diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_master.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_master.cpp
index a317c09b4..379572bfc 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_master.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_master.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public:
 		// TODO
 	}
 
-	/// When the user aborts slave-side, when slave-side exits, etc
+	/// When the user aborts slave-side, when slave-side exits, etc (assume the master requested abort or the slave crashed)
 	virtual void slaveAbortedBuildTask(NLNET::IModuleProxy *sender)
 	{
 		// TODO
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ public:
 		m_BuildTaskQueue.abortedTask(slave->ActiveTaskId);
 		slave->ActiveTaskId = 0;
 		// --slave->SaneBehaviour; // legal behaviour
-		// slave->TimeOutStamp = NLMISC::CTime::getSecondsSince1970() + 30; // timeout for 30 seconds on this slave
-		CInfoFlags::getInstance()->addFlag(PIPELINE_INFO_SLAVE_ABORTED);
+		// slave->TimeOutStamp = NLMISC::CTime::getSecondsSince1970() + 30; // timeout for 30 seconds on this slave // no timeout
+		// CInfoFlags::getInstance()->addFlag(PIPELINE_INFO_SLAVE_ABORTED); // don't keep a count
 		// TODO
 	}
 	
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_slave.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_slave.cpp
index 49dffa136..52ad906ad 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_slave.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/module_pipeline_slave.cpp
@@ -204,20 +204,26 @@ public:
 			break;
 		case STATUS_UPDATE:
 			{
-				if (NLMISC::CSynchronized<bool>::CAccessor(&m_StatusUpdateMasterDone).value()
-					&& NLMISC::CSynchronized<bool>::CAccessor(&m_StatusUpdateSlaveDone).value())
+				NLMISC::CSynchronized<bool>::CAccessor statusUpdateMasterDone(&m_StatusUpdateMasterDone);
+				if (statusUpdateMasterDone.value())
 				{
-					if (m_AbortRequested)
+					NLMISC::CSynchronized<bool>::CAccessor statusUpdateSlaveDone(&m_StatusUpdateSlaveDone);
+					if (statusUpdateSlaveDone.value())
 					{
-						nlinfo("Aborted slave task after status update");
-						finalizeAbort();
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						nlinfo("Slave task: Status update done");
-						m_SlaveTaskState = SOMEWHERE_INBETWEEN;
-						// Done with the status updating, now do something fancey
-						// ... TODO ...
+						statusUpdateMasterDone.value() = false;
+						statusUpdateSlaveDone.value() = false;
+						if (m_AbortRequested)
+						{
+							nlinfo("Aborted slave task after status update");
+							finalizeAbort();
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							nlinfo("Slave task: Status update done");
+							m_SlaveTaskState = SOMEWHERE_INBETWEEN;
+							// Done with the status updating, now do something fancey
+							// ... TODO ...
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}