diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index a0a9d93a4..1d428cba1 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ function scheduleTask(appId, args, values, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof values, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    assert(values.installationState || values.runState);
+    assert(values.installationState);
 
     tasks.add(tasks.TASK_APP, [ appId, args ], function (error, taskId) {
         if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));