diff --git a/cmd/batch-expire-completed_test.go b/cmd/batch-expire-completed_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d53f3feb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/batch-expire-completed_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 PGSTY
+//
+// This file is part of Silo Object Storage stack
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/auth"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
+)
+
+// A completed expire job is not run again when the server restarts, as
+// replication and key rotation jobs are not: in particular it is not checked
+// against its submitter again, which could turn it into a failed job.
+
+// An expire job that completed before the upgrade records no submitter.
+func TestBatchExpireCompletedLegacyStaysComplete(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newBatchAuthzFixture(t)
+	older := f.putVersions(t, "data/a")
+	job := &BatchJobRequest{}
+	mustIAM(t, yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(f.expireYAML("")), job))
+	job.ID = "expire-legacydone" + getKeySeparator() + "0"
+	job.User = globalActiveCred.AccessKey
+	job.Started = time.Now()
+	mustIAM(t, job.save(f.ctx, f.obj))
+	ri := &batchJobInfo{JobID: job.ID, JobType: string(job.Type()), StartTime: job.Started, Complete: true, Objects: 3}
+	mustIAM(t, ri.updateAfter(f.ctx, f.obj, 0, *job))
+
+	loaded := &BatchJobRequest{}
+	mustIAM(t, loaded.load(f.ctx, f.obj, getJobPath(*job)))
+	f.run(t, loaded) // resumed after a restart
+	got := f.jobInfo(t, job)
+	if !got.Complete || got.Failed || got.FailureReason != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("complete=%v failed=%v reason=%q, want the completed state kept", got.Complete, got.Failed, got.FailureReason)
+	}
+	if !f.versionExists(t, "data/a", older) {
+		t.Error("a completed job ran again")
+	}
+}
+
+// A new expire job completed with a temporary credential that has expired
+// since.
+func TestBatchExpireCompletedAfterCredentialExpiry(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newBatchAuthzFixture(t)
+	batchAuthzPolicy(f.ctx, t, f.sys, "batch-full", batchAuthzFullAccess)
+	parent := iamAdminUser(f.ctx, t, f.sys, "batch-parent", "batch-full")
+	cred, err := auth.GetNewCredentialsWithMetadata(map[string]any{parentClaim: parent.AccessKey, "exp": UTCNow().Add(3 * time.Second).Unix()}, globalActiveCred.SecretKey)
+	mustIAM(t, err)
+	cred.ParentUser = parent.AccessKey
+	_, err = f.sys.SetTempUser(f.ctx, cred.AccessKey, cred, "")
+	mustIAM(t, err)
+	older := f.putVersions(t, "data/a")
+	rec, job := f.submit(t, cred, f.expireYAML(""))
+	if job == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("submission status %d: %s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	f.run(t, job)
+	if f.versionExists(t, "data/a", older) {
+		t.Fatal("the job did not expire the older version")
+	}
+	if ri := f.jobInfo(t, job); !ri.Complete {
+		t.Fatalf("complete=%v failed=%v", ri.Complete, ri.Failed)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(time.Until(cred.Expiration) + time.Second)
+
+	loaded := &BatchJobRequest{}
+	mustIAM(t, loaded.load(f.ctx, f.obj, getJobPath(*job)))
+	f.run(t, loaded) // resumed after a restart
+	if ri := f.jobInfo(t, job); !ri.Complete || ri.Failed || ri.FailureReason != "" {
+		t.Errorf("complete=%v failed=%v reason=%q after a restart, want the completed state kept", ri.Complete, ri.Failed, ri.FailureReason)
+	}
+
+	// Control: a job that did not complete is still refused once its
+	// credential has expired.
+	f.putVersions(t, "data/b")
+	pending := &BatchJobRequest{}
+	mustIAM(t, yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(f.expireYAML("")), pending))
+	pending.ID = "expire-pending" + getKeySeparator() + "0"
+	pending.User = cred.AccessKey
+	pending.Started = time.Now()
+	pending.Submitter = loaded.Submitter
+	mustIAM(t, pending.save(f.ctx, f.obj))
+	f.run(t, pending)
+	if ri := f.jobInfo(t, pending); ri.Complete || !ri.Failed || ri.FailureReason == "" {
+		t.Errorf("pending job with an expired submitter: complete=%v failed=%v reason=%q, want refused", ri.Complete, ri.Failed, ri.FailureReason)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/batch-expire.go b/cmd/batch-expire.go
index 77c444dfc..847d7154f 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-expire.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-expire.go
@@ -641,6 +641,12 @@ func (r *BatchJobExpire) Start(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job BatchJo
 	if err := ri.loadOrInit(ctx, api, job); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// A completed job is not run again, as replication and key rotation
+	// jobs are not: its submitter is not checked again either, so a
+	// credential that expired since cannot turn it into a failed job.
+	if ri.Complete {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if done, err := ri.startAuthorized(ctx, api, job); done || err != nil {
 		return err
 	}