diff --git a/src/ui/task/taskinfo.cpp b/src/ui/task/taskinfo.cpp
index af79d925..576a7d09 100644
--- a/src/ui/task/taskinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/task/taskinfo.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ QDateTime TaskInfo::now()
 
 void TaskInfo::run()
 {
-    cancel();
+    if (m_taskWorker) return;
 
     TaskWorker *taskWorker = createWorker();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/task/taskmanager.cpp b/src/ui/task/taskmanager.cpp
index bd479e28..ef6a1ef2 100644
--- a/src/ui/task/taskmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/task/taskmanager.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void TaskManager::runExpiredTasks()
     bool anyTaskEnabled = false;
 
     foreach (TaskInfo *taskInfo, m_taskInfos) {
-        if (taskInfo->enabled() && !taskInfo->running()) {
+        if (taskInfo->enabled()) {
             anyTaskEnabled = true;
 
             if (now > taskInfo->plannedRun()) {