diff --git a/src/buildstream/_stream.py b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
index 8ff60df54..d03480ebd 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_stream.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_stream.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def shell(
             elements = self.load_selection(
                 (target,),
                 selection=selection,
-                connect_artifact_cache=True,
+                connect_artifact_cache=pull_,
                 connect_source_cache=True,
                 artifact_remotes=artifact_remotes,
                 source_remotes=source_remotes,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def checkout(
             selection=selection,
             load_artifacts=True,
             attempt_artifact_metadata=True,
-            connect_artifact_cache=True,
+            connect_artifact_cache=pull,
             artifact_remotes=artifact_remotes,
             ignore_project_artifact_remotes=ignore_project_artifact_remotes,
         )
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ def checkout(
 
         self.query_cache(elements)
 
-        uncached_elts = [elt for elt in elements if not elt._cached()]
+        uncached_elts = [elt for elt in elements if elt._pull_pending()]
         if uncached_elts and pull:
             self._context.messenger.info("Attempting to fetch missing or incomplete artifact")
             self._reset()
diff --git a/tests/frontend/buildcheckout.py b/tests/frontend/buildcheckout.py
index 628e886ef..72587b31f 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/buildcheckout.py
+++ b/tests/frontend/buildcheckout.py
@@ -148,6 +148,27 @@ def test_non_strict_pull_build_strict_checkout(datafiles, cli, tmpdir):
         assert os.path.exists(filename)
 
 
+# Regression test for https://github.com/apache/buildstream/issues/1469
+# Test that artifact checkout without pull doesn't trigger a BUG in non-strict mode.
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+def test_non_strict_checkout_uncached(datafiles, cli, tmpdir):
+    project = str(datafiles)
+    checkout = os.path.join(cli.directory, "checkout")
+
+    element_name = "target.bst"
+
+    with create_artifact_share(os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "artifactshare")) as share:
+
+        cli.configure({"artifacts": {"servers": [{"url": share.repo}]}})
+
+        # Attempt to checkout an uncached artifact with remote artifact server
+        # configured but pull disabled.
+        result = cli.run(
+            project=project, args=["--no-strict", "artifact", "checkout", element_name, "--directory", checkout]
+        )
+        result.assert_main_error(ErrorDomain.STREAM, "uncached-checkout-attempt")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("strict,hardlinks", [("non-strict", "hardlinks"),])
 def test_build_invalid_suffix(datafiles, cli, strict, hardlinks):