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 f31525d6daf55db7789666984f20f8837ec73f52..4deae9c820bbab122ad1e92579408a4c3d650cbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/PutFileController.java
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ public class PutFileController extends FileController {
         }
 
         try {
-            if (jobId != null) {
-                fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), true);
-            }
+            fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), true);
             Files.copy(is, file.toPath());
 
             if (fileInfo.getContentType() == null) {
@@ -151,9 +149,7 @@ public class PutFileController extends FileController {
             }
             throw ex;
         } finally {
-            if (jobId != null) {
-                fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), false);
-            }
+            fileDAO.setBusy(fileInfo.getNodeId(), false);
         }
     }