diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
index ad11459555e3708a294f4e90d1b5c0ca2e29b1ab..114dfec4d2b7df68fba85837c1ea071d66ca2417 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
@@ -841,8 +841,9 @@ export abstract class AbstractTaskService extends Disposable implements ITaskSer
 				} else {
 					resolve(undefined);
 				}
+			} else {
+				resolve(this.executeTask(task, resolver));
 			}
-			resolve(this.executeTask(task, resolver));
 		}).then((value) => {
 			if (runSource === TaskRunSource.User) {
 				this.getWorkspaceTasks().then(workspaceTasks => {