diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index ed46e457..a52406d8 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ func maybeRunTaskInBackground(c *gin.Context, name string, resources []string, p
 
 		retValue, _ := context.TaskList().GetTaskReturnValueByID(task.ID)
 		err, _ := context.TaskList().GetTaskErrorByID(task.ID)
+		context.TaskList().DeleteTaskByID(task.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			AbortWithJSONError(c, retValue.Code, err)
 			return