diff --git a/src/exo/worker/runner/pipelined_generator.py b/src/exo/worker/runner/pipelined_generator.py
index 725cf052..afb4bd91 100644
--- a/src/exo/worker/runner/pipelined_generator.py
+++ b/src/exo/worker/runner/pipelined_generator.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class PipelinedGenerator:
 
     @property
     def has_active(self) -> bool:
-        return self.active_count > 0
+        return self.active_count > 0 or len(self.pending_prompts) > 0
 
     def insert(
         self,