diff --git a/internal/services/executor/driver/docker.go b/internal/services/executor/driver/docker.go
index 9c2fd2c..0092ea2 100644
--- a/internal/services/executor/driver/docker.go
+++ b/internal/services/executor/driver/docker.go
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ func (dp *DockerPod) Exec(ctx context.Context, execConfig *ExecConfig) (Containe
 
 func (e *DockerContainerExec) Wait(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	// ignore error, we'll use the exit code of the exec
-	<-e.endCh
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return 0, ctx.Err()
+	case <-e.endCh:
+	}
 
 	var exitCode int
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/services/executor/executor.go b/internal/services/executor/executor.go
index d006a59..87100fc 100644
--- a/internal/services/executor/executor.go
+++ b/internal/services/executor/executor.go
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func (e *Executor) sendExecutorTaskStatus(ctx context.Context, et *types.Executo
 	return err
 }
 
-func (e *Executor) executeTask(ctx context.Context, rt *runningTask) {
+func (e *Executor) executeTask(rt *runningTask) {
 	// * save in local state that we have a running task
 	// * start the pod
 	// * then update the executortask status to in-progress
@@ -733,10 +733,21 @@ func (e *Executor) executeTask(ctx context.Context, rt *runningTask) {
 	// have an in progress running task
 
 	rt.Lock()
+	ctx := rt.ctx
+
+	// wait for context to be done and then stop the pod if running
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		if rt.pod != nil {
+			if err := rt.pod.Stop(context.Background()); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("error stopping the pod: %+v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 
 	defer func() {
 		rt.Lock()
-		rt.executing = false
+		rt.cancel()
 		rt.Unlock()
 	}()
 
@@ -1070,9 +1081,12 @@ func (e *Executor) executorTasksStatusSenderLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			}
 
 			// remove running task if send was successful and it's not executing
-			if !rt.executing {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
 				e.runningTasks.delete(rtID)
+			default:
 			}
+
 			rt.Unlock()
 		}
 
@@ -1116,14 +1130,18 @@ func (e *Executor) tasksUpdater(ctx context.Context) error {
 		e.taskUpdater(ctx, et)
 	}
 
-	// remove runningTasks not existing in the runservice
+	// stop and remove runningTasks not existing in the runservice
 	etIDsMap := map[string]struct{}{}
 	for _, et := range ets {
 		etIDsMap[et.ID] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
 	for _, rtID := range e.runningTasks.ids() {
-		if _, ok := etIDsMap[rtID]; !ok {
+		if _, ok := etIDsMap[rtID]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if rt, ok := e.runningTasks.get(rtID); ok {
+			rt.cancel()
 			e.runningTasks.delete(rtID)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1145,11 +1163,8 @@ func (e *Executor) taskUpdater(ctx context.Context, et *types.ExecutorTask) {
 		if !rt.et.Spec.Stop && et.Spec.Stop {
 			rt.et.Spec.Stop = et.Spec.Stop
 
-			if !rt.et.Status.Phase.IsFinished() && rt.pod != nil {
-				if err := rt.pod.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-					log.Errorf("err: %+v", err)
-				}
-			}
+			// cancel the running task
+			rt.cancel()
 		}
 		rt.Unlock()
 
@@ -1193,9 +1208,11 @@ func (e *Executor) taskUpdater(ctx context.Context, et *types.ExecutorTask) {
 		if activeTasks > e.c.ActiveTasksLimit {
 			return
 		}
+		rtCtx, rtCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 		rt := &runningTask{
-			et:        et,
-			executing: true,
+			et:     et,
+			ctx:    rtCtx,
+			cancel: rtCancel,
 		}
 
 		if !e.runningTasks.addIfNotExists(et.ID, rt) {
@@ -1203,7 +1220,7 @@ func (e *Executor) taskUpdater(ctx context.Context, et *types.ExecutorTask) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		go e.executeTask(ctx, rt)
+		go e.executeTask(rt)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1266,10 +1283,11 @@ type runningTasks struct {
 type runningTask struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
+	ctx    context.Context
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+
 	et  *types.ExecutorTask
 	pod driver.Pod
-
-	executing bool
 }
 
 func (r *runningTasks) get(rtID string) (*runningTask, bool) {