]
   },
   {