diff --git a/internal/server/changes.go b/internal/server/changes.go
index f9b0b26..40f2b37 100644
--- a/internal/server/changes.go
+++ b/internal/server/changes.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -13,19 +12,8 @@ import (
 var objectID = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-f]{40}([0-9a-f]{24})?$`)
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskChanges(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskChangesParams) {
-	t, err := s.store.GetTask(r.Context(), taskID)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeStoreError(w, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if t.Status != api.TaskStatusActive {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("task %s is %s and has no worktree", t.Id, t.Status))
-		return
-	}
-
-	p, err := s.store.GetProject(r.Context(), t.ProjectId)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeStoreError(w, err)
+	t, p, ok := s.activeTaskProject(w, r, taskID)
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -96,13 +84,8 @@ func (s *Server) stepBase(r *http.Request, t api.Task, snap api.Snapshot) (strin
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskDiffParams) {
-	t, err := s.store.GetTask(r.Context(), taskID)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeStoreError(w, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if t.Status != api.TaskStatusActive {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("task %s is %s and has no worktree", t.Id, t.Status))
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 	if !objectID.MatchString(params.Base) || !objectID.MatchString(params.Tree) {
diff --git a/internal/server/files.go b/internal/server/files.go
index 3400e5c..18b83a1 100644
--- a/internal/server/files.go
+++ b/internal/server/files.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskDir(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskDirParams) {
-	t, _, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func dirEntry(root *os.Root, name string, de fs.DirEntry) api.DirEntry {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskFileParams) {
-	t, _, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/server/images.go b/internal/server/images.go
index 98f6487..35daaec 100644
--- a/internal/server/images.go
+++ b/internal/server/images.go
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ var worktreeImageTypes = map[string]string{
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskImageParams) {
-	t, err := s.store.GetTask(r.Context(), taskID)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeStoreError(w, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if t.Status != api.TaskStatusActive {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("task %s is %s and has no worktree", t.Id, t.Status))
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 65e7aa2..69ade9d 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (s *Server) GetTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GetUnmerged(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) {
-	t, p, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, p, ok := s.activeTaskProject(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ func (s *Server) MergeTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string
 		return
 	}
 
-	t, p, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, p, ok := s.activeTaskProject(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func (s *Server) DismissReady(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID str
 }
 
 func (s *Server) MergeIn(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) {
-	t, p, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, p, ok := s.activeTaskProject(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (s *Server) MergeIn(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) DiscardTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) {
-	t, _, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func (s *Server) PostToBoard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID stri
 	if !readJSON(w, r, &req) {
 		return
 	}
-	t, _, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
@@ -672,18 +672,24 @@ func (s *Server) PostToBoard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID stri
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
-func (s *Server) activeTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) (api.Task, api.Project, bool) {
+func (s *Server) activeTask(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) (api.Task, bool) {
 	t, err := s.store.GetTask(r.Context(), taskID)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeStoreError(w, err)
-		return t, api.Project{}, false
+		return t, false
 	}
-
 	if t.Status != api.TaskStatusActive {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusConflict, fmt.Errorf("task %s is %s", t.Id, t.Status))
+		return t, false
+	}
+	return t, true
+}
+
+func (s *Server) activeTaskProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string) (api.Task, api.Project, bool) {
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	if !ok {
 		return t, api.Project{}, false
 	}
-
 	p, err := s.store.GetProject(r.Context(), t.ProjectId)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeStoreError(w, err)
@@ -826,7 +832,7 @@ func (s *Server) ListPreviews(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID str
 }
 
 func (s *Server) ForkSnapshot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, n int) {
-	t, p, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, p, ok := s.activeTaskProject(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/server/terminal.go b/internal/server/terminal.go
index a539d62..488eacd 100644
--- a/internal/server/terminal.go
+++ b/internal/server/terminal.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) GetTaskTerminal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, taskID string, params api.GetTaskTerminalParams) {
-	t, _, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
+	t, ok := s.activeTask(w, r, taskID)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}