diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
index d2b51edc984..b70bd809b09 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ func (m *Sealing) updateInput(ctx context.Context, sp abi.RegisteredSealProof) e
 		return matches[i].sector.Number < matches[j].sector.Number // prefer older sectors
 	})
 
+	log.Debugw("updateInput matching", "matches", len(matches), "toAssign", len(toAssign), "openSectors", len(m.openSectors), "pieces", len(m.pendingPieces))
+
 	var assigned int
 	for _, mt := range matches {
 		if m.pendingPieces[mt.deal].assigned {
@@ -506,6 +508,8 @@ func (m *Sealing) updateInput(ctx context.Context, sp abi.RegisteredSealProof) e
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Debugw("updateInput matching done", "matches", len(matches), "toAssign", len(toAssign), "assigned", assigned, "openSectors", len(m.openSectors), "pieces", len(m.pendingPieces))
+
 	if len(toAssign) > 0 {
 		log.Errorf("we are trying to create a new sector with open sectors %v", m.openSectors)
 		if err := m.tryGetDealSector(ctx, sp, expF); err != nil {
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
index 90fa5090a3a..dedba2fc6c6 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleComputeProofFailed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector Sect
 }
 
 func (m *Sealing) handleSubmitReplicaUpdateFailed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
+	if err := failedCooldown(ctx, sector); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if sector.ReplicaUpdateMessage != nil {
 		mw, err := m.Api.StateSearchMsg(ctx.Context(), *sector.ReplicaUpdateMessage)
 		if err != nil {
 			// API error
-			if err := failedCooldown(ctx, sector); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			return ctx.Send(SectorRetrySubmitReplicaUpdateWait{})
 		}
 
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleSubmitReplicaUpdateFailed(ctx statemachine.Context, sect
 		return ctx.Send(SectorAbortUpgrade{})
 	}
 
-	if err := failedCooldown(ctx, sector); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return ctx.Send(SectorRetrySubmitReplicaUpdate{})
 }