Workaround
Refinery work orders fail with ore on a stored ship
Tracked since 17 Aug 2026 · Last researched 17 Aug 2026
Problem
A refinery work order can still fail to start when its ore resources are on a stored ship.
CIG still lists this Alpha 4.9.x LIVE state. Its current guidance points to local inventory for this specific trigger, but no exact hotfix or independent success rate is established.
Applies to Alpha 4.9.x LIVE · Current
Best current action
Move the ore pods to local inventory first
Move ore pods to local inventory before retrying only when the work order fails from a stored ship; this is official guidance, not an independently confirmed repair for every refinery failure.
CIG directly describes this as the functioning path for the stored-ship-resource state. Do not treat it as evidence for a different work-order failure.
What to do
- Transfer the ore pods from the stored ship to local inventory.
- Start the work order from the refinery kiosk.
No independent current execution evidence or success rate is available.
Data sources
RSI Known Issues · Specialist Community