diff --git a/components/ide/jetbrains/image/status/main.go b/components/ide/jetbrains/image/status/main.go
index 417ae728c2c95f..9680b6cf559671 100644
--- a/components/ide/jetbrains/image/status/main.go
+++ b/components/ide/jetbrains/image/status/main.go
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ func main() {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		tasks, err := getTasksList(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("cannot get task list: %s", err)
-		}
-
 		// todo: add max timeout (prebuild timeout is 1 hour)
 		for {
+			tasks, err := getTasksList(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("cannot get task list: %s", err)
+			}
+
 			var runningTasksCounter int
 			for _, task := range tasks {
 				if task.State != 2 && task.Presentation.Name != "GITPOD_JB_WARMUP_TASK" {