diff --git a/backend/workflow_manager/workflow_v2/workflow_helper.py b/backend/workflow_manager/workflow_v2/workflow_helper.py
index 5adb81a7e..3e1e4c80b 100644
--- a/backend/workflow_manager/workflow_v2/workflow_helper.py
+++ b/backend/workflow_manager/workflow_v2/workflow_helper.py
@@ -415,8 +415,9 @@ def _set_result_acknowledge(execution: WorkflowExecution) -> None:
                 f"ExecutionID [{execution.id}] - Task {execution.task_id} acknowledged"
             )
 
-    @staticmethod
+    @classmethod
     def execute_workflow_async(
+        cls,
         workflow_id: str,
         execution_id: str,
         hash_values_of_files: dict[str, FileHash],
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ def execute_workflow_async(
             }
             org_schema = UserContext.get_organization_identifier()
             log_events_id = StateStore.get(Common.LOG_EVENTS_ID)
-            async_execution = WorkflowHelper.execute_bin.apply_async(
+            async_execution: AsyncResult = cls.execute_bin.apply_async(
                 args=[
                     org_schema,  # schema_name
                     workflow_id,  # workflow_id
@@ -480,6 +481,10 @@ def execute_workflow_async(
                 workflow_execution.status,
                 result=task_result,
             )
+            # If task is complete, handle acknowledgment and forgetting the
+            if async_execution.ready():
+                async_execution.forget()  # Remove the result from the result backend.
+                cls._set_result_acknowledge(workflow_execution)
             return execution_response
         except celery_exceptions.TimeoutError:
             return ExecutionResponse(