diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
index fd9d8363eb5c20..35aa255341f978 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
@@ -2304,6 +2304,32 @@ describe('TaskManagerRunner', () => {
 
       expect(runner.isAdHocTaskAndOutOfAttempts).toEqual(true);
     });
+
+    it(`should return true if attempts = max attempts and in claiming status`, async () => {
+      const { runner } = await pendingStageSetup({
+        instance: {
+          id: 'foo',
+          taskType: 'testbar',
+          attempts: 5,
+          status: TaskStatus.Claiming,
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(runner.isAdHocTaskAndOutOfAttempts).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    it(`should return false if attempts = max attempts and in running status`, async () => {
+      const { runner } = await pendingStageSetup({
+        instance: {
+          id: 'foo',
+          taskType: 'testbar',
+          attempts: 5,
+          status: TaskStatus.Running,
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(runner.isAdHocTaskAndOutOfAttempts).toEqual(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('removeTask()', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
index 002fcfec1a41ec..f125aee5952ce6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ export class TaskManagerRunner implements TaskRunner {
    * running a task, the task should be deleted instead of ran.
    */
   public get isAdHocTaskAndOutOfAttempts() {
+    if (this.instance.task.status === 'running') {
+      // This function gets called with tasks marked as running when using MGET, so attempts is already incremented
+      return !this.instance.task.schedule && this.instance.task.attempts > this.getMaxAttempts();
+    }
     return !this.instance.task.schedule && this.instance.task.attempts >= this.getMaxAttempts();
   }