diff --git a/recipes/bug_filer.py b/recipes/bug_filer.py
index d636bb6..7d7ce7c 100644
--- a/recipes/bug_filer.py
+++ b/recipes/bug_filer.py
@@ -161,15 +161,19 @@
                         else:
                             api.step.empty('no recent failures')
 
-                        if not recently_failed:
-                            if props.dry_run:
-                                api.step.empty('mark fixed')
+                            if status.builds:
+                                if props.dry_run:
+                                    api.step.empty('mark fixed')
+                                else:
+                                    api.issuetracker.mark_issue_as_fixed(
+                                        'mark fixed',
+                                        builder_state[key]['bug_id'],
+                                    )
                             else:
-                                api.issuetracker.mark_issue_as_fixed(
-                                    'mark fixed', builder_state[key]['bug_id']
-                                )
-                            builder_state[key]['foo'] = 'bar'
+                                api.step.empty('no recent builds')
+
                             del builder_state[key]
+
                         continue
 
                     api.step.empty('no open bug')
@@ -358,6 +362,12 @@
             f'{bucket}.{builder}.no recent failures',
         )
 
+    def no_recent_builds(bucket, builder):
+        return api.post_process(
+            post_process.MustRun,
+            f'{bucket}.{builder}.no recent builds',
+        )
+
     def was_passing(bucket, builder):
         return api.post_process(
             post_process.MustRun,
@@ -400,6 +410,12 @@
             f'{bucket}.{builder}.mark fixed',
         )
 
+    def not_marked_fixed(bucket, builder):
+        return api.post_process(
+            post_process.DoesNotRun,
+            f'{bucket}.{builder}.mark fixed',
+        )
+
     def obsolete(bucket, builder):
         return api.post_process(
             post_process.MustRun,
@@ -541,11 +557,27 @@
         open_bug_exists('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         build_status('abc.ci', 'foo', ['failure'] * 20),
         recently_failed('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        not_marked_fixed('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         output_state_contains('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         drop_expectations_must_be_last(),
     )
 
     yield test(
+        'bug-no-builds',
+        api.builder_state(
+            {'abc.ci/foo': {'timestamp': _START - _DAY, 'bug_id': 123}},
+        ),
+        abc_bb_config,
+        open_bug_exists('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        build_status('abc.ci', 'foo', []),
+        no_recent_failures('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        no_recent_builds('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        not_marked_fixed('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        output_state_lacks('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        drop_expectations_must_be_last(),
+    )
+
+    yield test(
         'bug-passing',
         api.builder_state(
             {'abc.ci/foo': {'timestamp': _START - _DAY, 'bug_id': 123}},
@@ -583,6 +615,7 @@
         open_bug_exists('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         build_status('abc.ci', 'foo', ['failure'] * 20),
         recently_failed('abc.ci', 'foo'),
+        not_marked_fixed('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         obsolete('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         output_state_lacks('abc.ci', 'foo'),
         drop_expectations_must_be_last(),