diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 071d7fd81..4df7e2b44 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -644,11 +644,11 @@ function scheduleTask(appId, args, values, callback) {
 
             appTaskManager.scheduleTask(appId, taskId, function (error) {
                 debug(`scheduleTask: task ${taskId} of $${appId} completed`);
-                if (error && (error.crashed || error.stopped)) {
+                if (error && (error.code === tasks.ECRASHED || error.code === tasks.ESTOPPED)) { // if task crashed, update the error
                     debug(`Apptask crashed/stopped: ${error.message}`);
                     const code = error.crashed ? exports.ETASK_CRASHED : exports.ETASK_STOPPED;
                     appdb.update(appId, { installationState: exports.ISTATE_ERROR, error: { code: code, message: error.message }, taskId: null }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
-                } else if (values.installationState !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL) {
+                } else if (values.installationState !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL) { // clear out taskId since it's done
                     appdb.update(appId, { taskId: null }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
                 }
             });