diff --git a/backend/src/catalog/controllers.rs b/backend/src/catalog/controllers.rs
index 2d7aca2..f6b8de4 100644
--- a/backend/src/catalog/controllers.rs
+++ b/backend/src/catalog/controllers.rs
@@ -127,16 +127,6 @@ pub async fn exec_catalog_service_post_validate_scripts(
         Err(err) => return err
     };
 
-    // execute validate scripts
-    for cmd in service.validate.as_ref().unwrap_or(&vec![]) {
-        let _ = match execute_command(cmd, req.payload.to_string().as_str()).await {
-            Ok(_) => (),
-            Err(err) => return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, Json(JobResponse {
-                message: Some(err),
-            }))
-        };
-    }
-
     let ces = match insert_catalog_run(
         &pg_pool,
         &catalog_slug,
diff --git a/backend/src/catalog/services.rs b/backend/src/catalog/services.rs
index ac61897..d8bdbbe 100644
--- a/backend/src/catalog/services.rs
+++ b/backend/src/catalog/services.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub async fn background_worker(mut rx: Receiver<BackgroundWorkerTask>, pg_pool:
 
         let mut tasks = Vec::<TaskPayload>::new();
 
+        let mut last_task_value = serde_json::Value::Array(vec![]);
+
         for cmd in task.catalog_service_yaml_config.post_validate.as_ref().unwrap_or(&vec![]) {
             let job_output_result = match execute_command(cmd, task.req.payload.to_string().as_str()).await {
                 Ok(job_output_result) => job_output_result,
@@ -89,12 +91,21 @@ pub async fn background_worker(mut rx: Receiver<BackgroundWorkerTask>, pg_pool:
 
             let _ = tasks.push(task_payload);
 
+            last_task_value = serde_json::to_value(tasks.clone()).unwrap();
+
             let _ = update_catalog_run(
                 &pg_pool,
                 task.catalog_execution_status_id.as_str(),
-                Status::Success,
-                &serde_json::to_value(tasks.clone()).unwrap(),
+                Status::Running,
+                &last_task_value,
             ).await;
         }
+
+        let _ = update_catalog_run(
+            &pg_pool,
+            task.catalog_execution_status_id.as_str(),
+            Status::Success,
+            &last_task_value,
+        ).await;
     }
 }