internal/manager/task_state_machine/task_state_machine.go

@@ -486,10 +486,9 @@ func (sm *StateMachine) pauseTasks(
 	logger.Info().Msg("pausing tasks of job")
 
 	// Any task that might run in the future should get paused.
-	// Active jobs should remain active until finished
+	// Active tasks should remain active until finished.
 	taskStatusesToPause := []api.TaskStatus{
 		api.TaskStatusQueued,
-		api.TaskStatusCanceled,
 		api.TaskStatusSoftFailed,
 	}
 	err := sm.persist.UpdateJobsTaskStatusesConditional(