diff --git a/ci/phpunit/inc/utils/TaskUtilsTest.php b/ci/phpunit/inc/utils/TaskUtilsTest.php
index 92bf8012d..c5da2122c 100644
--- a/ci/phpunit/inc/utils/TaskUtilsTest.php
+++ b/ci/phpunit/inc/utils/TaskUtilsTest.php
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ public function testEditNotes(): void {
    * @throws Exception
    */
   public function testGetStatus(): void {
-    $this->assertEquals(3, TaskUtils::getStatus([], 100, 100));
-    $this->assertEquals(3, TaskUtils::getStatus([], 100, 101));
+    $taskObjects = $this->createTaskHelper();
+    $this->assertEquals(2, TaskUtils::getStatus($taskObjects["task"]));
 
-    //TODO test status 1 (running) and 2 (idle) too
+    //TODO test status 1 (running) and 3 (completed) too
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskAPI.php b/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskAPI.php
index 355d6399c..4de8dfad4 100644
--- a/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskAPI.php
+++ b/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskAPI.php
@@ -181,14 +181,7 @@ protected function getAggregateSearched(object $object): string {
   
   protected function getAggregateStatus(object $object): int {
     /** @var Task $object */
-    $keyspace = $object->getKeyspace();
-    $keyspaceProgress = $object->getKeyspaceProgress();
-    
-    // the filter for progress is needed so we reduce the checked chunks numbers by a lot
-    $qF1 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::TASK_ID, $object->getId(), "=");
-    $qF2 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::PROGRESS, 10000, "<");
-    $chunks = Factory::getChunkFactory()->filter([Factory::FILTER => [$qF1, $qF2]]);
-    return TaskUtils::getStatus($chunks, $keyspace, $keyspaceProgress);
+    return TaskUtils::getStatus($object);
   }
   
   /**
diff --git a/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskWrapperDisplayAPI.php b/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskWrapperDisplayAPI.php
index 594606cab..06d98567e 100644
--- a/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskWrapperDisplayAPI.php
+++ b/src/inc/apiv2/model/TaskWrapperDisplayAPI.php
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ protected function getAggregateStatus(object $object): int {
     $total = 0;
     $status = 0;
     foreach ($tasks as $task) {
-      $qF1 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::TASK_ID, $task->getId(), "=");
-      $qF2 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::PROGRESS, 10000, "<");
-      $chunks = Factory::getChunkFactory()->filter([Factory::FILTER => [$qF1, $qF2]]);
-      $taskStatus = TaskUtils::getStatus($chunks, $task->getKeyspace(), $task->getKeyspaceProgress());
+      $taskStatus = TaskUtils::getStatus($task);
       // if one task of the wrapper is running, it is running
       if ($taskStatus === 1) {
         $status = 1;
diff --git a/src/inc/utils/TaskUtils.php b/src/inc/utils/TaskUtils.php
index e3a7661d7..9bb3a9643 100644
--- a/src/inc/utils/TaskUtils.php
+++ b/src/inc/utils/TaskUtils.php
@@ -128,10 +128,17 @@ public static function editNotes($taskId, $notes, $user) {
   
   // Function for taskwrapper api to determine based on the chunks if a task is running, idle or completed.
   // Status 1 is running, 2 is idle and 3 is completed.
-  public static function getStatus($chunks, $keyspace, $keyspaceProgress) {
+  /**
+   * @param Task $task
+   */
+  public static function getStatus($task) {
+    $qF1 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::TASK_ID, $task->getId(), "=");
+    $qF2 = new QueryFilter(Chunk::PROGRESS, 10000, "<");
+    $chunks = Factory::getChunkFactory()->filter([Factory::FILTER => [$qF1, $qF2]]);
     //status 1 is running, 2 is idle and 3 is completed.
     $status = 2;
-    if ($keyspaceProgress >= $keyspace && $keyspaceProgress > 0) {
+    $keyspaceProgress = TaskUtils::getTaskProgress($task);
+    if ($keyspaceProgress >= $task->getKeyspace() && $keyspaceProgress > 0) {
       $status = 3;
     }
     else {
@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ public static function getStatus($chunks, $keyspace, $keyspaceProgress) {
       $chunkTimeOut = SConfig::getInstance()->getVal(DConfig::CHUNK_TIMEOUT);
       
       foreach ($chunks as $chunk) {
-        if ($now - max($chunk->getSolveTime(), $chunk->getDispatchTime()) < $chunkTimeOut && $chunk->getProgress() < 10000) {
+        if ($now - max($chunk->getSolveTime(), $chunk->getDispatchTime()) < $chunkTimeOut) {
           $status = 1;
           break;
         }