diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/StandaloneTestStrategy.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/StandaloneTestStrategy.java
index 1bedef5c5936a6..569e419566e1ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/StandaloneTestStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/StandaloneTestStrategy.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ActionExecutionContext;
@@ -535,13 +536,22 @@ private static Spawn createXmlGeneratingSpawn(
       envBuilder.put("TEST_SHARD_INDEX", "0");
       envBuilder.put("TEST_TOTAL_SHARDS", "0");
     }
+    Map<String, String> executionInfo =
+        Maps.newHashMapWithExpectedSize(action.getExecutionInfo().size() + 1);
+    executionInfo.putAll(action.getExecutionInfo());
+    if (result.exitCode() != 0) {
+      // If the test is failed, the spawn shouldn't use remote cache since the test.xml file is
+      // renamed immediately after the spawn execution. If there is another test attempt, the async
+      // upload will fail because it cannot read the file at original position.
+      executionInfo.put(ExecutionRequirements.NO_REMOTE_CACHE, "");
+    }
     return new SimpleSpawn(
         action,
         args,
         envBuilder.build(),
         // Pass the execution info of the action which is identical to the supported tags set on the
         // test target. In particular, this does not set the test timeout on the spawn.
-        ImmutableMap.copyOf(action.getExecutionInfo()),
+        ImmutableMap.copyOf(executionInfo),
         null,
         ImmutableMap.of(),
         /*inputs=*/ NestedSetBuilder.create(
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
index 3c5735e39e3f0a..3a3218cb79f66f 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/remote/remote_execution_test.sh
@@ -3171,4 +3171,37 @@ EOF
   expect_log "-r-xr-xr-x"
 }
 
+function test_async_upload_works_for_flaky_tests() {
+  mkdir -p a
+  cat > a/BUILD <<EOF
+sh_test(
+    name = "test",
+    srcs = ["test.sh"],
+)
+
+genrule(
+  name = "foo",
+  outs = ["foo.txt"],
+  cmd = "echo \"foo bar\" > \$@",
+)
+EOF
+  cat > a/test.sh <<EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "it always fails"
+exit 1
+EOF
+  chmod +x a/test.sh
+
+  # Check the error message when failed to upload
+  bazel build --remote_cache=http://nonexistent.example.org //a:foo >& $TEST_log || fail "Failed to build"
+  expect_log "WARNING: Writing to Remote Cache:"
+
+  bazel test \
+    --remote_cache=grpc://localhost:${worker_port} \
+    --experimental_remote_cache_async \
+    --flaky_test_attempts=2 \
+    //a:test >& $TEST_log  && fail "expected failure" || true
+  expect_not_log "WARNING: Writing to Remote Cache:"
+}
+
 run_suite "Remote execution and remote cache tests"