diff --git a/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/executor/ExecutableNode.java b/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/executor/ExecutableNode.java
index 34f99bb..a66d9b7 100644
--- a/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/executor/ExecutableNode.java
+++ b/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/executor/ExecutableNode.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ExecutableNode {
public static final String PASTATTEMPTS_PARAM = "pastAttempts";
private String id;
private String type = null;
- private Status status = Status.READY;
+ private volatile Status status = Status.READY;
private long startTime = -1;
private long endTime = -1;
private long updateTime = -1;