diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 1d4e25d0b..75e63413c 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ function scheduleTask(appId, args, values, callback) {
 
         appdb.setTask(appId, values, function (error) {
             if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.ALREADY_EXISTS, error.message));
-            if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BAD_STATE));
+            if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BAD_STATE)); // could be because app went away OR a taskId exists
             if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
             appTaskManager.scheduleTask(appId, taskId, function (error) {