diff --git a/pkg/jobs/metricspoller/job_statistics.go b/pkg/jobs/metricspoller/job_statistics.go
index 0c975966877e..b70ce2f9789e 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/metricspoller/job_statistics.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/metricspoller/job_statistics.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 const pausedJobsCountQuery = string(`
 	SELECT job_type, count(*)
 	FROM system.jobs
-	WHERE status = '` + jobs.StatusPaused + `' 
+	WHERE status = '` + jobs.StatusPaused + `'
   GROUP BY job_type`)
 
 // updatePausedMetrics counts the number of paused jobs per job type.
@@ -163,42 +163,50 @@ func processJobPTSRecord(
 	ptsStats map[jobspb.Type]*ptsStat,
 	txn isql.Txn,
 ) error {
-	j, err := execCfg.JobRegistry.LoadJobWithTxn(ctx, jobspb.JobID(jobID), txn)
+	var stats *ptsStat
+	defer func() {
+		if stats != nil {
+			stats.numRecords++
+			if stats.oldest.IsEmpty() || rec.Timestamp.Less(stats.oldest) {
+				stats.oldest = rec.Timestamp
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err := execCfg.JobRegistry.UpdateJobWithTxn(ctx, jobspb.JobID(jobID), txn,
+		func(txn isql.Txn, md jobs.JobMetadata, ju *jobs.JobUpdater) error {
+			p := md.Payload
+			jobType, err := p.CheckType()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			stats = ptsStats[jobType]
+			if stats == nil {
+				stats = &ptsStat{}
+				ptsStats[jobType] = stats
+			}
+
+			// If MaximumPTSAge is set on the job payload, verify if PTS record
+			// timestamp is fresh enough.
+			if p.MaximumPTSAge > 0 &&
+				rec.Timestamp.GoTime().Add(p.MaximumPTSAge).Before(timeutil.Now()) {
+				stats.expired++
+				ptsExpired := errors.Newf(
+					"protected timestamp records %s as of %s (age %s) exceeds job configured limit of %s",
+					rec.ID, rec.Timestamp, timeutil.Since(rec.Timestamp.GoTime()), p.MaximumPTSAge)
+				log.Warningf(ctx, "job %d canceled due to %s", jobID, ptsExpired)
+				return ju.CancelRequestedWithReason(ctx, md, ptsExpired)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
 	if err != nil {
 		if jobs.HasJobNotFoundError(err) {
 			return nil // nolint:returnerrcheck -- job maybe deleted when we run; just keep going.
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	p := j.Payload()
-	jobType, err := p.CheckType()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	stats := ptsStats[jobType]
-	if stats == nil {
-		stats = &ptsStat{}
-		ptsStats[jobType] = stats
-	}
-	stats.numRecords++
-	if stats.oldest.IsEmpty() || rec.Timestamp.Less(stats.oldest) {
-		stats.oldest = rec.Timestamp
-	}
-
-	// If MaximumPTSAge is set on the job payload, verify if PTS record
-	// timestamp is fresh enough.
-	if p.MaximumPTSAge > 0 &&
-		rec.Timestamp.GoTime().Add(p.MaximumPTSAge).Before(timeutil.Now()) {
-		stats.expired++
-		ptsExpired := errors.Newf(
-			"protected timestamp records %s as of %s (age %s) exceeds job configured limit of %s",
-			rec.ID, rec.Timestamp, timeutil.Since(rec.Timestamp.GoTime()), p.MaximumPTSAge)
-		if err := j.WithTxn(txn).CancelRequestedWithReason(ctx, ptsExpired); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		log.Warningf(ctx, "job %d canceled due to %s", jobID, ptsExpired)
-	}
 	return nil
+
 }
 
 func updateJobPTSMetrics(