diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java
index 521bf6e441b3c8c6f20a58064bee517c0f4c29de..fc5df487ae7e0457da0ee53bd208d83ea950bc59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ public class PutFileController extends FileController {
         }
 
         try {
-            fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), true);
+            if(jobId != null){
+                fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), true);
+            }
             Files.copy(is, file.toPath());
             Long fileSize = Files.size(file.toPath());
             String md5Checksum = makeMD5Checksum(file);
@@ -149,7 +151,9 @@ public class PutFileController extends FileController {
             }
             throw ex;
         } finally {
+            if(jobId != null){
             fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), false);
+            }
         }
     }