diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
index fe2ff30c5cc..f50b428e4e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/Worker.java
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ public void run() {
                             runContext.cleanup();
                         }
                     }
+                    else {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Unable to process the task '" + workerTask.getTask().getId() + "' as it's not a runnable task");
+                    }
                 });
             }
         );