diff --git a/coordinator/points_writer.go b/coordinator/points_writer.go
index c123b9d..d285597 100644
--- a/coordinator/points_writer.go
+++ b/coordinator/points_writer.go
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func (w *PointsWriter) writeToShardWithContext(ctx context.Context, shard *meta.
 			// If the write returned an error, continue to the next response
 			if result.Err != nil {
 				atomic.AddInt64(&w.stats.WriteErr, 1)
-				w.Logger.Info("Write failed", zap.Uint64("node_id", result.Owner.NodeID), zap.Uint64("shard_id", shard.ID), zap.Error(result.Err))
+				w.Logger.Warn("Write failed", zap.Uint64("node_id", result.Owner.NodeID), zap.Uint64("shard_id", shard.ID), zap.Error(result.Err))
 
 				if result.Err.Error() == hh.ErrHintedHandoffQueueNotEmpty.Error() || result.Err.Error() == hh.ErrQueueBlocked.Error() {
 					continue
diff --git a/tsdb/store.go b/tsdb/store.go
index f4f8595..00b98a2 100644
--- a/tsdb/store.go
+++ b/tsdb/store.go
@@ -72,6 +72,28 @@ func (d *databaseState) removeIndexType(indexType string) {
 // hasMultipleIndexTypes returns true if the database has multiple index types.
 func (d *databaseState) hasMultipleIndexTypes() bool { return d != nil && len(d.indexTypes) > 1 }
 
+type shardErrorMap struct {
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	shardErrors map[uint64]error
+}
+
+func (se *shardErrorMap) setShardOpenError(shardID uint64, err error) {
+	se.mu.Lock()
+	defer se.mu.Unlock()
+	if err == nil {
+		delete(se.shardErrors, shardID)
+	} else {
+		se.shardErrors[shardID] = &ErrPreviousShardFail{error: fmt.Errorf("opening shard previously failed with: %w", err)}
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *shardErrorMap) shardError(shardID uint64) (error, bool) {
+	se.mu.Lock()
+	defer se.mu.Unlock()
+	oldErr, hasErr := se.shardErrors[shardID]
+	return oldErr, hasErr
+}
+
 // Store manages shards and indexes for databases.
 type Store struct {
 	mu                sync.RWMutex
@@ -88,6 +110,9 @@ type Store struct {
 	// This prevents new shards from being created while old ones are being deleted.
 	pendingShardDeletes map[uint64]struct{}
 
+	// Maintains a set of shards that failed to open
+	badShards shardErrorMap
+
 	// Epoch tracker helps serialize writes and deletes that may conflict. It
 	// is stored by shard.
 	epochs map[uint64]*epochTracker
@@ -112,6 +137,7 @@ func NewStore(path string) *Store {
 		sfiles:              make(map[string]*SeriesFile),
 		indexes:             make(map[string]interface{}),
 		pendingShardDeletes: make(map[uint64]struct{}),
+		badShards:           shardErrorMap{shardErrors: make(map[uint64]error)},
 		epochs:              make(map[uint64]*epochTracker),
 		EngineOptions:       NewEngineOptions(),
 		Logger:              logger,
@@ -400,9 +426,9 @@ func (s *Store) loadShards() error {
 					shard.CompactionDisabled = s.EngineOptions.CompactionDisabled
 					shard.WithLogger(s.baseLogger)
 
-					err = shard.Open()
+					err = s.OpenShard(shard, false)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Info("Failed to open shard", logger.Shard(shardID), zap.Error(err))
+						log.Error("Failed to open shard", logger.Shard(shardID), zap.Error(err))
 						resC <- &res{err: fmt.Errorf("Failed to open shard: %d: %s", shardID, err)}
 						return
 					}
@@ -558,6 +584,42 @@ func (s *Store) Shard(id uint64) *Shard {
 	return sh
 }
 
