diff --git a/Command/AddComputed.hs b/Command/AddComputed.hs
index 20eacf954f..857e495ad0 100644
--- a/Command/AddComputed.hs
+++ b/Command/AddComputed.hs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ import Annex.CatFile
 import Annex.Content.Presence
 import Annex.Ingest
 import Types.KeySource
+import Types.Key
 import Messages.Progress
 import Logs.Location
+import Logs.EquivilantKeys
 import Utility.Metered
 import Backend.URL (fromUrl)
 
@@ -174,6 +176,10 @@ addComputed addaction stagefiles r reproducibleconfig choosebackend destfile fas
 			Nothing -> giveup "ingestion failed"
 			Just k -> do
 				logStatus NoLiveUpdate k InfoPresent
+				when (fromKey keyVariety k == VURLKey) $ do
+					hb <- hashBackend
+					void $ addEquivilantKey hb k 
+						=<< calcRepo (gitAnnexLocation k)
 				return k
 	
 	ldc = LockDownConfig
diff --git a/Logs/EquivilantKeys.hs b/Logs/EquivilantKeys.hs
index 32accda777..b238675724 100644
--- a/Logs/EquivilantKeys.hs
+++ b/Logs/EquivilantKeys.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Logs.EquivilantKeys (
 	getEquivilantKeys,
 	setEquivilantKey,
 	updateEquivilantKeys,
+	addEquivilantKey,
 	generateEquivilantKey,
 ) where
 
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ setEquivilantKey key equivkey = do
 	addLog (Annex.Branch.RegardingUUID []) (equivilantKeysLogFile config key)
 		InfoPresent (LogInfo (serializeKey' equivkey))
 
--- The Backend must use a cryptographically secure hash.
---
 -- This returns Verified when when an equivilant key has been added to the
 -- log (or was already in the log). This is to avoid hashing the object
 -- again later.
@@ -50,6 +49,12 @@ updateEquivilantKeys b obj key eks = generateEquivilantKey b obj >>= \case
 			setEquivilantKey key ek
 		return (Just Verified)
 
+addEquivilantKey :: Backend -> Key -> OsPath -> Annex (Maybe Verification)
+addEquivilantKey b key obj = 
+	updateEquivilantKeys b obj key
+		=<< getEquivilantKeys key
+
+-- The Backend must use a cryptographically secure hash.
 generateEquivilantKey :: Backend -> OsPath -> Annex (Maybe Key)
 generateEquivilantKey b obj =
 	case genKey b of
diff --git a/Remote/Compute.hs b/Remote/Compute.hs
index 84170fc5dd..eaef6d44fb 100644
--- a/Remote/Compute.hs
+++ b/Remote/Compute.hs
@@ -482,10 +482,7 @@ computeKey rs (ComputeProgram program) k _af dest p vc =
 		hb <- hashBackend
 		let updatevurl key getobj = 
 			if (fromKey keyVariety key == VURLKey)
-				then do
-					obj <- getobj
-					updateEquivilantKeys hb obj key
-						=<< getEquivilantKeys key
+				then addEquivilantKey hb key =<< getobj
 				else return Nothing
 
 		let keyfile' = tmpdir </> keyfile
diff --git a/TODO-compute b/TODO-compute
index 1f3ac6c9d5..dfa629ab8b 100644
--- a/TODO-compute
+++ b/TODO-compute
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-* VURL keys don't currently have the hash key recorded in the equivilant
-  key log by addcompute
-
 * need progress bars for computations and implement PROGRESS message
 
 * get input files for a computation (so `git-annex get .` gets every file,