diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
index 8d90ee0faf8..7c15c51fe9b 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
@@ -47,9 +47,5 @@ async def poll(self) -> None:
         """Poll for new job events"""
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def finish(self, iens: int) -> None:
-        """wait until the job / realization execution is complete.
-
-        Args:
-          iens: Realization number.
-        """
+    async def finish(self) -> None:
+        """make sure that all the jobs / realizations are complete."""
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/job.py b/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
index d6b0aeef36e..b1a2c2f33d5 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ async def _submit_and_run_once(self, sem: asyncio.BoundedSemaphore) -> None:
             while not self.returncode.done():
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
             returncode = await self.returncode
-            # we need to make sure that the task has finished too
-            await self.driver.finish(self.real.iens)
 
             if (
                 returncode == 0
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
index 371270d7a1f..e88ae5453be 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._tasks: MutableMapping[int, asyncio.Task[None]] = {}
 
     async def submit(self, iens: int, executable: str, /, *args: str, cwd: str) -> None:
+        await self.kill(iens)
         self._tasks[iens] = asyncio.create_task(
             self._wait_until_finish(iens, executable, *args, cwd=cwd)
         )
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ async def submit(self, iens: int, executable: str, /, *args: str, cwd: str) -> N
     async def kill(self, iens: int) -> None:
         try:
             self._tasks[iens].cancel()
+            await self._tasks[iens]
+            del self._tasks[iens]
         except KeyError:
             return
 
-    async def finish(self, iens: int) -> None:
-        await self._tasks[iens]
+    async def finish(self) -> None:
+        await asyncio.gather(*self._tasks.values())
 
     async def _wait_until_finish(
         self, iens: int, executable: str, /, *args: str, cwd: str
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
index 0b08f6dff0f..d0a2bbc5388 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ async def execute(
             for task in self._tasks.values():
                 await task
 
+            await self.driver.finish()
+
         if self._cancelled:
             return EVTYPE_ENSEMBLE_CANCELLED