diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index db515eadf3..664e5f7826 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pipeline
   in memory or on disk. [#8683]
 
 - Updated ``calwebb_spec2`` to run ``nsclean`` on NIRSpec imprint and background 
-  association members. [#8786]
+  association members. [#8786, #8809]
 
 - Updated `calwebb_spec3` to not save the `pixel_replacement` output by default.[#8765]
 
diff --git a/jwst/pipeline/calwebb_spec2.py b/jwst/pipeline/calwebb_spec2.py
index 7a5f0b3ca3..36e2993113 100644
--- a/jwst/pipeline/calwebb_spec2.py
+++ b/jwst/pipeline/calwebb_spec2.py
@@ -270,15 +270,26 @@ def process_exposure_product(
         calibrated = self.nsclean(calibrated)
         
         # Apply nsclean to NIRSpec imprint and background members
-        for i, imprint_file in enumerate(members_by_type['imprint']):
-            self.nsclean.output_file = os.path.basename(imprint_file)
-            imprint_nsclean = self.nsclean(imprint_file)
-            members_by_type['imprint'][i] = imprint_nsclean
-            
-        for i, bkg_file in enumerate(members_by_type['background']):
-            self.nsclean.output_file = os.path.basename(bkg_file)
-            bkg_nsclean = self.nsclean(bkg_file)
-            members_by_type['background'][i] = bkg_nsclean
+        if not self.nsclean.skip:
+            save_results = self.nsclean.save_results
+
+            for i, imprint_file in enumerate(members_by_type['imprint']):
+                if save_results:
+                    if isinstance(imprint_file, datamodels.JwstDataModel):
+                        self.nsclean.output_file = imprint_file.meta.filename
+                    else:
+                        self.nsclean.output_file = os.path.basename(imprint_file)
+                imprint_nsclean = self.nsclean(imprint_file)
+                members_by_type['imprint'][i] = imprint_nsclean
+
+            for i, bkg_file in enumerate(members_by_type['background']):
+                if save_results:
+                    if isinstance(bkg_file, datamodels.JwstDataModel):
+                        self.nsclean.output_file = bkg_file.meta.filename
+                    else:
+                        self.nsclean.output_file = os.path.basename(bkg_file)
+                bkg_nsclean = self.nsclean(bkg_file)
+                members_by_type['background'][i] = bkg_nsclean
 
         # Leakcal subtraction (imprint)  occurs before background subtraction on a per-exposure basis.
         # If there is only one `imprint` member, this imprint exposure is subtracted from all the