diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/fsm.go b/extern/storage-sealing/fsm.go
index 1f04abd56..4af860a54 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/fsm.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/fsm.go
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ var fsmPlanners = map[SectorState]func(events []statemachine.Event, state *Secto
 		on(SectorRemoved{}, Removed),
 		on(SectorRemoveFailed{}, RemoveFailed),
 	),
+	RemoveFailed: planOne(
+	// SectorRemove (global)
+	),
 	Faulty: planOne(
 		on(SectorFaultReported{}, FaultReported),
 	),
@@ -304,6 +307,9 @@ func (m *Sealing) plan(events []statemachine.Event, state *SectorInfo) (func(sta
 	case Removed:
 		return nil, processed, nil
 
+	case RemoveFailed:
+		return m.handleRemoveFailed, processed, nil
+
 		// Faults
 	case Faulty:
 		return m.handleFaulty, processed, nil
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
index 85744edd4..7b6a7a892 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleFinalizeFailed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorIn
 	return ctx.Send(SectorRetryFinalize{})
 }
 
+func (m *Sealing) handleRemoveFailed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
+	if err := failedCooldown(ctx, sector); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return ctx.Send(SectorRemove{})
+}
+
 func (m *Sealing) handleDealsExpired(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
 	// First make vary sure the sector isn't committed
 	si, err := m.api.StateSectorGetInfo(ctx.Context(), m.maddr, sector.SectorNumber, nil)