diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
index 8c2f747e..2c268f02 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditAction.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public class DMLAuditAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<DMLAuditInput, DMLAu
    {
       DMLAuditOutput           output           = new DMLAuditOutput();
       AbstractTableActionInput tableActionInput = input.getTableActionInput();
-      List<QRecord>            recordList       = input.getRecordList();
       List<QRecord>            oldRecordList    = input.getOldRecordList();
       QTableMetaData           table            = tableActionInput.getTable();
       long                     start            = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -87,6 +86,9 @@ public class DMLAuditAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<DMLAuditInput, DMLAu
 
       try
       {
+         List<QRecord> recordList = CollectionUtils.nonNullList(input.getRecordList()).stream()
+            .filter(r -> CollectionUtils.nullSafeIsEmpty(r.getErrors())).toList();
+
          AuditLevel auditLevel = getAuditLevel(tableActionInput);
          if(auditLevel == null || auditLevel.equals(AuditLevel.NONE) || CollectionUtils.nullSafeIsEmpty(recordList))
          {
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditActionTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditActionTest.java
index 954c079f..9d8f8b47 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/audits/DMLAuditActionTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.audits.AuditLevel;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.audits.QAuditRules;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.BadInputStatusMessage;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryRecordStore;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -184,6 +185,19 @@ class DMLAuditActionTest extends BaseTest
          assertEquals(0, auditList.size());
          MemoryRecordStore.getInstance().reset();
       }
+
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // confirm we don't audit for records with errors //
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      {
+         qInstance.getTable(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY).setAuditRules(new QAuditRules().withAuditLevel(AuditLevel.FIELD));
+         new DMLAuditAction().execute(new DMLAuditInput().withTableActionInput(updateInput)
+            .withRecordList(List.of(new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("firstName", "B").withError(new BadInputStatusMessage("Error"))))
+            .withOldRecordList(List.of(new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("firstName", "A"))));
+         List<QRecord> auditList = TestUtils.queryTable("audit");
+         assertEquals(0, auditList.size());
+         MemoryRecordStore.getInstance().reset();
+      }
    }
 
 }
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