diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/config.yml.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/config.yml.jinja
index bf30f99374..14dbddf69a 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/config.yml.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/config.yml.jinja
@@ -52,5 +52,11 @@ metric:
   port: {{ metric.port }}
 {% endif %}
 
+reaper:
+  # the max time to wait for a task to finish, if unfinished after max_update_hours, the task will be mark as error, but the task will continue to run, default value is 24,
+  max_update_hours: 24
+  # the max time for execution in running state without new task created
+  max_dangling_hours: 168
+
 # the max size of job log returned by API, default is 10M
 max_retrieve_size_mb: 10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/jobservice/config/config.go b/src/jobservice/config/config.go
index 7fc7f29fed..2fc974a679 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/config/config.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/config/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	// Metric configurations
 	Metric *MetricConfig `yaml:"metric,omitempty"`
 
+	// Reaper configurations
+	ReaperConfig *ReaperConfig `yaml:"reaper,omitempty"`
+
 	// MaxLogSizeReturnedMB is the max size of log returned by job log API
 	MaxLogSizeReturnedMB int `yaml:"max_retrieve_size_mb,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -135,6 +139,11 @@ type LoggerConfig struct {
 	Sweeper  *LogSweeperConfig  `yaml:"sweeper"`
 }
 
+type ReaperConfig struct {
+	MaxUpdateHour   int `yaml:"max_update_hours"`
+	MaxDanglingHour int `yaml:"max_dangling_hours"`
+}
+
 // Load the configuration options from the specified yaml file.
 // If the yaml file is specified and existing, load configurations from yaml file first;
 // If detecting env variables is specified, load configurations from env variables;
@@ -348,3 +357,19 @@ func (c *Configuration) validate() error {
 
 	return nil // valid
 }
+
+// MaxUpdateDuration the max time for an execution can be updated by task
+func MaxUpdateDuration() time.Duration {
+	if DefaultConfig != nil && DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig != nil && DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig.MaxUpdateHour > 24 {
+		return time.Duration(DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig.MaxUpdateHour) * time.Hour
+	}
+	return 24 * time.Hour
+}
+
+// MaxDanglingHour the max time for an execution can be dangling state
+func MaxDanglingHour() int {
+	if DefaultConfig != nil && DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig != nil && DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig.MaxDanglingHour > 24*7 {
+		return DefaultConfig.ReaperConfig.MaxDanglingHour
+	}
+	return 24 * 7
+}
diff --git a/src/jobservice/config/config_test.go b/src/jobservice/config/config_test.go
index df9b41bd3b..1d239c31d1 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/config/config_test.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/config/config_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -86,6 +87,12 @@ func (suite *ConfigurationTestSuite) TestDefaultConfig() {
 	err := DefaultConfig.Load("../config_test.yml", true)
 	require.Nil(suite.T(), err, "load config from yaml file, expect nil error but got error '%s'", err)
 
+	maxUpdateHour := MaxUpdateDuration()
+	require.Equal(suite.T(), 24*time.Hour, maxUpdateHour, "expect max update hour to be 24 but got %d", maxUpdateHour)
+
+	maxDangling := MaxDanglingHour()
+	require.Equal(suite.T(), 168, maxDangling, "expect max dangling time to be 24 but got %d", maxDangling)
+
 	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 10, DefaultConfig.MaxLogSizeReturnedMB, "expect max log size returned 10MB but got %d", DefaultConfig.MaxLogSizeReturnedMB)
 	redisURL := DefaultConfig.PoolConfig.RedisPoolCfg.RedisURL
 	assert.Equal(suite.T(), "redis://localhost:6379", redisURL, "expect redisURL '%s' but got '%s'", "redis://localhost:6379", redisURL)
diff --git a/src/jobservice/config_test.yml b/src/jobservice/config_test.yml
index c8d7bb45af..c4f74fb652 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/config_test.yml
+++ b/src/jobservice/config_test.yml
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ loggers:
   - name: "STD_OUTPUT" # Same with above
     level: "DEBUG"
 
+reaper:
+  # the max time to wait for the job to finish, if not finished, the job will be mark as error, default value is 24
+  max_update_hours: 24
+  max_dangling_hours: 168
+
 max_retrieve_size_mb: 10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
index 5c84d1b572..688df83cb4 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/worker/cworker/reaper.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/common/rds"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/config"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/errs"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/job"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/lcm"
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	maxUpdateDuration       = 24 * time.Hour
 	reapLoopInterval        = 1 * time.Hour
 	initialReapLoopInterval = 5 * time.Minute
 )
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (r *reaper) syncOutdatedStats() error {
 				}
 			} else {
 				// Ongoing, check the update timestamp to make sure it is not hung
-				if time.Unix(t.Job().Info.UpdateTime, 0).Add(maxUpdateDuration).Before(time.Now()) {
+				if time.Unix(t.Job().Info.UpdateTime, 0).Add(config.MaxUpdateDuration()).Before(time.Now()) {
 					// Status hung
 					// Mark job status to error state
 					if err = t.Fail(); err != nil {
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/mock_sweep_manager_test.go b/src/pkg/task/mock_sweep_manager_test.go
index e3c84850d7..abafd57cb1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/mock_sweep_manager_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/mock_sweep_manager_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ func (_m *mockSweepManager) Clean(ctx context.Context, execID []int64) error {
 	return r0
 }
 
