diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
index 4e7e752f62..1b3c507f64 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
@@ -92,20 +92,24 @@ func (p *pluginRequestedTransition) AddDeckURI(tCtx *taskExecutionContext) {
 }
 
 func (p *pluginRequestedTransition) RemoveDeckURIIfDeckNotExists(ctx context.Context, tCtx *taskExecutionContext) error {
+	// If there's no output info, nothing to do.
+	if p.execInfo.OutputInfo == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	reader := tCtx.ow.GetReader()
 	if reader == nil {
+		p.execInfo.OutputInfo.DeckURI = nil
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	exists, err := reader.DeckExists(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if p.execInfo.OutputInfo != nil {
-			p.execInfo.OutputInfo.DeckURI = nil
-		}
+		p.execInfo.OutputInfo.DeckURI = nil
 		return regErrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to check existence of deck file")
 	}
 
-	if !exists && p.execInfo.OutputInfo != nil {
+	if !exists {
 		p.execInfo.OutputInfo.DeckURI = nil
 	}