diff --git a/internal/api/controller/space/export.go b/internal/api/controller/space/export.go
index 966377054..c0d0b27bf 100644
--- a/internal/api/controller/space/export.go
+++ b/internal/api/controller/space/export.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package space
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	apiauth "github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/auth"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/usererror"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/auth"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Export(ctx context.Context, session *auth.Session, spaceRef
 	}
 
 	err = dbtx.New(c.db).WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		err = c.exporter.RunMany(ctx, space.ID, providerInfo, repos)
+		err = c.exporter.RunManyForSpace(ctx, space.ID, repos, providerInfo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start export repository job: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/api/controller/space/export_progress.go b/internal/api/controller/space/export_progress.go
index 6bb4deacb..9de448f4a 100644
--- a/internal/api/controller/space/export_progress.go
+++ b/internal/api/controller/space/export_progress.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	apiauth "github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/auth"
+	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/usererror"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types/enum"
@@ -17,19 +18,24 @@ type ExportProgressOutput struct {
 func (c *Controller) ExportProgress(ctx context.Context,
 	session *auth.Session,
 	spaceRef string,
-) (ExportProgressOutput, error) {
+) (*ExportProgressOutput, error) {
 	space, err := c.spaceStore.FindByRef(ctx, spaceRef)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ExportProgressOutput{}, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if err = apiauth.CheckSpace(ctx, c.authorizer, session, space, enum.PermissionSpaceView, false); err != nil {
-		return ExportProgressOutput{}, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	progress, err := c.exporter.GetProgress(ctx, space)
+	progress, err := c.exporter.GetProgressForSpace(ctx, space.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ExportProgressOutput{}, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return ExportProgressOutput{Repos: progress}, nil
+
+	if len(progress) == 0 {
+		return nil, usererror.NotFound("No ongoing export found for space.")
+	}
+
+	return &ExportProgressOutput{Repos: progress}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/usererror/usererror.go b/internal/api/usererror/usererror.go
index 0ff596a65..ec95b96ca 100644
--- a/internal/api/usererror/usererror.go
+++ b/internal/api/usererror/usererror.go
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ func Forbidden(message string) *Error {
 	return New(http.StatusForbidden, message)
 }
 
+// NotFound returns a new user facing not found error.
+func NotFound(message string) *Error {
+	return New(http.StatusNotFound, message)
+}
+
 // ConflictWithPayload returns a new user facing conflict error with payload.
 func ConflictWithPayload(message string, values ...map[string]any) *Error {
 	return NewWithPayload(http.StatusConflict, message, values...)
diff --git a/internal/services/exporter/repository.go b/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
index bd03e3974..2fa882fca 100644
--- a/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
+++ b/internal/services/exporter/repository.go
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/encrypt"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/api/controller/repo"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/sse"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types/enum"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/gitrpc"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/internal/services/job"
@@ -64,7 +65,12 @@ func (r *Repository) Register(executor *job.Executor) error {
 	return executor.Register(jobType, r)
 }
 
-func (r *Repository) RunMany(ctx context.Context, spaceId int64, harnessCodeInfo *HarnessCodeInfo, repos []*types.Repository) error {
+func (r *Repository) RunManyForSpace(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	spaceId int64,
+	repos []*types.Repository,
+	harnessCodeInfo *HarnessCodeInfo,
+) error {
 	jobGroupId := getJobGroupId(spaceId)
 	jobDefinitions := make([]job.Definition, len(repos))
 	for i, repository := range repos {
@@ -190,14 +196,11 @@ func (r *Repository) getJobInput(data string) (Input, error) {
 	return input, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Repository) GetProgress(ctx context.Context, space *types.Space) ([]types.JobProgress, error) {
-	spaceId := getJobGroupId(space.ID)
+func (r *Repository) GetProgressForSpace(ctx context.Context, spaceID int64) ([]types.JobProgress, error) {
+	spaceId := getJobGroupId(spaceID)
 	progress, err := r.scheduler.GetJobProgressForGroup(ctx, spaceId)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if progress == nil || len(progress) == 0 {
-		return []types.JobProgress{job.FailProgress()}, nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get job progress for group: %w", err)
 	}
 	return progress, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/store/database/job.go b/internal/store/database/job.go
index b131aad73..50a1159e9 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/job.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/job.go
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ func (s *JobStore) ListByGroupID(ctx context.Context, groupId string) ([]*types.
 	db := dbtx.GetAccessor(ctx, s.db)
 
 	dst := make([]*types.Job, 0)
-	if err := db.GetContext(ctx, &dst, sqlQuery, groupId); err != nil {
+	if err := db.SelectContext(ctx, &dst, sqlQuery, groupId); err != nil {
 		return nil, database.ProcessSQLErrorf(err, "Failed to find job by group id")
 	}
+
 	return dst, nil
 }