diff --git a/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py b/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
index 6a65df95de..527b4b52fb 100644
--- a/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
+++ b/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ class AutoscalePool(WorkerPool):
         body.setdefault('kwargs', {})
         if 'dispatch_time' in bind_kwargs:
             body['kwargs']['dispatch_time'] = tz_now().isoformat()
-        if 'active_task_ids' in bind_kwargs:
-            active_task_ids = []
+        if 'worker_tasks' in bind_kwargs:
+            worker_tasks = {}
             for worker in self.workers:
                 worker.calculate_managed_tasks()
-                active_task_ids.extend(list(worker.managed_tasks.keys()))
-            body['kwargs']['active_task_ids'] = active_task_ids
+                worker_tasks[worker.pid] = list(worker.managed_tasks.keys())
+            body['kwargs']['worker_tasks'] = worker_tasks
 
     def up(self):
         if self.full:
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/system.py b/awx/main/tasks/system.py
index 598b3a680f..d4f067115e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/system.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/system.py
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ def inspect_execution_nodes(instance_list):
                     execution_node_health_check.apply_async([hostname])
 
 
-@task(queue=get_local_queuename, bind_kwargs=['dispatch_time', 'active_task_ids'])
-def cluster_node_heartbeat(dispatch_time=None, active_task_ids=None):
+@task(queue=get_local_queuename, bind_kwargs=['dispatch_time', 'worker_tasks'])
+def cluster_node_heartbeat(dispatch_time=None, worker_tasks=None):
     logger.debug("Cluster node heartbeat task.")
     nowtime = now()
     instance_list = list(Instance.objects.all())
@@ -564,8 +564,13 @@ def cluster_node_heartbeat(dispatch_time=None, active_task_ids=None):
                 logger.exception('Error marking {} as lost'.format(other_inst.hostname))
 
     # Run local reaper
-    if active_task_ids is not None:
-        reaper.reap(instance=this_inst, excluded_uuids=active_task_ids, ref_time=datetime.fromisoformat(dispatch_time))
+    if worker_tasks is not None:
+        active_task_ids = []
+        for task_list in worker_tasks.values():
+            active_task_ids.extend(task_list)
+        reaper.reap(instance=this_inst, excluded_uuids=active_task_ids)
+        if max(len(task_list) for task_list in worker_tasks.values()) <= 1:
+            reaper.reap_waiting(instance=this_inst, excluded_uuids=active_task_ids, ref_time=datetime.fromisoformat(dispatch_time))
 
 
 @task(queue=get_local_queuename)