diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.ts
index 81e0f1e461..7a206712be 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerImpl.ts
@@ -39,23 +39,16 @@ export class PluginTaskSchedulerImpl implements PluginTaskScheduler {
   async triggerTask(id: string): Promise<void> {
     const knex = await this.databaseFactory();
 
-    // get the task definition
+    // check if task exists
     const rows = await knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)
-      .select({
-        currentRun: 'current_run_ticket',
-        id: 'id',
-      })
+      .count({ count: '*' })
       .where('id', '=', id);
 
     // validate the task exists
-    if (rows.length <= 0 || rows[0].id !== id) {
+    if (rows[0].count !== 1) {
       throw new NotFoundError(`Task ${id} does not exist`);
     }
 
-    if (rows[0].currentRun) {
-      throw new ConflictError(`task ${id} is currently running`);
-    }
-
     const updatedRows = await knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)
       .where('id', '=', id)
       .whereNull('current_run_ticket')
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index 2ddc5aeebb..df2d471516 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
  */
 import { buildTechInsightsContext } from './techInsightsContextBuilder';
 import { createRouter } from './router';
-import { DatabaseManager, getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  DatabaseManager,
+  getVoidLogger,
+  PluginDatabaseManager,
+} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import express from 'express';
@@ -45,28 +49,21 @@ describe('Tech Insights router tests', () => {
   });
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
+    const pluginDatabase: PluginDatabaseManager = {
+      getClient: () => {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          migrate: {
+            latest: () => {},
+          },
+        }) as unknown as Promise<Knex>;
+      },
+    };
     const databaseManager: Partial<DatabaseManager> = {
-      forPlugin: () => ({
-        getClient: () => {
-          return Promise.resolve({
-            migrate: {
-              latest: () => {},
-            },
-          }) as unknown as Promise<Knex>;
-        },
-      }),
+      forPlugin: () => pluginDatabase,
     };
     const manager = databaseManager as DatabaseManager;
     const techInsightsContext = await buildTechInsightsContext({
-      database: {
-        getClient: () => {
-          return Promise.resolve({
-            migrate: {
-              latest: () => {},
-            },
-          }) as unknown as Promise<Knex>;
-        },
-      },
+      database: pluginDatabase,
       logger: getVoidLogger(),
       factRetrievers: [],
       scheduler: new TaskScheduler(manager, getVoidLogger()).forPlugin(