diff --git a/make/migrations/postgresql/0010_1.9.0_schema.up.sql b/make/migrations/postgresql/0010_1.9.0_schema.up.sql
index 0718b19ae..f4e0b6519 100644
--- a/make/migrations/postgresql/0010_1.9.0_schema.up.sql
+++ b/make/migrations/postgresql/0010_1.9.0_schema.up.sql
@@ -109,16 +109,9 @@ create table retention_execution
 (
 	id serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
 	policy_id integer,
-	status varchar(20),
 	dry_run boolean,
 	trigger varchar(20),
-	total integer,
-	succeed integer,
-	failed integer,
-	in_progress integer,
-	stopped integer,
-	start_time timestamp,
-	end_time timestamp
+	start_time timestamp
 );
 
 create table retention_task
diff --git a/src/core/api/retention.go b/src/core/api/retention.go
index f431ce5a9..1bf1751b0 100644
--- a/src/core/api/retention.go
+++ b/src/core/api/retention.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (r *RetentionAPI) CreateRetention() {
 		return
 	}
 	if err := r.pm.GetMetadataManager().Add(p.Scope.Reference,
-		map[string]string{"retention_id": strconv.FormatInt(p.Scope.Reference, 10)}); err != nil {
+		map[string]string{"retention_id": strconv.FormatInt(id, 10)}); err != nil {
 		r.SendInternalServerError(err)
 	}
 	r.Redirect(http.StatusCreated, strconv.FormatInt(id, 10))
diff --git a/src/pkg/retention/controller.go b/src/pkg/retention/controller.go
index 8435925f8..7085e1da2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/retention/controller.go
+++ b/src/pkg/retention/controller.go
@@ -192,26 +192,13 @@ func (r *DefaultAPIController) TriggerRetentionExec(policyID int64, trigger stri
 	exec := &Execution{
 		PolicyID:  policyID,
 		StartTime: time.Now(),
-		Status:    ExecutionStatusInProgress,
 		Trigger:   trigger,
 		DryRun:    dryRun,
 	}
 	id, err := r.manager.CreateExecution(exec)
-	num, err := r.launcher.Launch(p, id, dryRun)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err = r.launcher.Launch(p, id, dryRun); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	if num == 0 {
-		exec := &Execution{
-			ID:      id,
-			EndTime: time.Now(),
-			Status:  ExecutionStatusSucceed,
-		}
-		err = r.manager.UpdateExecution(exec)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-	}
 	return id, err
 
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/retention/dao/models/retention.go b/src/pkg/retention/dao/models/retention.go
index a3d24de70..b66ae69b7 100644
--- a/src/pkg/retention/dao/models/retention.go
+++ b/src/pkg/retention/dao/models/retention.go
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego/orm"
 )
 
+// const definitions
+const (
+	ExecutionStatusInProgress string = "InProgress"
+	ExecutionStatusSucceed    string = "Succeed"
+	ExecutionStatusFailed     string = "Failed"
+	ExecutionStatusStopped    string = "Stopped"
+)
+
 func init() {
 	orm.RegisterModel(
 		new(RetentionPolicy),
@@ -31,17 +39,18 @@ type RetentionPolicy struct {
 type RetentionExecution struct {
 	ID       int64 `orm:"pk;auto;column(id)" json:"id"`
 	PolicyID int64 `orm:"column(policy_id)"`
-	Status   string
 	DryRun   bool
 	// manual, scheduled
 	Trigger    string
-	Total      int
-	Succeed    int
-	Failed     int
-	InProgress int
-	Stopped    int
 	StartTime  time.Time
-	EndTime    time.Time
+	EndTime    time.Time `orm:"-"`
+	Status     string    `orm:"-"`
+	Total      int       `orm:"-"`
+	Succeed    int       `orm:"-"`
+	Failed     int       `orm:"-"`
+	InProgress int       `orm:"-"`
+	Stopped    int       `orm:"-"`
+	Pending    int       `orm:"-"`
 }
 
 // RetentionTask ...
diff --git a/src/pkg/retention/dao/retention.go b/src/pkg/retention/dao/retention.go
index a88546f8a..bce0042b0 100644
--- a/src/pkg/retention/dao/retention.go
+++ b/src/pkg/retention/dao/retention.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package dao
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/dao"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/retention/dao/models"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/retention/q"
@@ -85,9 +84,43 @@ func GetExecution(id int64) (*models.RetentionExecution, error) {
 	if err := o.Read(e); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := fillStatus(e); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return e, nil
 }
 
