diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
index 6c3ecae448e..19e98ccac37 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ async def _process_event_queue(self) -> None:
         while True:
             event = await self.driver.event_queue.get()
             job = self._jobs[event.iens]
-            if not job.started.is_set():
-                # Any event implies the job has at least started
-                job.started.set()
-            elif isinstance(event, FinishedEvent):
+
+            # Any event implies the job has at least started
+            job.started.set()
+
+            if isinstance(event, FinishedEvent):
                 if event.aborted:
                     job.returncode.cancel()
                 else: