diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderScheduler.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
index c8b14a6992..bac98f4ecb 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ public void run() {
                 if(leaderPartition != null) {
                     // Extend the timeout
                     // will always be a leader until shutdown
-                    coordinator.saveProgressStateForPartition(leaderPartition, Duration.ofMinutes(DEFAULT_EXTEND_LEASE_MINUTES));
+                    try {
+                        coordinator.saveProgressStateForPartition(leaderPartition, Duration.ofMinutes(DEFAULT_EXTEND_LEASE_MINUTES));
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        LOG.error("Failed to update ownership for leader partition. Will attempt to reacquire this partition...");
+                        leaderPartition = null;
+                    }
                 }
                 try {
                     Thread.sleep(leaseInterval.toMillis());
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamScheduler.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamScheduler.java
index 40a80bb71f..60bac24d18 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamScheduler.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamScheduler.java
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ public void run() {
                     if (sourceConfig.isDisableS3ReadForLeader()) {
                         System.clearProperty(STOP_S3_SCAN_PROCESSING_PROPERTY);
                     }
-                    sourceCoordinator.giveUpPartition(streamPartition);
+                    try {
+                        sourceCoordinator.giveUpPartition(streamPartition);
+                    } catch (final Exception ex) {
+                        LOG.error("Failed to give up stream partition. Will attempt to reacquire this partition...");
+                        streamPartition = null;
+                    }
+
                 }
 
                 try {
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderSchedulerTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderSchedulerTest.java
index 41476ef8bd..6556c960ec 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderSchedulerTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/leader/LeaderSchedulerTest.java
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeast;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -290,4 +292,34 @@ void test_shouldInitStream_withEmptyS3PathPrefix() {
     void test_shouldInitStream_withNullS3PathPrefix() {
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> new LeaderScheduler(coordinator, mongoDBSourceConfig, null, Duration.ofMillis(100)));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void test_saveProgressStateThrowsException_schedulerContinuesAndReacquiresLeader() {
+        given(mongoDBSourceConfig.getCollections()).willReturn(List.of());
+        leaderScheduler = new LeaderScheduler(coordinator, mongoDBSourceConfig, TEST_S3_PATH_PREFIX, Duration.ofMillis(100));
+        leaderPartition = new LeaderPartition();
+        given(coordinator.acquireAvailablePartition(LeaderPartition.PARTITION_TYPE)).willReturn(Optional.of(leaderPartition));
+        doThrow(new RuntimeException("saveProgressState failed"))
+                .when(coordinator).saveProgressStateForPartition(eq(leaderPartition), eq(Duration.ofMinutes(DEFAULT_EXTEND_LEASE_MINUTES)));
+
+        final ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+        final Future<?> future = executorService.submit(() -> leaderScheduler.run());
+
+        // Verify saveProgressStateForPartition was called (and threw internally)
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
+            .untilAsserted(() -> verify(coordinator, atLeast(1)).saveProgressStateForPartition(leaderPartition, Duration.ofMinutes(DEFAULT_EXTEND_LEASE_MINUTES)));
+
+        // Verify the scheduler reacquires the leader after failure —
+        // leaderPartition was reset to null, so acquireAvailablePartition is called again
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(2))
+            .untilAsserted(() -> verify(coordinator, atLeast(2)).acquireAvailablePartition(LeaderPartition.PARTITION_TYPE));
+
+        // Scheduler is still running — didn't crash
+        assertFalse(future.isDone());
+
+        future.cancel(true);
+        executorService.shutdownNow();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamSchedulerTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamSchedulerTest.java
index 9973b2bc14..138cd4e7f7 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamSchedulerTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/mongodb/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/mongo/stream/StreamSchedulerTest.java
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
@@ -150,6 +152,40 @@ void test_stream_runThrowsException() {
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void test_stream_giveUpPartitionThrowsException_schedulerContinuesRunning() {
+        final String collection = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        final StreamPartition streamPartition = new StreamPartition(collection, null);
+        given(sourceCoordinator.acquireAvailablePartition(StreamPartition.PARTITION_TYPE)).willReturn(Optional.of(streamPartition));
+        given(collectionConfig.getCollection()).willReturn(collection);
+        final int streamBatchSize = 1000;
+        given(collectionConfig.getStreamBatchSize()).willReturn(streamBatchSize);
+        doThrow(new RuntimeException("giveUpPartition failed"))
+                .when(sourceCoordinator).giveUpPartition(any(StreamPartition.class));
+
+        final ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+        final Future<?> future = executorService.submit(() -> {
+            try (MockedStatic<StreamWorker> streamWorkerMockedStatic = mockStatic(StreamWorker.class)) {
+                streamWorkerMockedStatic.when(() -> StreamWorker.create(any(RecordBufferWriter.class), any(PartitionKeyRecordConverter.class), eq(sourceConfig),
+                                any(StreamAcknowledgementManager.class), any(DataStreamPartitionCheckpoint.class), eq(pluginMetrics), eq(DEFAULT_RECORD_FLUSH_BATCH_SIZE),
+                                eq(DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL_MILLS), eq(DEFAULT_BUFFER_WRITE_INTERVAL_MILLS), eq(streamBatchSize), any(DocumentDBSourceAggregateMetrics.class)))
+                        .thenThrow(RuntimeException.class);
+                streamScheduler.run();
+            }
+        });
+
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(5))
+            .untilAsserted(() -> verify(sourceCoordinator).giveUpPartition(streamPartition));
+
+        // Scheduler is still running — didn't crash from the giveUpPartition exception.
+        // streamPartition is reset to null, enabling clean reacquisition on the next iteration.
+        assertFalse(future.isDone());
+
+        future.cancel(true);
+        executorService.shutdownNow();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void test_stream_sourceCoordinatorThrowsException() {
         final StreamPartition streamPartition = new StreamPartition(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), null);