diff --git a/cmd/argoexec/commands/data.go b/cmd/argoexec/commands/data.go
index c25daf08645d..5a24d9d0a7ca 100644
--- a/cmd/argoexec/commands/data.go
+++ b/cmd/argoexec/commands/data.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package commands
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -10,11 +11,29 @@ func NewDataCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command := cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "data",
 		Short: "Process data",
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx := context.Background()
-			wfExecutor := initExecutor()
-			return wfExecutor.Data(ctx)
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
+			err := execData(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("%+v", err)
+			}
 		},
 	}
 	return &command
 }
+
+func execData(ctx context.Context) error {
+	wfExecutor := initExecutor()
+	defer wfExecutor.HandleError(ctx)
+
+	// Create a new empty (placeholder) task result with LabelKeyReportOutputsCompleted set to false.
+	wfExecutor.InitializeOutput(ctx)
+	defer wfExecutor.FinalizeOutput(ctx) //Ensures the LabelKeyReportOutputsCompleted is set to true.
+
+	err := wfExecutor.Data(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		wfExecutor.AddError(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/argoexec/commands/resource.go b/cmd/argoexec/commands/resource.go
index e5d8fcf32328..c54c97544bb3 100644
--- a/cmd/argoexec/commands/resource.go
+++ b/cmd/argoexec/commands/resource.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func execResource(ctx context.Context, action string) error {
 		wfExecutor.AddError(err)
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Create a new empty (placeholder) task result with LabelKeyReportOutputsCompleted set to false.
+	wfExecutor.InitializeOutput(ctx)
+	defer wfExecutor.FinalizeOutput(ctx) //Ensures the LabelKeyReportOutputsCompleted is set to true.
+
 	isDelete := action == "delete"
 	if isDelete && (wfExecutor.Template.Resource.SuccessCondition != "" || wfExecutor.Template.Resource.FailureCondition != "" || len(wfExecutor.Template.Outputs.Parameters) > 0) {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("successCondition, failureCondition and outputs are not supported for delete action")
diff --git a/test/e2e/functional_test.go b/test/e2e/functional_test.go
index 30a522287876..76b270394fb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/functional_test.go
@@ -908,6 +908,9 @@ func (s *FunctionalSuite) TestDataTransformation() {
 			}
 			assert.NotNil(t, status.Nodes.FindByDisplayName("process-artifact(0:foo/script.py)"))
 			assert.NotNil(t, status.Nodes.FindByDisplayName("process-artifact(1:script.py)"))
+			for _, value := range status.TaskResultsCompletionStatus {
+				assert.True(t, value)
+			}
 		})
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/resource_template_test.go b/test/e2e/resource_template_test.go
index 2a4916f85b2d..e8f2bbb49e9d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resource_template_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/resource_template_test.go
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ func (s *ResourceTemplateSuite) TestResourceTemplateWithOutputs() {
 					assert.Equal(t, "my-pod", parameters[1].Value.String(), "metadata.name is capture for jq")
 				}
 			}
+			for _, value := range status.TaskResultsCompletionStatus {
+				assert.True(t, value)
+			}
 		})
 }