diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 22e0ec9a..85b44b0e 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -711,7 +711,8 @@ class TaskIDView(ApiBaseView):
                 message = {"message": "task can not be stopped"}
                 return Response(message, status=400)
 
-            TaskCommand().stop(task_id)
+            message_key = self._build_message_key(task_conf, task_id)
+            TaskCommand().stop(task_id, message_key)
         if command == "kill":
             if not task_conf.get("api-stop"):
                 message = {"message": "task can not be killed"}
@@ -721,6 +722,10 @@ class TaskIDView(ApiBaseView):
 
         return Response({"message": "command sent"})
 
+    def _build_message_key(self, task_conf, task_id):
+        """build message key to forward command to notification"""
+        return f"message:{task_conf.get('group')}:{task_id.split('-')[0]}"
+
 
 class RefreshView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/refresh/
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
index dd8a6bf8..b006f845 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
@@ -127,13 +127,14 @@ class ChannelSubscription:
                 continue
 
             if self.task:
+                if self.task.is_stopped():
+                    self.task.send_progress(["Received Stop signal."])
+                    break
+
                 self.task.send_progress(
                     message_lines=[f"Scanning Channel {idx + 1}/{total}"],
                     progress=(idx + 1) / total,
                 )
-                if self.task.is_stopped():
-                    self.task.send_progress(["Received Stop signal."])
-                    break
 
         return missing_videos
 
@@ -291,7 +292,8 @@ class SubscriptionScanner:
 
         self.missing_videos = []
         self.scan_channels()
-        self.scan_playlists()
+        if self.task and not self.task.is_stopped():
+            self.scan_playlists()
 
         return self.missing_videos
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
index a47a6273..7c3d124c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/task_manager.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ functionality:
 """
 
 from home import tasks as ta_tasks
-from home.src.ta.ta_redis import TaskRedis
+from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, TaskRedis
 
 
 class TaskManager:
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@ class TaskCommand:
 
         return message
 
-    def stop(self, task_id):
+    def stop(self, task_id, message_key):
         """
         send stop signal to task_id,
         needs to be implemented in task to take effect
         """
+        print(f"[task][{task_id}]: received STOP signal.")
         handler = TaskRedis()
 
         task = handler.get_single(task_id)
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@ class TaskCommand:
             raise ValueError
 
         handler.set_command(task_id, "STOP")
+        RedisArchivist().set_message(message_key, "STOP", path=".command")
 
     def kill(self, task_id):
         """send kill signal to task_id"""
+        print(f"[task][{task_id}]: received KILL signal.")
         ta_tasks.app.control.revoke(task_id, terminate=True)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index 8ef59251..d61f9b47 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class BaseTask(Task):
         message.update({"level": level, "id": task_id})
         task_result = TaskManager().get_task(task_id)
         if task_result:
-            message.update({"command": task_result.get("command", False)})
+            command = task_result.get("command", False)
+            message.update({"command": command})
 
         key = f"message:{message.get('group')}:{task_id.split('-')[0]}"
         return message, key