diff --git a/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/ContinuePending.cs b/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/ContinuePending.cs
index 19c584cca..b0083c12b 100644
--- a/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/ContinuePending.cs
+++ b/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/ContinuePending.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ internal OperationStatus InternalContinuePendingRead<Input, Output, Context, Fas
             where FasterSession : IFasterSession<Key, Value, Input, Output, Context>
         {
             ref RecordInfo srcRecordInfo = ref hlog.GetInfoFromBytePointer(request.record.GetValidPointer());
-            Debug.Assert(!srcRecordInfo.IsIntermediate, "Should always retrieve a non-Tentative, non-Sealed record from disk");
+            // We ignore locks and temp bits for disk images
+            srcRecordInfo.ClearLocks();
+            srcRecordInfo.Tentative = false;
+            srcRecordInfo.Unseal();
+            // Debug.Assert(!srcRecordInfo.IsIntermediate, "Should always retrieve a non-Tentative, non-Sealed record from disk");
 
             if (request.logicalAddress >= hlog.BeginAddress)
             {
@@ -170,8 +174,13 @@ internal OperationStatus InternalContinuePendingRMW<Input, Output, Context, Fast
             SpinWaitUntilClosed(request.logicalAddress);
 
             byte* recordPointer = request.record.GetValidPointer();
-            RecordInfo inputRecordInfo = hlog.GetInfoFromBytePointer(recordPointer); // Not ref, as we don't want to write into request.record
-            Debug.Assert(!inputRecordInfo.IsIntermediate, "Should always retrieve a non-Tentative, non-Sealed record from disk");
+            ref var inputRIRef = ref hlog.GetInfoFromBytePointer(recordPointer);
+            // We ignore locks and temp bits for disk images
+            inputRIRef.ClearLocks();
+            inputRIRef.Tentative = false;
+            inputRIRef.Unseal();
+            RecordInfo inputRecordInfo = inputRIRef; // Not ref, as we don't want to write into request.record
+            // Debug.Assert(!inputRecordInfo.IsIntermediate, "Should always retrieve a non-Tentative, non-Sealed record from disk");
 
             OperationStackContext<Key, Value> stackCtx = new(comparer.GetHashCode64(ref key));
             OperationStatus status;
diff --git a/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/RecordSource.cs b/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/RecordSource.cs
index 93db4e09c..f2b90c240 100644
--- a/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/RecordSource.cs
+++ b/cs/src/core/Index/FASTER/Implementation/RecordSource.cs
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ internal void Set(long latestLogicalAddress, AllocatorBase<Key, Value> srcLog)
         internal void MarkSourceRecordAfterSuccessfulCopyUpdate<Input, Output, Context, FasterSession>(FasterSession fasterSession, ref RecordInfo srcRecordInfo)
             where FasterSession : IFasterSession<Key, Value, Input, Output, Context>
         {
-            if (this.HasInMemorySrc && this.LogicalAddress >= this.Log.HeadAddress)
+            if (this.HasInMemorySrc)
             {
+                // Record is guaranteed to be in memory at this point, regardless of HeadAddress
                 if (this.HasReadCacheSrc)
                 {
                     // If the record was evicted, it won't be accessed, so we do not need to worry about setting it invalid.