diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iexec/core/task/listener/TaskListeners.java b/src/main/java/com/iexec/core/task/listener/TaskListeners.java
index 1f38db785..6dbb9c226 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iexec/core/task/listener/TaskListeners.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iexec/core/task/listener/TaskListeners.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public void onTaskContributionTimeout(ContributionTimeoutEvent event) {
         List<String> workerAddresses = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Replicate replicate : replicatesService.getReplicates(chainTaskId)) {
             workerAddresses.add(replicate.getWalletAddress());
+            workerService.removeChainTaskIdFromWorker(chainTaskId, replicate.getWalletAddress());
         }
 
         notificationService.sendTaskNotification(TaskNotification.builder()