diff --git a/lib/tasks/enqueue.js b/lib/tasks/enqueue.js
index 8174593e..5a6b4162 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/enqueue.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/enqueue.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class TaskEnqueue extends Task {
           this.bridgeDetails = opts;
           this.logger.info({bridgeDetails: this.bridgeDetails}, `time to dequeue from ${this.queueName}`);
           if (this._playSession) {
+            this._leave = false;
             this._playSession.kill();
             this._playSession = null;
           }
@@ -325,10 +326,9 @@ class TaskEnqueue extends Task {
 
     // check for 'leave' verb and only execute tasks up till then
     const tasksToRun = [];
-    let leave = false;
     for (const o of tasks) {
       if (o.name === TaskName.Leave) {
-        leave = true;
+        this._leave = true;
         this.logger.info('waitHook returned a leave task');
         break;
       }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class TaskEnqueue extends Task {
       await this._playSession.exec();
       this._playSession = null;
     }
-    if (leave) {
+    if (this._leave) {
       this.state = QueueResults.Leave;
       this.kill(cs);
     }