diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.C b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.C
index 8b6eaf6b34..a565a34e30 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.C
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.C
@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@ namespace Iocatalyst {
     return catPipes[id];
   }
 
+  bool CatalystManager::setupConduitNodeForCatalystExecute(conduit_cpp::Node &n, CatalystProps &p,
+                                                           int state, double time,
+                                                           conduit_cpp::Node &data)
+  {
+    if (p.enableCatalystMultiInputPipeline) {
+      setMultiInputWaitState(p.catalystPipelineID, state, time, data);
+      if (canExecuteMultiInputScript(p.catalystPipelineID)) {
+        for (auto &cp : catPipes) {
+          addExecuteData(n, cp.second.catalystInputName, cp.second.state, cp.second.time,
+                         cp.second.data);
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      addExecuteData(n, p.catalystInputName, state, time, data);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   void CatalystManager::execute(CatalystManager::CatalystPipelineID id, int state, double time,
                                 conduit_cpp::Node &data)
   {
@@ -165,20 +187,11 @@ namespace Iocatalyst {
     conduit_cpp::Node n;
     addExecuteProps(n, p, state, time);
 
-    if (p.enableCatalystMultiInputPipeline) {
-      setMultiInputWaitState(p.catalystPipelineID, state, time, data);
-      if (canExecuteMultiInputScript(p.catalystPipelineID)) {
-        for (auto cp : catPipes) {
-          addExecuteData(n, cp.second.catalystInputName, cp.second.state, cp.second.time,
-                         cp.second.data);
-        }
-      }
-      else {
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      addExecuteData(n, p.catalystInputName, state, time, data);
+    bool returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady = false;
+
+    returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady = setupConduitNodeForCatalystExecute(n, p, state, time, data);
+    if (returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady) {
+      return;
     }
 
     catalyst_execute(conduit_cpp::c_node(&n));
diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.h b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.h
index c580a034f3..65e13b2bd4 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.h
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst/Iocatalyst_CatalystManager.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ namespace Iocatalyst {
 
     CatalystPipelineID initialize(const Ioss::PropertyManager &props,
                                   const Ioss::ParallelUtils   &putils);
+    bool setupConduitNodeForCatalystExecute(conduit_cpp::Node &n, CatalystProps &p, int state,
+                                            double time, conduit_cpp::Node &data);
     void execute(CatalystPipelineID id, int state, double time, conduit_cpp::Node &data);
     void finalize(CatalystPipelineID id);
     void addScriptProps(conduit_cpp::Node &n, const CatalystProps &p);
diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst_tests/Iocatalyst_ManagerTest.C b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst_tests/Iocatalyst_ManagerTest.C
index bf7da84c2b..ae62914f04 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst_tests/Iocatalyst_ManagerTest.C
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/catalyst_tests/Iocatalyst_ManagerTest.C
@@ -565,3 +565,58 @@ TEST_F(ManagerTest, ManagerAddExecuteDataThreeInputs)
   checkExecuteData(n, m1Channel, state + 1, time + 1, m1);
   checkExecuteData(n, m2Channel, state + 2, time + 2, m2);
 }
+
+TEST_F(ManagerTest, ManagerCallExecuteWithTwoInputsOneScript)
+{
+  reset();
+
+  conduit_cpp::Node m1;
+  std::string       m1Channel = "m1";
+  m1["m1/data"]               = 100;
+
+  conduit_cpp::Node m2;
+  std::string       m2Channel = "m2";
+  m2["m2/data"]               = 500;
+
+  std::string name  = "multi";
+  int         state = 2;
+  double      time  = 8.9;
+  props.add(Ioss::Property(CatalystManager::CATALYST_MULTI_INPUT_PIPELINE_NAME, name));
+  props.add(Ioss::Property(CatalystManager::CATALYST_INPUT_NAME, "inputx"));
+  initialize();
+  // CatalystManager::getInstance().setMultiInputWaitState(id, state, time, n);
+  conduit_cpp::Node m;
+
+  Ioss::PropertyManager propsTwo;
+  propsTwo.add(Ioss::Property(CatalystManager::CATALYST_MULTI_INPUT_PIPELINE_NAME, name));
+  propsTwo.add(Ioss::Property(CatalystManager::CATALYST_INPUT_NAME, "inputy"));
+  auto idTwo = CatalystManager::getInstance().initialize(propsTwo, putils);
+
+  CatalystManager  &catMgr = CatalystManager::getInstance();
+  auto              pppa   = catMgr.getCatalystProps(id);
+  conduit_cpp::Node nnna;
+  catMgr.addExecuteProps(nnna, pppa, state, time);
+  auto              pppb = CatalystManager::getInstance().getCatalystProps(idTwo);
+  conduit_cpp::Node nnnb;
+  catMgr.addExecuteProps(nnnb, pppb, state, time);
+  bool returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady = false;
+  returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady = catMgr.setupConduitNodeForCatalystExecute(nnna, pppa, 2, 10.2, m1);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady);
+  returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady = catMgr.setupConduitNodeForCatalystExecute(nnnb, pppb, 2, 10.2, m2);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(returnDueToMultiPipeNotReady);
+  std::string datapatha = "catalyst/channels/inputx/data/m1/data";
+  std::string datapathb = "catalyst/channels/inputy/data/m2/data";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(nnnb.has_path(datapatha));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(nnnb.has_path(datapathb));
+  if (nnnb.has_path(datapatha) && nnnb.has_path(datapathb)) {
+    std::string resa = nnnb[datapatha].to_json();
+    std::string resb = nnnb[datapathb].to_json();
+    if ((resa != "100") || (resb != "500")) {
+      std::cerr << "ManagerCallExecuteWithTwoInputsOneScript test failing, "
+                   "printing bad conduit node:\n";
+      std::cerr << nnnb.to_json() << "\n";
+    }
+    EXPECT_TRUE(resa == "100");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(resb == "500");
+  }
+}