diff --git a/src/V3Task.cpp b/src/V3Task.cpp
index 620f5d4be..9bc7bebe2 100644
--- a/src/V3Task.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Task.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ class TaskVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
     bool m_inSensesp = false;  // Are we under a senitem?
     bool m_inNew = false;  // Are we under a constructor?
     int m_modNCalls = 0;  // Incrementing func # for making symbols
+    int m_unconVarNum = 0;  // Unique bad connection variable
 
     // STATE - across all visitors
     DpiCFuncs m_dpiNames;  // Map of all created DPI functions
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ class TaskVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
 
     void connectPort(AstVar* portp, AstArg* argp, const string& namePrefix, AstNode* beginp,
                      bool inlineTask) {
-        AstNodeExpr* const pinp = argp->exprp();
+        AstNodeExpr* pinp = argp->exprp();
         if (inlineTask) {
             portp->unlinkFrBack();
             pushDeletep(portp);  // Remove it from the clone (not original)
@@ -530,15 +531,28 @@ class TaskVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
         } else {
             UINFO(9, "     Port " << portp);
             UINFO(9, "      pin " << pinp);
-            if (inlineTask) {
-                pushDeletep(pinp->unlinkFrBack());  // Cloned in assignment below
-                VL_DO_DANGLING(argp->unlinkFrBack()->deleteTree(), argp);  // Args no longer needed
-            }
             if (portp->isWritable() && VN_IS(pinp, Const)) {
                 pinp->v3error("Function/task " + portp->direction().prettyName()  // e.g. "output"
                               + " connected to constant instead of variable: "
                               + portp->prettyNameQ());
-            } else if (portp->isRef() || portp->isConstRef()) {
+                // Make temp pin to tie it off
+                AstVar* const varp = new AstVar{pinp->fileline(), VVarType::STMTTEMP,
+                                                "__VfuncUnconn_" + portp->name() + "__"
+                                                    + std::to_string(m_unconVarNum++),
+                                                portp->dtypep()};
+                m_modp->addStmtsp(varp);
+                AstVarScope* const newvscp = new AstVarScope{pinp->fileline(), m_scopep, varp};
+                m_scopep->addVarsp(newvscp);
+                AstVarRef* const repp = new AstVarRef{pinp->fileline(), newvscp, VAccess::WRITE};
+                pinp->replaceWith(repp);
+                pushDeletep(pinp);
+                pinp = repp;
+            }
+            if (inlineTask) {
+                pushDeletep(pinp->unlinkFrBack());  // Cloned in assignment below
+                VL_DO_DANGLING(argp->unlinkFrBack()->deleteTree(), argp);  // Args no longer needed
+            }
+            if (portp->isRef() || portp->isConstRef()) {
                 bool refArgOk = false;
                 if (VN_IS(pinp, VarRef) || VN_IS(pinp, MemberSel) || VN_IS(pinp, StructSel)
                     || VN_IS(pinp, ArraySel)) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lib_clk_vec.v b/test_regress/t/t_lib_clk_vec.v
index 17ffabc48..eacd68dd0 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lib_clk_vec.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lib_clk_vec.v
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module top;
 
     // Conclude when all counters reach 10
     begin
-      static bit done = 1'b1;
+      automatic bit done = 1'b1;
       for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) begin
         if (cnt[i] != 10) done = 1'b0;
       end
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.py
index 20b96a7d7..71ef8b6c0 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.py
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios('simulator')
+test.scenarios('vlt')
 
-test.compile(fails=test.vlt_all, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
-
-if not test.vlt_all:
-    test.execute()
+test.compile(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
 
 test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.v b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.v
index e2d60dcc2..6b3fc9d11 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_implicitstatic_bad.v
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module t (
   endfunction
 
   initial begin
-    int i_no_has_init = 1;  // <--- Warning: want explicit lifetime
+    int i_no_has_init = 1;  // <--- Warning: IMPLICIT STATIC
     automatic int i_automatic_has_init = 1;  // Ok
     static int i_static_has_init = 1;  // Ok
     $finish;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param.v b/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param.v
index 6caaacf4c..529f4ae43 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param.v
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module t;
   m #(.p(2)) m_i ();
 
   initial begin
-    static virtual b_if #(2) vif = m_i.b;
+    automatic virtual b_if #(2) vif = m_i.b;
     automatic int y = m_i.b.x;
 
     if (vif.x != 2) $stop;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param_bind.v b/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param_bind.v
index d957791ae..72b87ddeb 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param_bind.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_virtual_interface_param_bind.v
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ module t;
 
   typedef virtual b_if vif_t;
   initial begin
-    static vif_t vif = t.m_i.if_bind;
-    static int y = t.m_i.if_bind.x;
+    automatic vif_t vif = t.m_i.if_bind;
+    automatic int y = t.m_i.if_bind.x;
 
     if (vif.x != 1) $stop;
     if (y != 1) $stop;