diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
index ce1be4cd0..9bf742e40 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
@@ -1158,15 +1158,13 @@ impl Lock {
                 build_options,
             )?;
 
-            let Ok(archive) = database
+            let archive = database
                 .get_or_build_wheel_metadata(&dist, HashPolicy::None)
                 .await
-            else {
-                return Ok(SatisfiesResult::MissingMetadata(
-                    &package.id.name,
-                    &package.id.version,
-                ));
-            };
+                .map_err(|err| LockErrorKind::Resolution {
+                    id: package.id.clone(),
+                    err,
+                })?;
 
             // Validate the `requires-dist` metadata.
             {
@@ -1312,8 +1310,6 @@ pub enum SatisfiesResult<'lock> {
     MissingRemoteIndex(&'lock PackageName, &'lock Version, &'lock UrlString),
     /// The lockfile referenced a local index that was not provided
     MissingLocalIndex(&'lock PackageName, &'lock Version, &'lock PathBuf),
-    /// The resolver failed to generate metadata for a given package.
-    MissingMetadata(&'lock PackageName, &'lock Version),
     /// A package in the lockfile contains different `requires-dist` metadata than expected.
     MismatchedRequiresDist(
         &'lock PackageName,
@@ -3758,6 +3754,13 @@ fn normalize_requirement(
 #[error(transparent)]
 pub struct LockError(Box<LockErrorKind>);
 
+impl LockError {
+    /// Returns true if the [`LockError`] is a resolver error.
+    pub fn is_resolution(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(&*self.0, LockErrorKind::Resolution { .. })
+    }
+}
+
 impl<E> From<E> for LockError
 where
     LockErrorKind: From<E>,
@@ -4042,10 +4045,19 @@ enum LockErrorKind {
         /// The ID of the package.
         name: PackageName,
     },
+    /// An error that occurs when resolving metadata for a package.
+    #[error("failed to generate package metadata for `{id}`")]
+    Resolution {
+        /// The ID of the distribution that failed to resolve.
+        id: PackageId,
+        /// The inner error we forward.
+        #[source]
+        err: uv_distribution::Error,
+    },
 }
 
 /// An error that occurs when a source string could not be parsed.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 enum SourceParseError {
     /// An error that occurs when the URL in the source is invalid.
     #[error("invalid URL in source `{given}`")]
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
index 7c6b99fe9..aa56cff36 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #![allow(clippy::single_match_else)]
 
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::path::Path;
+
 use anstream::eprint;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use rustc_hash::{FxBuildHasher, FxHashMap};
-use std::collections::BTreeSet;
-use std::fmt::Write;
-use std::path::Path;
 use tracing::debug;
-
 use uv_auth::store_credentials_from_url;
 use uv_cache::Cache;
 use uv_client::{Connectivity, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ async fn do_lock(
         .await
         {
             Ok(result) => Some(result),
+            Err(ProjectError::Lock(err)) if err.is_resolution() => {
+                // Resolver errors are not recoverable, as such errors can leave the resolver in a
+                // broken state. Specifically, tasks that fail with an error can be left as pending.
+                return Err(ProjectError::Lock(err));
+            }
             Err(err) => {
                 warn_user!("Failed to validate existing lockfile: {err}");
                 None
@@ -489,8 +494,6 @@ async fn do_lock(
         // The lockfile did not contain enough information to obtain a resolution, fallback
         // to a fresh resolve.
         _ => {
-            debug!("Starting clean resolution");
-
             // Determine whether we can reuse the existing package versions.
             let versions_lock = existing_lock.as_ref().and_then(|lock| match &lock {
                 ValidatedLock::Satisfies(lock) => Some(lock),
@@ -847,12 +850,6 @@ impl ValidatedLock {
                 );
                 Ok(Self::Preferable(lock))
             }
-            SatisfiesResult::MissingMetadata(name, version) => {
-                debug!(
-                    "Ignoring existing lockfile due to missing metadata for: `{name}=={version}`"
-                );
-                Ok(Self::Preferable(lock))
-            }
             SatisfiesResult::MismatchedRequiresDist(name, version, expected, actual) => {
                 debug!(
                     "Ignoring existing lockfile due to mismatched `requires-dist` for: `{name}=={version}`\n  Expected: {:?}\n  Actual: {:?}",
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/lock.rs b/crates/uv/tests/lock.rs
index 7f1ff8659..2752d686b 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/lock.rs
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ fn lock_wheel_url() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
-    error: Failed to download: `anyio @ https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/fd/2f20c40b45e4fb4324834aea24bd4afdf1143390242c0b33774da0e2e34f/anyio-4.3.0-py3-none-any.whl`
+    error: failed to generate package metadata for `anyio==4.3.0 @ direct+https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/fd/2f20c40b45e4fb4324834aea24bd4afdf1143390242c0b33774da0e2e34f/anyio-4.3.0-py3-none-any.whl`
       Caused by: Network connectivity is disabled, but the requested data wasn't found in the cache for: `https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/fd/2f20c40b45e4fb4324834aea24bd4afdf1143390242c0b33774da0e2e34f/anyio-4.3.0-py3-none-any.whl`
     "###);