diff --git a/cmsmanage/views.py b/cmsmanage/views.py
index a7e5993..9b8c4be 100644
--- a/cmsmanage/views.py
+++ b/cmsmanage/views.py
@@ -42,33 +42,41 @@ def _check_clusters() -> CheckResult:
         return CheckResultOk(f"{len(happy_clusters)}/{len(clusters)} clusters up")
 
 
+def _check_task(now: datetime.datetime, schedule: Schedule) -> CheckResult:
+    if not schedule.task:
+        return CheckResultFailure(f"Scheduled task {schedule} has never run!")
+
+    else:
+        try:
+            task = Task.objects.get(id=schedule.task)
+        except Task.DoesNotExist:
+            if now - schedule.next_run > datetime.timedelta(minutes=5):
+                return CheckResultFailure(
+                    f"Scheduled task {schedule}'s last task doesn't exist, and is probably not still running!"
+                )
+            else:
+                return CheckResultOk(
+                    f"Schedule {schedule} has no task, but probably running now"
+                )
+
+        if not task.success:
+            return CheckResultFailure(
+                f"Scheduled task {schedule} failed at {task.started}"
+            )
+        elif now - schedule.next_run > datetime.timedelta(hours=2):
+            return CheckResultFailure(
+                f"Scheduled task {schedule} stale, last run at {task.started}"
+            )
+        else:
+            return CheckResultOk(
+                f"Scheduled task {schedule} ok, last run at {task.started}"
+            )
+
+
 def _check_tasks() -> Iterable[CheckResult]:
     now = timezone.now()
     for schedule in Schedule.objects.all():
-        if not schedule.task:
-            yield CheckResultFailure(f"Scheduled task {schedule} has never run!")
-
-        else:
-            try:
-                task = Task.objects.get(id=schedule.task)
-            except Task.DoesNotExist:
-                yield CheckResultFailure(
-                    f"Scheduled task {schedule}'s last task doesn't exist!"
-                )
-                continue
-
-            if not task.success:
-                yield CheckResultFailure(
-                    f"Scheduled task {schedule} failed at {task.started}"
-                )
-            elif now - schedule.next_run > datetime.timedelta(hours=2):
-                yield CheckResultFailure(
-                    f"Scheduled task {schedule} stale, last run at {task.started}"
-                )
-            else:
-                yield CheckResultOk(
-                    f"Scheduled task {schedule} ok, last run at {task.started}"
-                )
+        yield _check_task(now, schedule)
 
 
 def healthcheck(request: HttpRequest):