diff --git a/src/gitea/review-api.ts b/src/gitea/review-api.ts
index 50f5980..81319fa 100644
--- a/src/gitea/review-api.ts
+++ b/src/gitea/review-api.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
+import { log } from "../logging/logger.js";
 import { GiteaClient, PullFile } from "./client.js";
 import { ReviewResult } from "../cursor/review-schema.js";
 
+/** Best-effort cleanup; never throws (Gitea may return 500 for some review states). */
 export async function deletePriorBotReviews(input: {
   gitea: GiteaClient;
   owner: string;
   repo: string;
   prNumber: number;
   botLogin: string;
+  correlationId?: string;
 }): Promise<void> {
-  const reviews = await input.gitea.getReviews(input.owner, input.repo, input.prNumber);
-  const botReviews = reviews.filter((review) => review.user?.login === input.botLogin);
-  await Promise.all(
-    botReviews.map((review) =>
-      input.gitea.deleteReview(input.owner, input.repo, input.prNumber, review.id)
-    )
-  );
+  try {
+    const reviews = await input.gitea.getReviews(input.owner, input.repo, input.prNumber);
+    const botReviews = reviews.filter((review) => review.user?.login === input.botLogin);
+
+    for (const review of botReviews) {
+      try {
+        await input.gitea.deleteReview(input.owner, input.repo, input.prNumber, review.id);
+      } catch (error) {
+        log("warn", "Failed to delete prior bot review (continuing)", {
+          correlation_id: input.correlationId,
+          review_id: review.id,
+          pr_number: input.prNumber,
+          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    log("warn", "Failed to list prior bot reviews for cleanup (continuing)", {
+      correlation_id: input.correlationId,
+      pr_number: input.prNumber,
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export async function postReview(input: {
diff --git a/src/run/review-runner.ts b/src/run/review-runner.ts
index b65880d..bc8ac72 100644
--- a/src/run/review-runner.ts
+++ b/src/run/review-runner.ts
@@ -167,18 +167,12 @@ async function executeReview(params: {
       shouldRetry: (error) => !isTimeoutError(error)
     });
 
-    await retry({
-      fn: () =>
-        deletePriorBotReviews({
-          gitea,
-          owner,
-          repo,
-          prNumber,
-          botLogin: input.env.GITEA_BOT_LOGIN
-        }),
-      retries: 2,
-      initialDelayMs: 300,
-      operationName: "deletePriorBotReviews",
+    await deletePriorBotReviews({
+      gitea,
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      prNumber,
+      botLogin: input.env.GITEA_BOT_LOGIN,
       correlationId: input.correlationId
     });