An inkjet recording device comprising: an ink discharger having an ink discharge surface on which an opening of at least one nozzle that discharges ink is formed; an ejection controller for performing ejection control to discharge ink from the at least one nozzle not based on image data of an image to be recorded; and a storage for storing faulty nozzle information regarding a faulty nozzle that does not discharge ink normally among the at least one nozzle, wherein, in the ejection control, the ejection controller can select whether or not to discharge ink from a nozzle identified as a faulty nozzle among the at least one nozzle according to the faulty nozzle information, characterized in that the ejection controller is configured to perform a first ejection control to discharge ink during print job execution onto a recording medium from at least one nozzle not based on image data of an image to be recorded, wherein, in the first ejection, ink is not discharged from a nozzle identified as a faulty nozzle according to the faulty nozzle information and ink is discharged from a normal nozzle which is not a faulty nozzle, wherein the inkjet recording device is configured to carry out a maintenance operation over a maintenance unit displaced from the recording medium, wherein, in the maintenance operation, a second ejection control and subsequent cleaning operation is performed, wherein the ejection controller is configured to discharge ink from all nozzles including faulty nozzles in the second ejection, wherein the ejection controller can select whether to discharge ink according to the first ink ejection control or the second ink ejection control. an ink discharger having an ink discharge surface on which an opening of at least one nozzle that discharges ink is formed; an ejection controller for performing ejection control to discharge ink from the at least one nozzle not based on image data of an image to be recorded; and a storage for storing faulty nozzle information regarding a faulty nozzle that does not discharge ink normally among the at least one nozzle, wherein, in the ejection control, the ejection controller can select whether or not to discharge ink from a nozzle identified as a faulty nozzle among the at least one nozzle according to the faulty nozzle information, characterized in that the ejection controller is configured to perform a first ejection control to discharge ink during print job execution onto a recording medium from at least one nozzle not based on image data of an image to be recorded, wherein, in the first ejection, ink is not discharged from a nozzle identified as a faulty nozzle according to the faulty nozzle information and ink is discharged from a normal nozzle which is not a faulty nozzle, wherein the inkjet recording device is configured to carry out a maintenance operation over a maintenance unit displaced from the recording medium, wherein, in the maintenance operation, a second ejection control and subsequent cleaning operation is performed, wherein the ejection controller is configured to discharge ink from all nozzles including faulty nozzles in the second ejection, wherein the ejection controller can select whether to discharge ink according to the first ink ejection control or the second ink ejection control. the ejection controller is configured to perform a first ejection control to discharge ink during print job execution onto a recording medium from at least one nozzle not based on image data of an image to be recorded, wherein, in the first ejection, ink is not discharged from a nozzle identified as a faulty nozzle according to the faulty nozzle information and ink is discharged from a normal nozzle which is not a faulty nozzle, wherein the inkjet recording device is configured to carry out a maintenance operation over a maintenance unit displaced from the recording medium, wherein, in the maintenance operation, a second ejection control and subsequent cleaning operation is performed, wherein the ejection controller is configured to discharge ink from all nozzles including faulty nozzles in the second ejection, wherein the ejection controller can select whether to discharge ink according to the first ink ejection control or the second ink ejection control.