diff --git a/FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/JobReport.h b/FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/JobReport.h
index 331eefe4ec86c..006f41013c43c 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/JobReport.h
+++ b/FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/JobReport.h
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ namespace edm {
     void temporarilyCloseXML();
     edm::propagate_const<std::unique_ptr<JobReportImpl>> impl_;
     std::mutex write_mutex;
+    bool errorLogged_ = false;
   };
 
   std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, JobReport::InputFile const& f);
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageLogger/src/JobReport.cc b/FWCore/MessageLogger/src/JobReport.cc
index 380e5c7e67fbe..3d4f68cbf335b 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageLogger/src/JobReport.cc
+++ b/FWCore/MessageLogger/src/JobReport.cc
@@ -302,10 +302,29 @@ namespace edm {
     }
   }
 
+  static constexpr std::string_view kJobReportEndElement = "</FrameworkJobReport>\n";
+  static constexpr int kMinSizeOfComment = 8;
+
   JobReport::~JobReport() {
     impl_->flushFiles();
     if (impl_->ost_) {
-      *(impl_->ost_) << "</FrameworkJobReport>\n" << std::flush;
+      //are we actually at the end of the file?
+      auto pos = impl_->ost_->tellp();
+      impl_->ost_->seekp(0, std::ios_base::end);
+      auto endpos = impl_->ost_->tellp();
+      impl_->ost_->seekp(pos);
+      if ((endpos - pos) > static_cast<long int>(kJobReportEndElement.size())) {
+        //need to add some padding so use a comment element
+        // comment is used since white spaces are converted to a special node
+        // while comments are usually ignored by xml parsers
+        auto padding = (endpos - pos) - (kJobReportEndElement.size() + kMinSizeOfComment);
+        *(impl_->ost_) << "<!--";
+        for (int i = padding; i > 0; --i) {
+          (*impl_->ost_) << ' ';
+        }
+        *(impl_->ost_) << "-->\n";
+      }
+      *(impl_->ost_) << kJobReportEndElement << std::flush;
     }
   }
 
@@ -313,7 +332,11 @@ namespace edm {
     if (impl_->ost_) {
       //remember where we were
       auto pos = impl_->ost_->tellp();
-      *(impl_->ost_) << "</FrameworkJobReport>\n" << std::flush;
+      if (not errorLogged_) {
+        *(impl_->ost_) << "<FrameworkError ExitStatus=\"8901\" Type=\"UnexpectedJobTermination\"/>\n";
+      }
+      *(impl_->ost_) << kJobReportEndElement << std::flush;
+
       //overwrite above during next write.
       impl_->ost_->seekp(pos);
     }
@@ -507,6 +530,7 @@ namespace edm {
     if (impl_->ost_) {
       {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(write_mutex);
+        errorLogged_ = true;
         std::ostream& msg = *(impl_->ost_);
         msg << "<FrameworkError ExitStatus=\"" << exitCode << "\" Type=\"" << shortDesc << "\" >\n";
         msg << "<![CDATA[\n" << longDesc << "\n]]>\n";
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport-timing_t.xml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport-timing_t.xml
index 63c26f56da911..7f8c7ac34d19e 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport-timing_t.xml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport-timing_t.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 
 <GeneratorInfo>
 </GeneratorInfo>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport.xml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport.xml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport.xml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/FrameworkJobReport.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/job_report.xml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/job_report.xml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/job_report.xml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/job_report.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u10_job_report.xml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u10_job_report.xml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u10_job_report.xml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u10_job_report.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u14_job_report.mxml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u14_job_report.mxml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u14_job_report.mxml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u14_job_report.mxml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u16_job_report.mmxml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u16_job_report.mmxml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u16_job_report.mmxml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u16_job_report.mmxml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1_job_report.mxml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1_job_report.mxml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1_job_report.mxml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1_job_report.mxml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1d_job_report.mxml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1d_job_report.mxml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1d_job_report.mxml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u1d_job_report.mxml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u27FJR.xml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u27FJR.xml
index 3c7d37cce5de2..fd28f2179aa57 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u27FJR.xml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u27FJR.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
   <LogSystem_LogAbsolute  Value="0" />
   <LogWarnng_LogPrint  Value="0" />
 </MessageSummary>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u7_job_report.mxml b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u7_job_report.mxml
index 96b56471bad2c..590a5bf944660 100644
--- a/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u7_job_report.mxml
+++ b/FWCore/MessageService/test/unit_test_outputs/u7_job_report.mxml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <FrameworkJobReport>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h
index 1c87bc99e085d..ac02488f47df7 100644
--- a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h
+++ b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/EDMException.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ namespace edm {
 
       EventGenerationFailure = 8501,
 
+      UnexpectedJobTermination = 8901,
+
       CaughtSignal = 9000
     };
 
diff --git a/FWCore/Utilities/src/EDMException.cc b/FWCore/Utilities/src/EDMException.cc
index 077b849d8c8b4..3d5c9ba6c478b 100644
--- a/FWCore/Utilities/src/EDMException.cc
+++ b/FWCore/Utilities/src/EDMException.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace edm {
                                                               FILLENTRY(UnavailableAccelerator),
                                                               FILLENTRY(ExternalFailure),
                                                               FILLENTRY(EventGenerationFailure),
+                                                              FILLENTRY(UnexpectedJobTermination),
                                                               FILLENTRY(CaughtSignal)};
     static const std::string kUnknownCode("unknownCode");
   }  // namespace errors
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_RLfjr_output b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_RLfjr_output
index f74829c7b37dd..449b71704064b 100644
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_RLfjr_output
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_RLfjr_output
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@
 <ReadBranches>
 </ReadBranches>
 
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_Rfjr_output b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_Rfjr_output
index 49af6c12a58eb..443754eee17bd 100644
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_Rfjr_output
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_Rfjr_output
@@ -77,4 +77,5 @@
 <ReadBranches>
 </ReadBranches>
 
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjr_output b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjr_output
index d75397307a6d6..8f679f474e2ec 100644
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjr_output
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjr_output
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@
 <Branch Name="edmtestThings_Thing__TESTPROD." ReadCount="35"/>
 </ReadBranches>
 
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_output b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_output
index 54423565eeb5d..6335e52e5be0d 100644
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_output
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_output
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@
 <Branch Name="edmtestThings_Thing__TESTPROD." ReadCount="35"/>
 </ReadBranches>
 
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_second_output b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_second_output
index 27d561881be66..ecf67cd6796f9 100644
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_second_output
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/proper_fjrx_second_output
@@ -80,4 +80,5 @@
 </Input>
 </Inputs>
 </File>
+<!--                                                            -->
 </FrameworkJobReport>