+type ErrPreviousShardFail struct {
+	error
+}
+
+func (e ErrPreviousShardFail) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.error
+}
+
+func (e ErrPreviousShardFail) Is(err error) bool {
+	_, sOk := err.(ErrPreviousShardFail)
+	_, pOk := err.(*ErrPreviousShardFail)
+	return sOk || pOk
+}
+
+func (e ErrPreviousShardFail) Error() string {
+	return e.error.Error()
+}
+
+func (s *Store) OpenShard(sh *Shard, force bool) error {
+	if sh == nil {
+		return errors.New("cannot open nil shard")
+	}
+	oldErr, bad := s.badShards.shardError(sh.ID())
+	if force || !bad {
+		err := sh.Open()
+		s.badShards.setShardOpenError(sh.ID(), err)
+		return err
+	} else {
+		return oldErr
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Store) SetShardOpenErrorForTest(shardID uint64, err error) {
+	s.badShards.setShardOpenError(shardID, err)
+}
+
 // Shards returns a list of shards by id.
 func (s *Store) Shards(ids []uint64) []*Shard {
 	s.mu.RLock()
@@ -651,7 +713,7 @@ func (s *Store) CreateShard(database, retentionPolicy string, shardID uint64, en
 	shard.WithLogger(s.baseLogger)
 	shard.EnableOnOpen = enabled
 
-	if err := shard.Open(); err != nil {
+	if err := s.OpenShard(shard, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/tsdb/store_test.go b/tsdb/store_test.go
index 8b78a02..52ba842 100644
--- a/tsdb/store_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/store_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tsdb"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tsdb/index/inmem"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxql"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // Ensure the store can delete a retention policy and all shards under
@@ -143,6 +144,31 @@ func TestStore_CreateShard(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStore_BadShard(t *testing.T) {
+	const errStr = "a shard open error"
+	indexes := tsdb.RegisteredIndexes()
+	for _, idx := range indexes {
+		func() {
+			s := MustOpenStore(idx)
+			defer require.NoErrorf(t, s.Close(), "closing store with index type: %s", idx)
+
+			sh := tsdb.NewTempShard(idx)
+			err := s.OpenShard(sh.Shard, false)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "opening temp shard")
+			defer require.NoError(t, sh.Close(), "closing temporary shard")
+
+			s.SetShardOpenErrorForTest(sh.ID(), errors.New(errStr))
+			err2 := s.OpenShard(sh.Shard, false)
+			require.Error(t, err2, "no error opening bad shard")
+			require.True(t, errors.Is(err2, tsdb.ErrPreviousShardFail{}), "exp: ErrPreviousShardFail, got: %v", err2)
+			require.EqualError(t, err2, "opening shard previously failed with: "+errStr)
+
+			// This should succeed with the force (and because opening an open shard automatically succeeds)
+			require.NoError(t, s.OpenShard(sh.Shard, true), "forced re-opening previously failing shard")
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStore_CreateMixedShards(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -2048,7 +2074,7 @@ func TestStore_MeasurementNames_ConcurrentDropShard(t *testing.T) {
 							return
 						}
 						time.Sleep(500 * time.Microsecond)
-						if err := sh.Open(); err != nil {
+						if err := s.OpenShard(sh, false); err != nil {
 							errC <- err
 							return
 						}
@@ -2133,7 +2159,7 @@ func TestStore_TagKeys_ConcurrentDropShard(t *testing.T) {
 							return
 						}
 						time.Sleep(500 * time.Microsecond)
-						if err := sh.Open(); err != nil {
+						if err := s.OpenShard(sh, false); err != nil {
 							errC <- err
 							return
 						}
@@ -2224,7 +2250,7 @@ func TestStore_TagValues_ConcurrentDropShard(t *testing.T) {
 							return
 						}
 						time.Sleep(500 * time.Microsecond)
-						if err := sh.Open(); err != nil {
+						if err := s.OpenShard(sh, false); err != nil {
 							errC <- err
 							return
 						}