diff --git a/src/main/java/org/minefortress/entity/ai/controls/TaskControl.java b/src/main/java/org/minefortress/entity/ai/controls/TaskControl.java
index 71640207..a8bc72fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/minefortress/entity/ai/controls/TaskControl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/minefortress/entity/ai/controls/TaskControl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public TaskControl(Colonist colonist) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean canStartTask(ITask task) {
-        return !hasTask() && !this.returnedIds.asMap().containsKey(task.getId()) && colonist.getCurrentFoodLevel() > 0;
+        return !this.returnedIds.asMap().containsKey(task.getId()) && colonist.getCurrentFoodLevel() > 0;
     }
 
     @Override