diff --git a/models/sys/job/job.go b/models/sys/job/job.go
index 4f10947b..6b00b722 100644
--- a/models/sys/job/job.go
+++ b/models/sys/job/job.go
@@ -36,17 +36,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Job struct {
-	ID          string                 `bson:"id" json:"id"`
-	UserID      string                 `bson:"userId" json:"userId"`
-	Type        string                 `bson:"type" json:"type"`
-	Args        map[string]interface{} `bson:"args" json:"args"`
-	ResourceIDs []string               `bson:"resourceIds" json:"resourceIds"`
-	CreatedAt   time.Time              `bson:"createdAt" json:"createdAt"`
-	LastRunAt   time.Time              `bson:"lastRunAt" json:"lastRunAt"`
-	FinishedAt  time.Time              `bson:"finishedAt" json:"finishedAt"`
-	RunAfter    time.Time              `bson:"runAfter" json:"runAfter"`
-	Status      string                 `bson:"status" json:"status"`
-	ErrorLogs   []string               `bson:"errorLogs" json:"errorLogs"`
+	ID         string                 `bson:"id" json:"id"`
+	UserID     string                 `bson:"userId" json:"userId"`
+	Type       string                 `bson:"type" json:"type"`
+	Args       map[string]interface{} `bson:"args" json:"args"`
+	CreatedAt  time.Time              `bson:"createdAt" json:"createdAt"`
+	LastRunAt  time.Time              `bson:"lastRunAt" json:"lastRunAt"`
+	FinishedAt time.Time              `bson:"finishedAt" json:"finishedAt"`
+	RunAfter   time.Time              `bson:"runAfter" json:"runAfter"`
+	Status     string                 `bson:"status" json:"status"`
+	ErrorLogs  []string               `bson:"errorLogs" json:"errorLogs"`
 }
 
 type UpdateParams struct {
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
index 13b26058..cff31f2b 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func DeleteVM(job *jobModel.Job) error {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	go func() {
-		err = waitForJobs(ctx, relatedJobs, []string{jobModel.StatusCompleted, jobModel.StatusFailed, jobModel.StatusTerminated})
+		err = waitForJobs(ctx, relatedJobs, []string{jobModel.StatusCompleted, jobModel.StatusTerminated})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("failed to wait for related jobs", id, ". details:", err)
 		}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func DeleteDeployment(job *jobModel.Job) error {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	go func() {
-		err = waitForJobs(ctx, relatedJobs, []string{jobModel.StatusCompleted, jobModel.StatusFailed, jobModel.StatusTerminated})
+		err = waitForJobs(ctx, relatedJobs, []string{jobModel.StatusCompleted, jobModel.StatusTerminated})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("failed to wait for related jobs", id, ". details:", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/runner.go b/pkg/jobs/runner.go
index 3bc9a575..c6130b1a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/runner.go
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ func NewRunner(job *jobModel.Job) *Runner {
 }
 
 func (runner *Runner) Run() {
-
 	if jobDef := GetJobDef(runner.Job); jobDef != nil {
 		if jobDef.TerminateFunc != nil {
 			shouldTerminate, err := jobDef.TerminateFunc(runner.Job)
 			if err != nil {
+				utils.PrettyPrintError(fmt.Errorf("error executing job (%s) terminate function, terminating the job instead. details: %w", runner.Job.Type, err))
+
 				err = jobModel.New().MarkTerminated(runner.Job.ID, err.Error())
 				if err != nil {
 					utils.PrettyPrintError(fmt.Errorf("error marking job as terminated. details: %w", err))
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func (runner *Runner) Run() {
 
 			if shouldTerminate {
 				err = jobModel.New().MarkTerminated(runner.Job.ID, "gracefully terminated by system")
+				utils.PrettyPrintError(fmt.Errorf("job (%s) gracefully terminated by system", runner.Job.Type))
 				if err != nil {
 					utils.PrettyPrintError(fmt.Errorf("error marking job as terminated. details: %w", err))
 					return
diff --git a/pkg/workers/confirm/workers.go b/pkg/workers/confirm/workers.go
index a5f4d429..7a8aea2c 100644
--- a/pkg/workers/confirm/workers.go
+++ b/pkg/workers/confirm/workers.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func deploymentConfirmer(ctx context.Context) {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				relatedJobs, err := jobModel.New().GetByArgs(map[string]interface{}{
+				relatedJobs, err := jobModel.New().ExcludeScheduled().GetByArgs(map[string]interface{}{
 					"id": deployment.ID,
 				})
 
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func deploymentConfirmer(ctx context.Context) {
 
 				allFinished := slices.IndexFunc(relatedJobs, func(j jobModel.Job) bool {
 					return j.Status != jobModel.StatusCompleted &&
-						j.Status != jobModel.StatusFailed &&
 						j.Status != jobModel.StatusTerminated
 				}) == -1
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func vmConfirmer(ctx context.Context) {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				relatedJobs, err := jobModel.New().GetByArgs(map[string]interface{}{
+				relatedJobs, err := jobModel.New().ExcludeScheduled().GetByArgs(map[string]interface{}{
 					"id": vm.ID,
 				})
 
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ func vmConfirmer(ctx context.Context) {
 
 				allFinished := slices.IndexFunc(relatedJobs, func(j jobModel.Job) bool {
 					return j.Status != jobModel.StatusCompleted &&
-						j.Status != jobModel.StatusFailed &&
 						j.Status != jobModel.StatusTerminated
 				}) == -1