diff --git a/utilities/logic/async_status.py b/utilities/logic/async_status.py
index 8b134c94a7b..b4c749760d7 100644
--- a/utilities/logic/async_status.py
+++ b/utilities/logic/async_status.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def main():
     log_path = os.path.join(logdir, jid)
 
     if not os.path.exists(log_path):
-        module.fail_json(msg="could not find job", ansible_job_id=jid)
+        module.fail_json(msg="could not find job", ansible_job_id=jid, started=1, finished=1)
 
     if mode == 'cleanup':
         os.unlink(log_path)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(results_file=log_path, ansible_job_id=jid, started=1, finished=0)
         else:
             module.fail_json(ansible_job_id=jid, results_file=log_path,
-                msg="Could not parse job output: %s" % data)
+                msg="Could not parse job output: %s" % data, started=1, finished=1)
 
     if not 'started' in data:
         data['finished'] = 1