diff --git a/src/executorlib/task_scheduler/file/shared.py b/src/executorlib/task_scheduler/file/shared.py
index 20c0a55a..3f6aeeb6 100644
--- a/src/executorlib/task_scheduler/file/shared.py
+++ b/src/executorlib/task_scheduler/file/shared.py
@@ -93,11 +93,15 @@ def execute_tasks_h5(
                     memory_dict = _refresh_memory_dict(
                         memory_dict=memory_dict,
                         cache_dir_dict=cache_dir_dict,
+                        process_dict=process_dict,
+                        terminate_function=terminate_function,
+                        pysqa_config_directory=pysqa_config_directory,
+                        backend=backend,
                     )
             if not task_dict["cancel_futures"] and wait:
                 _cancel_processes(
-                    terminate_function=terminate_function,
                     process_dict=process_dict,
+                    terminate_function=terminate_function,
                     pysqa_config_directory=pysqa_config_directory,
                     backend=backend,
                 )
@@ -105,6 +109,10 @@ def execute_tasks_h5(
                 memory_dict = _refresh_memory_dict(
                     memory_dict=memory_dict,
                     cache_dir_dict=cache_dir_dict,
+                    process_dict=process_dict,
+                    terminate_function=terminate_function,
+                    pysqa_config_directory=pysqa_config_directory,
+                    backend=backend,
                 )
                 for value in memory_dict.values():
                     if not value.done():
@@ -179,6 +187,10 @@ def execute_tasks_h5(
             memory_dict = _refresh_memory_dict(
                 memory_dict=memory_dict,
                 cache_dir_dict=cache_dir_dict,
+                process_dict=process_dict,
+                terminate_function=terminate_function,
+                pysqa_config_directory=pysqa_config_directory,
+                backend=backend,
             )
 
 
@@ -255,17 +267,37 @@ def _convert_args_and_kwargs(
     return task_args, task_kwargs, future_wait_key_lst
 
 
-def _refresh_memory_dict(memory_dict: dict, cache_dir_dict: dict) -> dict:
+def _refresh_memory_dict(
+    memory_dict: dict,
+    cache_dir_dict: dict,
+    process_dict: dict,
+    terminate_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    pysqa_config_directory: Optional[str] = None,
+    backend: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> dict:
     """
     Refresh memory dictionary
 
     Args:
         memory_dict (dict): dictionary with task keys and future objects
         cache_dir_dict (dict): dictionary with task keys and cache directories
+        process_dict (dict): dictionary with task keys and process reference.
+        terminate_function (callable): The function to terminate the tasks.
+        pysqa_config_directory (str): path to the pysqa config directory (only for pysqa based backend).
+        backend (str): name of the backend used to spawn tasks.
 
     Returns:
         dict: Updated memory dictionary
     """
+    cancelled_lst = [
+        key for key, value in memory_dict.items() if value.done() and value.cancelled()
+    ]
+    _cancel_processes(
+        process_dict={k: v for k, v in process_dict.items() if k in cancelled_lst},
+        terminate_function=terminate_function,
+        pysqa_config_directory=pysqa_config_directory,
+        backend=backend,
+    )
     return {
         key: _check_task_output(
             task_key=key,