diff --git a/scheduler/scheduler.go b/scheduler/scheduler.go
index b6ec440..3eb3b88 100644
--- a/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ func (s *scheduler) processInstance(ctx context.Context, si *scheduledInstance)
 				log.Printf("Error retrieving instance %s from storage. Got: %v\n", si.instance.Name, err)
 				continue
 			}
+			failed := false
 			for _, task := range s.tasks {
 				err := task.Run(ctx, si.instance)
 				if err != nil {
+					failed = true
 					log.Printf("Error running task %s on instance %s. Got: %v\n", task.Name(), si.instance.Name, err)
 					// Since one task failed, we just assume something might be wrong with the instance, so we don't try to process the rest of the tasks.
 					si.fails++
@@ -98,10 +100,12 @@ func (s *scheduler) processInstance(ctx context.Context, si *scheduledInstance)
 						log.Printf("Instance %s has failed to execute tasks too many times. Giving up.\n", si.instance.Name)
 						return
 					}
-					continue
+					break
 				}
 			}
-			si.fails = 0
+			if !failed {
+				si.fails = 0
+			}
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			log.Printf("Processing tasks for instance %s has been canceled.\n", si.instance.Name)
 			return