diff --git a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/vehicles/PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg.java b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/vehicles/PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg.java
index 0e413ffa335..859598bd199 100644
--- a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/vehicles/PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg.java
+++ b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/diskCacheV111/vehicles/PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg.java
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.HSM;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.LOCATIONS;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.PNFSID;
-import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.QOS_POLICY;
-import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.QOS_STATE;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.RETENTION_POLICY;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.SIZE;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.STORAGECLASS;
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ public class PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg extends PoolMgrSelectPoolMsg {
 
     private static final EnumSet<FileAttribute> REQUIRED_ATTRIBUTES =
           EnumSet.of(PNFSID, STORAGEINFO, STORAGECLASS, CACHECLASS, HSM, LOCATIONS, SIZE,
-                ACCESS_LATENCY, RETENTION_POLICY, QOS_POLICY, QOS_STATE);
+                ACCESS_LATENCY, RETENTION_POLICY);
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -2126253028981131441L;
 
diff --git a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/util/Transfer.java b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/util/Transfer.java
index 81ac0288908..9827f31c811 100644
--- a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/util/Transfer.java
+++ b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/util/Transfer.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.CREATION_TIME;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.PNFSID;
+import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.QOS_POLICY;
+import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.QOS_STATE;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.SIZE;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.STORAGEINFO;
 import static org.dcache.namespace.FileAttribute.TYPE;
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ public class Transfer implements Comparable<Transfer> {
 
     private static final BaseEncoding SESSION_ENCODING = BaseEncoding.base64().omitPadding();
 
+    private static final EnumSet<FileAttribute> QOS_ATTRIBUTES =
+          EnumSet.of(QOS_POLICY, QOS_STATE);
+
     protected final PnfsHandler _pnfs;
 
     /**
@@ -751,6 +755,7 @@ private ListenableFuture<Void> readNameSpaceEntryAsync(boolean allowWrite, long
         attr.addAll(PoolMgrSelectReadPoolMsg.getRequiredAttributes());
         Set<AccessMask> mask;
         if (allowWrite) {
+            attr.addAll(QOS_ATTRIBUTES);
             mask = EnumSet.of(AccessMask.READ_DATA, AccessMask.WRITE_DATA);
         } else {
             mask = EnumSet.of(AccessMask.READ_DATA);