diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index b9a34755a..bd681edfa 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ function scheduleTask(appId, args, values, callback) {
                 if (error && (error.crashed || error.stopped)) {
                     debug(`Apptask crashed/stopped: ${error.message}`);
                     appdb.update(appId, { installationState: appdb.ISTATE_ERROR, errorMessage: error.message, taskId: null }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
-                } else {
+                } else if (values.installationState !== appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL) {
                     appdb.update(appId, { taskId: null }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
                 }
             });