diff --git a/api/test/deals.go b/api/test/deals.go
index 4f710cb71..7a9454bae 100644
--- a/api/test/deals.go
+++ b/api/test/deals.go
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ func TestBatchDealInput(t *testing.T, b APIBuilder, blocktime time.Duration, sta
 				return func() (sealiface.Config, error) {
 					return sealiface.Config{
 						MaxWaitDealsSectors:       1,
-						MaxSealingSectors:         2,
-						MaxSealingSectorsForDeals: 3,
+						MaxSealingSectors:         1,
+						MaxSealingSectorsForDeals: 2,
 						AlwaysKeepUnsealedCopy:    true,
 					}, nil
 				}, nil
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/garbage.go b/extern/storage-sealing/garbage.go
index 398040e6e..9409dca36 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/garbage.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/garbage.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func (m *Sealing) PledgeSector(ctx context.Context) (storage.SectorRef, error) {
 		return storage.SectorRef{}, xerrors.Errorf("notifying sealer of the new sector: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// update stats early, fsm planner would do that async
+	m.stats.updateSector(cfg, m.minerSectorID(sid), UndefinedSectorState)
+
 	log.Infof("Creating CC sector %d", sid)
 	return sectorID, m.sectors.Send(uint64(sid), SectorStartCC{
 		ID:         sid,
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
index 564afbc88..756770121 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ func (m *Sealing) tryCreateDealSector(ctx context.Context, sp abi.RegisteredSeal
 		return xerrors.Errorf("initializing sector: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// update stats early, fsm planner would do that async
+	m.stats.updateSector(cfg, m.minerSectorID(sid), UndefinedSectorState)
+
 	log.Infow("Creating sector", "number", sid, "type", "deal", "proofType", sp)
 	return m.sectors.Send(uint64(sid), SectorStart{
 		ID:         sid,
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/stats.go b/extern/storage-sealing/stats.go
index e858519fd..2688d8494 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/stats.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/stats.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func (ss *SectorStats) updateSector(cfg sealiface.Config, id abi.SectorID, st Se
 	sealing := ss.curSealingLocked()
 	staging := ss.curStagingLocked()
 
+	log.Debugw("sector stats", "sealing", sealing, "staging", staging)
+
 	if cfg.MaxSealingSectorsForDeals > 0 && // max sealing deal sector limit set
 		preSealing >= cfg.MaxSealingSectorsForDeals && // we were over limit
 		sealing < cfg.MaxSealingSectorsForDeals { // and we're below the limit now