+// fillStatus the priority is InProgress Stopped Failed Succeed
+func fillStatus(exec *models.RetentionExecution) error {
+	o := dao.GetOrmer()
+	if _, err := o.Raw("select status, count(*) num from retention_task where execution_id = ? group by status", exec.ID).
+		RowsToStruct(exec, "status", "num"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	exec.Total = exec.Pending + exec.InProgress + exec.Succeed + exec.Failed + exec.Stopped
+	if exec.Total == 0 {
+		exec.Status = models.ExecutionStatusSucceed
+		exec.EndTime = exec.StartTime
+		return nil
+	}
+	if exec.Pending+exec.InProgress > 0 {
+		exec.Status = models.ExecutionStatusInProgress
+	} else if exec.Stopped > 0 {
+		exec.Status = models.ExecutionStatusStopped
+	} else if exec.Failed > 0 {
+		exec.Status = models.ExecutionStatusFailed
+	} else {
+		exec.Status = models.ExecutionStatusSucceed
+	}
+	if exec.Status != models.ExecutionStatusInProgress {
+		if err := o.Raw("select max(end_time) from retention_task where execution_id = ?", exec.ID).
+			QueryRow(&exec.EndTime); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ListExecutions List Executions
 func ListExecutions(policyID int64, query *q.Query) ([]*models.RetentionExecution, error) {
 	o := dao.GetOrmer()
@@ -102,6 +135,11 @@ func ListExecutions(policyID int64, query *q.Query) ([]*models.RetentionExecutio
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	for _, e := range execs {
+		if err := fillStatus(e); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	return execs, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/retention/manager.go b/src/pkg/retention/manager.go
index 945626acc..36f8dc2f0 100644
--- a/src/pkg/retention/manager.go
+++ b/src/pkg/retention/manager.go
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetPolicy(ID int64) (*policy.Metadata, error)
 	// Create a new retention execution
 	CreateExecution(execution *Execution) (int64, error)
-	// Update the specified execution
-	UpdateExecution(execution *Execution) error
 	// Get the specified execution
 	GetExecution(eid int64) (*Execution, error)
 	// List execution histories
@@ -123,20 +121,10 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) CreateExecution(execution *Execution) (int64, error) {
 	exec.PolicyID = execution.PolicyID
 	exec.StartTime = time.Now()
 	exec.DryRun = execution.DryRun
-	exec.Status = execution.Status
 	exec.Trigger = execution.Trigger
 	return dao.CreateExecution(exec)
 }
 
-// UpdateExecution Update Execution
-func (d *DefaultManager) UpdateExecution(execution *Execution) error {
-	exec := &models.RetentionExecution{}
-	exec.ID = execution.ID
-	exec.EndTime = execution.EndTime
-	exec.Status = execution.Status
-	return dao.UpdateExecution(exec, "end_time", "status")
-}
-
 // ListExecutions List Executions
 func (d *DefaultManager) ListExecutions(policyID int64, query *q.Query) ([]*Execution, error) {
 	execs, err := dao.ListExecutions(policyID, query)
diff --git a/src/pkg/retention/manager_test.go b/src/pkg/retention/manager_test.go
index 80a813bdb..6de10a98a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/retention/manager_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/retention/manager_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ func TestExecution(t *testing.T) {
 	e1 := &Execution{
 		PolicyID:  policyID,
 		StartTime: time.Now(),
-		Status:    ExecutionStatusInProgress,
 		Trigger:   ExecutionTriggerManual,
 		DryRun:    false,
 	}
@@ -158,15 +157,6 @@ func TestExecution(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, e1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, id, e1.ID)
 
-	e1.Status = ExecutionStatusFailed
-	err = m.UpdateExecution(e1)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	e1, err = m.GetExecution(id)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.NotNil(t, e1)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, ExecutionStatusFailed, e1.Status)
-
 	es, err := m.ListExecutions(policyID, nil)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, len(es))
@@ -187,7 +177,7 @@ func TestTask(t *testing.T) {
 	// get
 	tk, err := m.GetTask(id)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, id, tk.ExecutionID)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, tk.ExecutionID)
 
 	// update
 	task.ID = id