diff --git a/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom.go b/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom.go
index bae6188866b..8aaf5da3378 100644
--- a/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom.go
+++ b/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom.go
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ func (h *scanHandler) delete(ctx context.Context, art *artifact.Artifact, mimeTy
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// check if any report has running task associate with it
+	taskMgr := h.TaskMgrFunc()
+	for _, rpt := range sbomReports {
+		if !taskMgr.IsTaskFinished(ctx, rpt.UUID) {
+			return errors.ConflictError(nil).WithMessage("a previous sbom generate process is running")
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, rpt := range sbomReports {
 		if rpt.MimeType != v1.MimeTypeSBOMReport {
 			continue
diff --git a/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom_test.go b/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom_test.go
index 4b4c3645b19..04a3c2ece5c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/scan/sbom/sbom_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func (suite *SBOMTestSuite) TestMakeReportPlaceHolder() {
 	mock.OnAnything(suite.sbomManager, "Create").Return("uuid", nil).Once()
 	mock.OnAnything(suite.sbomManager, "Delete").Return(nil).Once()
 	mock.OnAnything(suite.taskMgr, "ListScanTasksByReportUUID").Return([]*task.Task{{Status: "Success"}}, nil)
+	mock.OnAnything(suite.taskMgr, "IsTaskFinished").Return(true).Once()
 	mock.OnAnything(suite.artifactCtl, "Get").Return(art, nil)
 	mock.OnAnything(suite.artifactCtl, "Delete").Return(nil)
 	rps, err := suite.handler.MakePlaceHolder(ctx, art, r)
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/mock_task_manager_test.go b/src/pkg/task/mock_task_manager_test.go
index 271833460e3..2c99c1b553e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/mock_task_manager_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/mock_task_manager_test.go
@@ -197,6 +197,24 @@ func (_m *mockTaskManager) GetLogByJobID(ctx context.Context, jobID string) ([]b
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// IsTaskFinished provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, reportID
+func (_m *mockTaskManager) IsTaskFinished(ctx context.Context, reportID string) bool {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, reportID)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for IsTaskFinished")
+	}
+
+	var r0 bool
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string) bool); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, reportID)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(bool)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // List provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, query
 func (_m *mockTaskManager) List(ctx context.Context, query *q.Query) ([]*Task, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, query)
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/task.go b/src/pkg/task/task.go
index 859953909a1..fa82c14ed05 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/task.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/task.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ type Manager interface {
 	ListScanTasksByReportUUID(ctx context.Context, uuid string) (tasks []*Task, err error)
 	// RetrieveStatusFromTask retrieve status from task
 	RetrieveStatusFromTask(ctx context.Context, reportID string) string
+	// IsTaskFinished checks if the scan task is finished by report UUID
+	IsTaskFinished(ctx context.Context, reportID string) bool
 }
 
 // NewManager creates an instance of the default task manager
@@ -299,3 +301,11 @@ func (m *manager) RetrieveStatusFromTask(ctx context.Context, reportID string) s
 	}
 	return ""
 }
+
+func (m *manager) IsTaskFinished(ctx context.Context, reportID string) bool {
+	status := m.RetrieveStatusFromTask(ctx, reportID)
+	if len(status) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return job.Status(status).Final()
+}
diff --git a/src/testing/pkg/task/manager.go b/src/testing/pkg/task/manager.go
index 1359afd009e..299b8658095 100644
--- a/src/testing/pkg/task/manager.go
+++ b/src/testing/pkg/task/manager.go
@@ -199,6 +199,24 @@ func (_m *Manager) GetLogByJobID(ctx context.Context, jobID string) ([]byte, err
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// IsTaskFinished provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, reportID
+func (_m *Manager) IsTaskFinished(ctx context.Context, reportID string) bool {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, reportID)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for IsTaskFinished")
+	}
+
+	var r0 bool
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string) bool); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, reportID)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(bool)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // List provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, query
 func (_m *Manager) List(ctx context.Context, query *q.Query) ([]*task.Task, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, query)