diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
index d198ee6..036629e 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission.go
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ func distributedAdmissionModelType(modelType string) bool {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) buildTaskAdmissionPlan(ctx context.Context, task store.GatewayTask, user *auth.User) (taskAdmissionPlan, error) {
+	return s.buildTaskAdmissionPlanForCurrentBinding(ctx, task, user, nil)
+}
+
+func (s *Service) buildTaskAdmissionPlanForCurrentBinding(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	task store.GatewayTask,
+	user *auth.User,
+	admission *store.TaskAdmission,
+) (taskAdmissionPlan, error) {
 	restoredRequest, err := s.restoreTaskRequestReferences(ctx, task)
 	if err != nil {
 		return taskAdmissionPlan{}, err
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ func (s *Service) buildTaskAdmissionPlan(ctx context.Context, task store.Gateway
 	if err != nil {
 		return taskAdmissionPlan{}, err
 	}
+	candidates, _ = pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(candidates, admission)
 	for _, candidate := range candidates {
 		available, availabilityErr := s.store.RuntimeCandidateAvailable(ctx, candidate.PlatformID, candidate.PlatformModelID)
 		if availabilityErr != nil {
@@ -220,7 +230,9 @@ func pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(
 	candidates []store.RuntimeModelCandidate,
 	admission *store.TaskAdmission,
 ) ([]store.RuntimeModelCandidate, bool) {
-	if admission == nil || admission.Status != "admitted" || len(candidates) < 2 {
+	if admission == nil ||
+		(admission.Status != "waiting" && admission.Status != "admitted") ||
+		len(candidates) < 2 {
 		return candidates, false
 	}
 	pinnedIndex := -1
@@ -629,7 +641,14 @@ func (s *Service) dispatchWaitingAsyncTasks(ctx context.Context, tasks []store.G
 	tasksByID := make(map[string]store.GatewayTask, len(tasks))
 	for _, task := range tasks {
 		user := authUserFromTask(task)
-		plan, err := s.buildTaskAdmissionPlan(ctx, task, user)
+		current, err := s.store.GetTaskAdmission(ctx, task.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return false, err
+		}
+		plan, err := s.buildTaskAdmissionPlanForCurrentBinding(ctx, task, user, &current)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
index 4d8aa43..f2d64e0 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/admission_test.go
@@ -87,31 +87,41 @@ func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionPreservesAdmittedCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionIgnoresWaitingOrMissingCandidate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionPreservesWaitingCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	input := []store.RuntimeModelCandidate{
 		{PlatformID: "platform-a", PlatformModelID: "model-a"},
 		{PlatformID: "platform-b", PlatformModelID: "model-b"},
 	}
-	for name, admission := range map[string]*store.TaskAdmission{
-		"waiting": {
-			Status:          "waiting",
-			PlatformID:      "platform-b",
-			PlatformModelID: "model-b",
-		},
-		"missing": {
-			Status:          "admitted",
-			PlatformID:      "platform-c",
-			PlatformModelID: "model-c",
-		},
-	} {
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, pinned := pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(input, admission)
-			if pinned {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected candidate pin for %s: %+v", name, got)
-			}
-			if got[0].PlatformModelID != "model-a" {
-				t.Fatalf("candidate order changed for %s: %+v", name, got)
-			}
-		})
+	admission := &store.TaskAdmission{
+		Status:          "waiting",
+		PlatformID:      "platform-b",
+		PlatformModelID: "model-b",
+	}
+
+	got, pinned := pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(input, admission)
+
+	if !pinned || got[0].PlatformModelID != "model-b" {
+		t.Fatalf("waiting candidate was not pinned: pinned=%v candidates=%+v", pinned, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPinCandidatesToTaskAdmissionIgnoresMissingCandidate(t *testing.T) {
+	input := []store.RuntimeModelCandidate{
+		{PlatformID: "platform-a", PlatformModelID: "model-a"},
+		{PlatformID: "platform-b", PlatformModelID: "model-b"},
+	}
+	admission := &store.TaskAdmission{
+		Status:          "admitted",
+		PlatformID:      "platform-c",
+		PlatformModelID: "model-c",
+	}
+
+	got, pinned := pinCandidatesToTaskAdmission(input, admission)
+
+	if pinned {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected candidate pin for missing binding: %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got[0].PlatformModelID != "model-a" {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate order changed for missing binding: %+v", got)
 	}
 }