diff --git a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler.go b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler.go
index 7161407..9b7f356 100644
--- a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler.go
@@ -44,25 +44,6 @@ const (
 	defaultExecutorNotAliveInterval = 60 * time.Second
 )
 
-func (s *Runservice) runActiveExecutorTasks(ctx context.Context, runID string) ([]*types.ExecutorTask, error) {
-	// the real source of active tasks is the number of executor tasks in etcd
-	// we can't rely on RunTask.Status since it's only updated when receiveing
-	// updated from the executor so it could be in a NotStarted state but have an
-	// executor tasks scheduled and running
-	ets, err := store.GetExecutorTasksForRun(ctx, s.e, runID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	activeTasks := []*types.ExecutorTask{}
-	for _, et := range ets {
-		if !et.Status.Phase.IsFinished() {
-			activeTasks = append(activeTasks, et)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return activeTasks, nil
-}
-
 func taskMatchesParentDependCondition(ctx context.Context, rt *types.RunTask, r *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig) bool {
 	rct := rc.Tasks[rt.ID]
 	parents := runconfig.GetParents(rc.Tasks, rct)
@@ -96,7 +77,7 @@ func taskMatchesParentDependCondition(ctx context.Context, rt *types.RunTask, r
 	return len(parents) == matchedNum
 }
 
-func advanceRunTasks(ctx context.Context, curRun *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig, activeExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask) (*types.Run, error) {
+func advanceRunTasks(ctx context.Context, curRun *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig, scheduledExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask) (*types.Run, error) {
 	log.Debugf("run: %s", util.Dump(curRun))
 	log.Debugf("rc: %s", util.Dump(rc))
 
@@ -107,7 +88,7 @@ func advanceRunTasks(ctx context.Context, curRun *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig
 		// if the run is set to stop, skip all not running tasks
 		for _, rt := range newRun.Tasks {
 			isScheduled := false
-			for _, et := range activeExecutorTasks {
+			for _, et := range scheduledExecutorTasks {
 				if rt.ID == et.ID {
 					isScheduled = true
 				}
@@ -139,7 +120,7 @@ func advanceRunTasks(ctx context.Context, curRun *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig
 		// cancel task if the run has a result set and is not yet scheduled
 		if curRun.Result.IsSet() {
 			isScheduled := false
-			for _, et := range activeExecutorTasks {
+			for _, et := range scheduledExecutorTasks {
 				if rt.ID == et.ID {
 					isScheduled = true
 				}
@@ -480,12 +461,16 @@ func (s *Runservice) scheduleRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.Ru
 	prevPhase := r.Phase
 	prevResult := r.Result
 
-	activeExecutorTasks, err := s.runActiveExecutorTasks(ctx, r.ID)
+	// the real source of active tasks is the number of executor tasks in etcd
+	// we can't rely on RunTask.Status since it's only updated when receiveing
+	// updated from the executor so it could be in a NotStarted state but have an
+	// executor tasks scheduled and running
+	scheduledExecutorTasks, err := store.GetExecutorTasksForRun(ctx, s.e, r.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := advanceRun(ctx, r, rc, activeExecutorTasks); err != nil {
+	if err := advanceRun(ctx, r, rc, scheduledExecutorTasks); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -506,7 +491,7 @@ func (s *Runservice) scheduleRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.Ru
 
 	// if the run is set to stop, stop all active tasks
 	if r.Stop {
-		for _, et := range activeExecutorTasks {
+		for _, et := range scheduledExecutorTasks {
 			et.Spec.Stop = true
 			if _, err := store.AtomicPutExecutorTask(ctx, s.e, et); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -519,7 +504,7 @@ func (s *Runservice) scheduleRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.Ru
 
 	// advance tasks
 	if r.Phase == types.RunPhaseRunning {
-		r, err := advanceRunTasks(ctx, r, rc, activeExecutorTasks)
+		r, err := advanceRunTasks(ctx, r, rc, scheduledExecutorTasks)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -541,9 +526,9 @@ func (s *Runservice) scheduleRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.Ru
 
 // advanceRun updates the run result and phase. It must be the unique function that
 // should update them.
-func advanceRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig, activeExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask) error {
+func advanceRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig, scheduledExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask) error {
 	log.Debugf("run: %s", util.Dump(r))
-	hasActiveTasks := len(activeExecutorTasks) > 0
+	hasScheduledTasks := len(scheduledExecutorTasks) > 0
 
 	// fail run if a task is failed
 	if !r.Result.IsSet() && r.Phase == types.RunPhaseRunning {
@@ -595,7 +580,7 @@ func advanceRun(ctx context.Context, r *types.Run, rc *types.RunConfig, activeEx
 		}
 
 		if finished && !r.Phase.IsFinished() {
-			if !hasActiveTasks {
+			if !hasScheduledTasks {
 				r.ChangePhase(types.RunPhaseFinished)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler_test.go b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler_test.go
index 35a0c12..cf15b3b 100644
--- a/internal/services/runservice/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/runservice/scheduler_test.go
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ func TestAdvanceRunTasks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		name                string
-		rc                  *types.RunConfig
-		r                   *types.Run
-		activeExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask
-		out                 *types.Run
+		name                   string
+		rc                     *types.RunConfig
+		r                      *types.Run
+		scheduledExecutorTasks []*types.ExecutorTask
+		out                    *types.Run
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "test top level task not started",
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestAdvanceRunTasks(t *testing.T) {
 				run.Tasks["task04"].Status = types.RunTaskStatusSuccess
 				return run
 			}(),
-			activeExecutorTasks: []*types.ExecutorTask{
+			scheduledExecutorTasks: []*types.ExecutorTask{
 				&types.ExecutorTask{ID: "task01"},
 			},
 			out: func() *types.Run {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func TestAdvanceRunTasks(t *testing.T) {
 				run.Stop = true
 				return run
 			}(),
-			activeExecutorTasks: []*types.ExecutorTask{
+			scheduledExecutorTasks: []*types.ExecutorTask{
 				&types.ExecutorTask{ID: "task01"},
 			},
 			out: func() *types.Run {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func TestAdvanceRunTasks(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx := context.Background()
-			r, err := advanceRunTasks(ctx, tt.r, tt.rc, tt.activeExecutorTasks)
+			r, err := advanceRunTasks(ctx, tt.r, tt.rc, tt.scheduledExecutorTasks)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 			}