diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl b/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
index 72ed54fb31..8661d4f47b 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/automatic_renewals.pl
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ while ( my $auto_renew = $auto_renews->next ) {
     if ( $wants_digest ) {
         # cache this one to process after we've run through all of the items.
         if ($digest_per_branch) {
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success}++ if $error eq 'auto_renew';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew' || $error eq 'auto_too_soon';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{results}->{$error}++ ;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success}++ if $success;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $success || $error eq 'auto_too_soon';
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{results}->{defined $error ? $error : 'auto-renew'}++ ;
             push @{$renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{issues}}, $auto_renew->itemnumber;
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{updated} = 1 if $updated && $error ne 'auto_too_soon';
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->branchcode }->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{updated} = 1 if $updated && (!$error || $error ne 'auto_too_soon');
         } else {
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success} ++ if $error eq 'auto_renew';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $error eq 'auto_renew' || $error eq 'auto_too_soon';
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{results}->{$error}++ ;
-            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{updated} = 1 if $updated && $error ne 'auto_too_soon';
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{success} ++ if $success;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{error}++ unless $success || $error eq 'auto_too_soon';
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{results}->{defined $error ? $error : 'auto-renew'}++ ;
+            $renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{updated} = 1 if $updated && (!$error || $error ne 'auto_too_soon');
             push @{$renew_digest->{ $auto_renew->borrowernumber }->{issues}}, $auto_renew->itemnumber;
         }
     }