diff --git a/PVE/Jobs.pm b/PVE/Jobs.pm
index 75f8706..40caf25 100644
--- a/PVE/Jobs.pm
+++ b/PVE/Jobs.pm
@@ -109,15 +109,13 @@ my $get_job_task_status = sub {
 
     my ($task, $filename) = PVE::Tools::upid_decode($state->{upid}, 1);
     die "unable to parse worker upid - $state->{upid}\n" if !$task;
+    die "no such task\n" if !-f $filename;
 
     my $pstart = PVE::ProcFSTools::read_proc_starttime($task->{pid});
     if ($pstart && $pstart == $task->{pstart}) {
         return; # still running
     }
 
-    # the task log might be gone, e.g. after a crash, do not let that block the job forever
-    return "task log not found" if !-f $filename;
-
     return PVE::Tools::upid_read_status($state->{upid});
 };