diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
index 82c518cb7..4caec4a68 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
@@ -97,22 +97,18 @@ public class FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet<I, O> extends AbstractFaultTolera
 				}
 			});
 
-			// If there is no input we don't have to do anything more
-			if (inputs.isEmpty()) {
-				return result;
-			}
-
 		}
 
-		Map<I, Exception> skippedInputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_INPUTS_KEY);
+		final Map<I, Exception> skippedInputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_INPUTS_KEY);
+		final Map<O, Exception> skippedOutputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_OUTPUTS_KEY);
+
 		if (!inputs.isEmpty()) {
 			inputs.removeAll(skippedInputs.keySet());
 			process(contribution, inputs, outputs, skippedInputs);
-		}
 
-		Map<O, Exception> skippedOutputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_OUTPUTS_KEY);
-		outputs.removeAll(skippedOutputs.keySet());
-		write(outputs, contribution, skippedOutputs);
+			outputs.removeAll(skippedOutputs.keySet());
+			write(outputs, contribution, skippedOutputs);
+		}
 
 		callSkipListeners(skippedReads, skippedInputs, skippedOutputs);
 
@@ -122,10 +118,6 @@ public class FaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet<I, O> extends AbstractFaultTolera
 			attributes.removeAttribute(key);
 		}
 
-		inputs.clear();
-		skippedInputs.clear();
-		skippedOutputs.clear();
-
 		return result;
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/NonbufferingFaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/NonbufferingFaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
index 1893e8c08..3bcfcb60d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/NonbufferingFaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/NonbufferingFaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet.java
@@ -69,21 +69,19 @@ public class NonbufferingFaultTolerantChunkOrientedTasklet<I, O> extends
 
 		// filter inputs marked for skipping
 		final Map<I, Exception> skippedInputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_INPUTS_KEY);
-		inputs.removeAll(skippedInputs.keySet());
-
-		// If there is no input we don't have to do anything more
-		if (inputs.isEmpty()) {
-			return result;
-		}
-
-		final List<O> outputs = new ArrayList<O>();
-		process(contribution, inputs, outputs, skippedInputs);
-
-		// filter outputs marked for skipping
 		final Map<O, Exception> skippedOutputs = getBufferedSkips(attributes, SKIPPED_OUTPUTS_KEY);
-		outputs.removeAll(skippedOutputs.keySet());
 
-		write(outputs, contribution, skippedOutputs);
+		if (!inputs.isEmpty()) {
+			inputs.removeAll(skippedInputs.keySet());
+
+			final List<O> outputs = new ArrayList<O>();
+			process(contribution, inputs, outputs, skippedInputs);
+
+			// filter outputs marked for skipping
+			outputs.removeAll(skippedOutputs.keySet());
+
+			write(outputs, contribution, skippedOutputs);
+		}
 
 		callSkipListeners(skippedReads, skippedInputs, skippedOutputs);