diff --git a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_file.c b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_file.c
index c11be4355b..a646aab7d1 100644
--- a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_file.c
+++ b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_file.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct vine_file *vine_file_create(const char *source, const char *cached_name,
 	f->size = size;
 	f->mini_task = mini_task;
 	f->recovery_task = 0;
-	f->state = VINE_FILE_STATE_PENDING;
+	f->state = VINE_FILE_STATE_CREATED; /* Assume state created until told otherwise */
 	f->cache_level = cache_level;
 	f->flags = flags;
 
diff --git a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_manager.c b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_manager.c
index 946d1132f7..85dcaa4a39 100644
--- a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_manager.c
+++ b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_manager.c
@@ -3249,7 +3249,9 @@ static int vine_manager_check_inputs_available(struct vine_manager *q, struct vi
 	LIST_ITERATE(t->input_mounts, m)
 	{
 		struct vine_file *f = m->file;
-		if (f->type == VINE_TEMP && f->state == VINE_FILE_STATE_CREATED) {
+		if (f->type == VINE_FILE && f->state == VINE_FILE_STATE_PENDING) {
+			all_available = 0;
+		} else if (f->type == VINE_TEMP && f->state == VINE_FILE_STATE_CREATED) {
 			if (!vine_file_replica_table_exists_somewhere(q, f->cached_name)) {
 				vine_manager_consider_recovery_task(q, f, f->recovery_task);
 				all_available = 0;
diff --git a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_task.c b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_task.c
index c0ea564b27..c8dc6e15b4 100644
--- a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_task.c
+++ b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_task.c
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ int vine_task_add_output(struct vine_task *t, struct vine_file *f, const char *r
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	f->state = VINE_FILE_STATE_PENDING;
+
 	struct vine_mount *m = vine_mount_create(f, remote_name, flags, 0);
 
 	list_push_tail(t->output_mounts, m);