diff --git a/src/jobservice/job/status.go b/src/jobservice/job/status.go
index 6b2d85218..6e3878534 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/job/status.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/job/status.go
@@ -72,10 +72,26 @@ func (s Status) Code() int {
 // if < 0, s before another status
 // if == 0, same status
 // if > 0, s after another status
+// Deprecated
 func (s Status) Compare(another Status) int {
 	return s.Code() - another.Code()
 }
 
+// Before return true if the status s is before another
+func (s Status) Before(another Status) bool {
+	return s.Code()-another.Code() < 0
+}
+
+// After return true if the status s is after another
+func (s Status) After(another Status) bool {
+	return s.Code()-another.Code() > 0
+}
+
+// Equal return true if the status s is the same of another
+func (s Status) Equal(another Status) bool {
+	return s.Code()-another.Code() == 0
+}
+
 // String returns the raw string value of the status
 func (s Status) String() string {
 	return string(s)
diff --git a/src/jobservice/period/basic_scheduler.go b/src/jobservice/period/basic_scheduler.go
index 57f7d6cd5..2797780b2 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/period/basic_scheduler.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/period/basic_scheduler.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (bs *basicScheduler) UnSchedule(policyID string) error {
 			// Mark job status to stopped to block execution.
 			// The executions here should not be in the final states,
 			// double confirmation: only stop the can-stop ones.
-			if job.RunningStatus.Compare(job.Status(e.Info.Status)) >= 0 {
+			if job.RunningStatus.After(job.Status(e.Info.Status)) || job.RunningStatus.Equal(job.Status(e.Info.Status)) {
 				if err := eTracker.Stop(); err != nil {
 					logger.Errorf("Stop execution %s error: %s", eID, err)
 				} else {
diff --git a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/c_worker.go b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/c_worker.go
index a69f2bf21..82cfd7887 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/c_worker.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/c_worker.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (w *basicWorker) StopJob(jobID string) error {
 	}
 
 	// General or scheduled job
-	if job.RunningStatus.Compare(job.Status(t.Job().Info.Status)) < 0 {
+	if job.RunningStatus.Before(job.Status(t.Job().Info.Status)) {
 		// Job has been in the final states
 		logger.Warningf("Trying to stop a(n) %s job: ID=%s, Kind=%s", t.Job().Info.Status, jobID, t.Job().Info.JobKind)
 		// Under this situation, the non-periodic job we're trying to stop has already been in the "non-running(stopped)" status.
diff --git a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
index 68a80758e..4e3a1ff9e 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
@@ -353,9 +353,11 @@ func compare(j *job.StatsInfo) int {
 	}
 
 	// Revision is same, then compare the status
-	st := job.Status(j.Status).Compare(job.Status(j.HookAck.Status))
-	if st != 0 {
-		return st
+	switch {
+	case job.Status(j.Status).Before(job.Status(j.HookAck.Status)):
+		return -1
+	case job.Status(j.Status).After(job.Status(j.HookAck.Status)):
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Revision and status are same, then compare the checkin
diff --git a/src/pkg/scan/vuln/util.go b/src/pkg/scan/vuln/util.go
index 34e735daf..451518278 100644
--- a/src/pkg/scan/vuln/util.go
+++ b/src/pkg/scan/vuln/util.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func mergeScanStatus(s1, s2 string) string {
 		return job.SuccessStatus.String()
 	}
 
-	if j1.Compare(j2) > 0 {
+	if j1.After(j2) {
 		return s1
 	}