diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
index 791b94b25..2e5030101 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
@@ -164,34 +164,38 @@ class Experiments:
                 head = branch
             else:
                 head = None
-            with self.scm.detach_head(head) as rev:
-                if baseline_rev is None:
-                    baseline_rev = rev
 
-                # update experiment params from command line
-                if params:
-                    self._update_params(params)
+            try:
+                with self.scm.detach_head(head) as rev:
+                    if baseline_rev is None:
+                        baseline_rev = rev
 
-                # save additional repro command line arguments
-                self._pack_args(*args, **kwargs)
+                    # update experiment params from command line
+                    if params:
+                        self._update_params(params)
 
-                # save experiment as a stash commit
-                msg = self._stash_msg(
-                    rev, baseline_rev=baseline_rev, branch=branch, name=name
-                )
-                stash_rev = self.stash.push(message=msg)
+                    # save additional repro command line arguments
+                    self._pack_args(*args, **kwargs)
 
-            logger.debug(
-                (
-                    "Stashed experiment '%s' with baseline '%s' "
-                    "for future execution."
-                ),
-                stash_rev[:7],
-                baseline_rev[:7],
-            )
-
-            # Reset any changes before prior workspace is unstashed
-            self.scm.reset(hard=True)
+                    # save experiment as a stash commit
+                    msg = self._stash_msg(
+                        rev,
+                        baseline_rev=baseline_rev,
+                        branch=branch,
+                        name=name,
+                    )
+                    stash_rev = self.stash.push(message=msg)
+                    logger.debug(
+                        (
+                            "Stashed experiment '%s' with baseline '%s' "
+                            "for future execution."
+                        ),
+                        stash_rev[:7],
+                        baseline_rev[:7],
+                    )
+            finally:
+                # Reset any changes before prior workspace is unstashed
+                self.scm.reset(hard=True)
 
         return stash_rev
 
@@ -225,7 +229,32 @@ class Experiments:
         return msg
 
     def _pack_args(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        BaseExecutor.pack_repro_args(self.args_file, *args, **kwargs)
+        import pickle
+
+        if os.path.exists(self.args_file) and self.scm.is_tracked(
+            self.args_file
+        ):
+            logger.warning(
+                (
+                    "Temporary DVC file '.dvc/tmp/%s' exists and was "
+                    "likely committed to Git by mistake. It should be removed "
+                    "with:\n"
+                    "\tgit rm .dvc/tmp/%s"
+                ),
+                BaseExecutor.PACKED_ARGS_FILE,
+                BaseExecutor.PACKED_ARGS_FILE,
+            )
+            with open(self.args_file, "rb") as fobj:
+                try:
+                    data = pickle.load(fobj)
+                except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                    data = {}
+            extra = int(data.get("extra", 0)) + 1
+        else:
+            extra = None
+        BaseExecutor.pack_repro_args(
+            self.args_file, *args, extra=extra, **kwargs
+        )
         self.scm.add(self.args_file)
 
     def _update_params(self, params: dict):
diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/executor.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/executor.py
index 70434fd5b..713c5e417 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/executor.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/executor.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class BaseExecutor:
 
     # TODO: come up with better way to stash repro arguments
     @staticmethod
-    def pack_repro_args(path, *args, tree=None, **kwargs):
+    def pack_repro_args(path, *args, tree=None, extra=None, **kwargs):
         dpath = os.path.dirname(path)
         if tree:
             open_func = tree.open
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ class BaseExecutor:
 
             open_func = open
             makedirs(dpath, exist_ok=True)
+
         data = {"args": args, "kwargs": kwargs}
+        if extra is not None:
+            data["extra"] = extra
         with open_func(path, "wb") as fobj:
             pickle.dump(data, fobj)
 
diff --git a/dvc/scm/git/backend/dulwich.py b/dvc/scm/git/backend/dulwich.py
index 37888168b..7228fa4b3 100644
--- a/dvc/scm/git/backend/dulwich.py
+++ b/dvc/scm/git/backend/dulwich.py
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ class DulwichBackend(BaseGitBackend):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
 
         stash = self._get_stash(ref)
         message_b = message.encode("utf-8") if message else None
-        stash.push(message=message_b)
-        return os.fsdecode(stash[0].new_sha), True
+        rev = stash.push(message=message_b)
+        return os.fsdecode(rev), True
 
     def _stash_apply(self, rev: str):
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/dvc/scm/git/stash.py b/dvc/scm/git/stash.py
index 476d9b7e3..00de7cb80 100644
--- a/dvc/scm/git/stash.py
+++ b/dvc/scm/git/stash.py
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ class Stash:
         return list(iter(self))
 
     def push(
-        self,
-        message: Optional[str] = None,
-        include_untracked: Optional[bool] = False,
+        self, message: Optional[str] = None, include_untracked: bool = False,
     ) -> Optional[str]:
         if not self.scm.is_dirty(untracked_files=include_untracked):
             logger.debug("No changes to stash")
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
index f24a60f64..3036cddc5 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
@@ -383,3 +383,17 @@ def test_dirty_lockfile(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
         assert fobj.read().strip() == "foo: 2"
 
     assert (tmp_dir / "dvc.lock").read_text() == "foo"
+
+
+def test_packed_args_exists(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage, caplog):
+    from dvc.repo.experiments.executor import BaseExecutor
+
+    tmp_dir.scm_gen(
+        tmp_dir / ".dvc" / "tmp" / BaseExecutor.PACKED_ARGS_FILE,
+        "",
+        commit="commit args file",
+    )
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        dvc.experiments.run(exp_stage.addressing)
+        assert "Temporary DVC file" in caplog.text