diff --git a/.changelog/10849.txt b/.changelog/10849.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b595ace15ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/10849.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+drivers: Fixed bug where Nomad incorrectly reported tasks as recovered successfully even when they were not.
+```
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
index b1f7643bda74..e68f5e7df06c 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
@@ -1102,10 +1102,9 @@ func (tr *TaskRunner) restoreHandle(taskHandle *drivers.TaskHandle, net *drivers
 					"error", err, "task_id", taskHandle.Config.ID)
 			}
 
-			return false
 		}
 
-		return true
+		return false
 	}
 
 	// Update driver handle on task runner