Index: trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl
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--- trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 35937)
+++ trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_checkdependent.pl	(revision 36166)
@@ -304,4 +304,20 @@
             }
             $queued_update = 1;
+        } elsif ($chip->{state} eq 'cleaned' and $chip->{data_state} eq 'update') {
+            # we've had a number of runs in this limbo state
+
+            my $command = "$chiptool -updaterun -set_state update -chip_id $chip_id";
+            $command .= " -set_label $rlabel" if $rlabel;
+
+            if (!$no_update) {
+                my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                            run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+                unless ($success) {
+                    my_die("failed to change ${stage}Run $stage_id $component from goto_cleaned to update", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+                }
+            } else {
+                print "skipping $command\n";
+            }
+            $queued_update = 1;
         } elsif ($chip->{fault}) {
             $fault_count++;
@@ -460,4 +476,18 @@
             print "skipping $command\n";
         }
+    } elsif ($chips_ready and $skycell->{data_state} eq 'update' and $skycell->{state} ne 'update') {
+        my $command = "$warptool -updaterun -warp_id $warp_id -set_state update";
+        $command .= " -set_label $rlabel" if $rlabel;
+
+        if (!$no_update) {
+            my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                        run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+            unless ($success) {
+                my_die("failed to change state of ${stage}Run $stage_id to update", $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+            }
+        } else {
+            print "skipping $command\n";
+        }
+
     } elsif (scalar @chipsToUpdate > 0) {
         my $fault = check_states_chip($chip_id, \@chipsToUpdate, $rlabel, $need_magic);