diff -u apport-2.17.2/apport/ui.py apport-2.17.2/apport/ui.py
--- apport-2.17.2/apport/ui.py
+++ apport-2.17.2/apport/ui.py
@@ -1040,12 +1040,15 @@
                     self.report['UnreportableReason'] = '%s\n\n%s' % (
                         _('This problem report is damaged and cannot be processed.'),
                         repr(e))
+                    self.report['_MarkForUpload'] = 'False'
                 except ValueError:  # package does not exist
                     self.report['UnreportableReason'] = _('The report belongs to a package that is not installed.')
+                    self.report['_MarkForUpload'] = 'False'
                 except Exception as e:
                     apport.error(repr(e))
                     self.report['UnreportableReason'] = _('An error occurred while attempting to '
                                                           'process this problem report:') + '\n\n' + str(e)
+                    self.report['_MarkForUpload'] = 'False'
 
             if 'UnreportableReason' in self.report or not self.check_report_crashdb():
                 self.ui_stop_info_collection_progress()
diff -u apport-2.17.2/debian/changelog apport-2.17.2/debian/changelog
--- apport-2.17.2/debian/changelog
+++ apport-2.17.2/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.8) vivid-proposed; urgency=medium
+
+  * apport/ui.py: set "_MarkForUpload" field to False for cases where the
+    apport report is damaged, about a not installed package, or when an
+    error occurred processing the report. (LP: #1512902)
+
+ -- Brian Murray <brian@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:27:47 -0800
+
 apport (2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7) vivid-security; urgency=medium
 
   * test_backend_apt_dpkg.py: Reset internal apt caches between tests. Avoids