diff --git a/django_project/cplus_api/utils/worker_analysis.py b/django_project/cplus_api/utils/worker_analysis.py
index 6e0a4b1..aa85269 100644
--- a/django_project/cplus_api/utils/worker_analysis.py
+++ b/django_project/cplus_api/utils/worker_analysis.py
@@ -587,8 +587,7 @@ def get_priority_layers(self):
 
     def cancel_task(self, exception=None):
         self.error = exception
-        # set the cancel flag to True
-        self.processing_cancelled = True
+        self.cancel()
 
     def log_message(self, message: str, name: str = "qgis_cplus",
                     info: bool = True, notify: bool = True):