+// FixDanglingStateExecution provides a mock function with given fields: ctx
+func (_m *mockSweepManager) FixDanglingStateExecution(ctx context.Context) error {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx)
+
+	var r0 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context) error); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Error(0)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // ListCandidates provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, vendorType, retainCnt
 func (_m *mockSweepManager) ListCandidates(ctx context.Context, vendorType string, retainCnt int64) ([]int64, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, vendorType, retainCnt)
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/sweep_job.go b/src/pkg/task/sweep_job.go
index 9bf3a1b949..78f3573146 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/sweep_job.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/sweep_job.go
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func (sj *SweepJob) Run(ctx job.Context, params job.Parameters) error {
 
 	sj.logger.Info("start to run sweep job")
 
+	if err := sj.mgr.FixDanglingStateExecution(ctx.SystemContext()); err != nil {
+		sj.logger.Errorf("failed to fix dangling state executions, error: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	var errs errors.Errors
 	for vendor, cnt := range sj.execRetainCountsMap {
 		if sj.shouldStop(ctx) {
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/sweep_job_test.go b/src/pkg/task/sweep_job_test.go
index 1f471a3213..47fd5f97b6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/sweep_job_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/sweep_job_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/job"
 	mockjobservice "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/testing/jobservice"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
 type sweepJobTestSuite struct {
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@ func (suite *sweepJobTestSuite) TestRun() {
 		},
 	}
 	// test stop case
-	j := &SweepJob{}
+	j := &SweepJob{mgr: suite.sweepMgr}
 	suite.jobCtx.On("OPCommand").Return(job.StopCommand, true).Once()
+	suite.sweepMgr.On("FixDanglingStateExecution", context.TODO()).Return(nil)
 	err := j.Run(suite.jobCtx, params)
 	suite.NoError(err, "stop job should not return error")
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ func (suite *sweepJobTestSuite) TestRun() {
 	suite.sweepMgr.On("ListCandidates", ctx, "REPLICATION", int64(20)).Return([]int64{2}, nil)
 	suite.sweepMgr.On("Clean", ctx, []int64{1}).Return(nil)
 	suite.sweepMgr.On("Clean", ctx, []int64{2}).Return(nil)
+	suite.sweepMgr.On("FixDanglingStateExecution", ctx).Return(nil)
 	err = j.Run(suite.jobCtx, params)
 	suite.NoError(err)
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/task/sweep_manager.go b/src/pkg/task/sweep_manager.go
index f697b6b2d9..135b63d060 100644
--- a/src/pkg/task/sweep_manager.go
+++ b/src/pkg/task/sweep_manager.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/config"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/job"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/errors"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/orm"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ type SweepManager interface {
 	ListCandidates(ctx context.Context, vendorType string, retainCnt int64) (execIDs []int64, err error)
 	// Clean deletes the tasks belonging to the execution which in final status and deletes executions.
 	Clean(ctx context.Context, execID []int64) (err error)
+	// FixDanglingStateExecution fixes the dangling state execution.
+	FixDanglingStateExecution(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
 // sweepManager implements the interface SweepManager.
@@ -182,6 +185,32 @@ func (sm *sweepManager) Clean(ctx context.Context, execIDs []int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// FixDanglingStateExecution update executions always running
+func (sm *sweepManager) FixDanglingStateExecution(ctx context.Context) error {
+	ormer, err := orm.FromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sql := `UPDATE execution
+		SET status =
+        CASE
+            WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM task WHERE execution_id = execution.id AND status = 'Error') THEN 'Error'
+            WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM task WHERE execution_id = execution.id AND status = 'Stopped') THEN 'Stopped'
+            ELSE 'Success'
+            END
+WHERE status = 'Running'
+  AND start_time < now() - INTERVAL ?
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM task WHERE execution_id = execution.id AND status = 'Running')`
+
+	intervalStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d hour", config.MaxDanglingHour())
+	_, err = ormer.Raw(sql, intervalStr).Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to fix dangling state execution")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func NewSweepManager() SweepManager {
 	return &sweepManager{
 		execDAO: dao.NewExecutionDAO(),