diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
index 7f77c0fc6..fc21f188a 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void Task::update(u64 value) {
-        this->m_currValue = value;
+        this->m_currValue.store(value, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 
-        if (this->m_shouldInterrupt) [[unlikely]]
+        if (this->m_shouldInterrupt.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) [[unlikely]]
             throw TaskInterruptor();
     }