diff --git a/src/uberjob/progress/_simple_progress_observer.py b/src/uberjob/progress/_simple_progress_observer.py
index 1a2b641..8b653a6 100644
--- a/src/uberjob/progress/_simple_progress_observer.py
+++ b/src/uberjob/progress/_simple_progress_observer.py
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ def increment_total(self, section, scope, amount: int):
     def increment_running(self, section, scope):
         self.update_weighted_elapsed()
         scope_state = self.section_scope_mapping[section][scope]
-        if not scope_state.running:
-            self._running_section_scopes.add(scope_state)
+        self._running_section_scopes.add(scope_state)
         scope_state.running += 1
         self.running_count += 1