diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
index b69cf8c19ea..875c33cdf17 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleWaitDeals(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) e
 				return ctx.Send(SectorAddPiece{})
 			},
 		}
+	} else {
+		// make sure we're only accounting for pieces which were correctly added
+		// (note that m.assignedPieces[sid] will always be empty here)
+		m.openSectors[sid].used = used
 	}
 
 	go func() {