diff --git a/core/src/service/action.rs b/core/src/service/action.rs
index 772f0dfc6..814a3c94f 100644
--- a/core/src/service/action.rs
+++ b/core/src/service/action.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::db::model::package::{
 };
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::rpc_continuations::Guid;
-use crate::service::{ProcedureName, Service, ServiceActor, ServiceActorSeed};
+use crate::service::{ProcedureName, Service, ServiceActor};
 use crate::util::actor::background::BackgroundJobQueue;
 use crate::util::actor::{ConflictBuilder, Handler};
 use crate::util::serde::is_partial_of;
@@ -83,6 +83,22 @@ impl Service {
     }
 }
 
+fn conflicts(left: &Value, right: &Value) -> bool {
+    match (left, right) {
+        (Value::Object(left), Value::Object(right)) => left.iter().any(|(k, v)| {
+            if let Some(v_right) = right.get(k) {
+                conflicts(v, v_right)
+            } else {
+                false
+            }
+        }),
+        (Value::Array(left), Value::Array(right)) => left
+            .iter()
+            .any(|v| right.iter().all(|v_right| conflicts(v, v_right))),
+        (_, _) => left != right,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn update_tasks(
     tasks: &mut BTreeMap<ReplayId, TaskEntry>,
     package_id: &PackageId,
@@ -105,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn update_tasks(
                             } else {
                                 v.active = false;
                             }
-                        } else {
+                        } else if conflicts(value, input) {
                             v.active = true;
                             if v.task.severity == TaskSeverity::Critical {
                                 critical_activated = true;
@@ -131,50 +147,6 @@ pub fn update_tasks(
     critical_activated
 }
 
-impl ServiceActorSeed {
-    /// Fetch the current action input and re-evaluate all tasks targeting this action.
-    ///
-    /// This is the single source of truth for task re-evaluation. Used both after
-    /// running an action and during service init (recheck_tasks).
-    pub(super) async fn eval_action_tasks(
-        &self,
-        action_id: &ActionId,
-        was_run: bool,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let package_id = &self.id;
-        let current_input = self
-            .persistent_container
-            .execute::<Option<ActionInput>>(
-                Guid::new(),
-                ProcedureName::GetActionInput(action_id.clone()),
-                json!({ "prefill": Value::Null }),
-                Some(Duration::from_secs(30)),
-            )
-            .await
-            .log_err()
-            .flatten()
-            .and_then(|ai| ai.value);
-        let Some(input) = current_input else {
-            return Ok(());
-        };
-        self.ctx
-            .db
-            .mutate(|db| {
-                for (_, pde) in db.as_public_mut().as_package_data_mut().as_entries_mut()? {
-                    if pde.as_tasks_mut().mutate(|tasks| {
-                        Ok(update_tasks(tasks, package_id, action_id, &input, was_run))
-                    })? {
-                        pde.as_status_info_mut().stop()?;
-                    }
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            })
-            .await
-            .result?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 pub(super) struct RunAction {
     action_id: ActionId,
     input: Value,
@@ -247,7 +219,22 @@ impl Handler<RunAction> for ServiceActor {
             )
             .await
             .with_kind(ErrorKind::Action)?;
-        self.0.eval_action_tasks(action_id, true).await?;
+        let package_id = package_id.clone();
+        self.0
+            .ctx
+            .db
+            .mutate(|db| {
+                for (_, pde) in db.as_public_mut().as_package_data_mut().as_entries_mut()? {
+                    if pde.as_tasks_mut().mutate(|tasks| {
+                        Ok(update_tasks(tasks, &package_id, action_id, &input, true))
+                    })? {
+                        pde.as_status_info_mut().stop()?;
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            })
+            .await
+            .result?;
         Ok(result)
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/service/mod.rs b/core/src/service/mod.rs
index 05c6e56ea..9fbcfa300 100644
--- a/core/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::lxc::ContainerId;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::rpc_continuations::{Guid, RpcContinuation};
 use crate::s9pk::S9pk;
+use crate::service::action::update_tasks;
 use crate::service::rpc::{ExitParams, InitKind};
 use crate::service::service_map::InstallProgressHandles;
 use crate::service::uninstall::cleanup;
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@ impl Service {
     async fn recheck_tasks(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let service_id = &self.seed.id;
         let peek = self.seed.ctx.db.peek().await;
-        let action_ids: BTreeSet<_> = peek
+        let mut action_input: BTreeMap<ActionId, Value> = BTreeMap::new();
+        let tasks: BTreeSet<_> = peek
             .as_public()
             .as_package_data()
             .as_entries()?
@@ -264,16 +266,29 @@ impl Service {
             .flatten_ok()
             .map(|a| a.and_then(|a| a))
             .try_collect()?;
-        drop(peek);
-        for action_id in action_ids {
-            self.seed.eval_action_tasks(&action_id, false).await?;
+        let procedure_id = Guid::new();
+        for action_id in tasks {
+            if let Some(input) = self
+                .get_action_input(procedure_id.clone(), action_id.clone(), Value::Null)
+                .await
+                .log_err()
+                .flatten()
+                .and_then(|i| i.value)
+            {
+                action_input.insert(action_id, input);
+            }
         }
-        // Defensive sweep: stop any package that still has an active critical task.
-        // This catches tasks that were already active before this init cycle.
         self.seed
             .ctx
             .db
             .mutate(|db| {
+                for (action_id, input) in &action_input {
+                    for (_, pde) in db.as_public_mut().as_package_data_mut().as_entries_mut()? {
+                        pde.as_tasks_mut().mutate(|tasks| {
+                            Ok(update_tasks(tasks, service_id, action_id, input, false))
+                        })?;
+                    }
+                }
                 for (_, pde) in db.as_public_mut().as_package_data_mut().as_entries_mut()? {
                     if pde
                         .as_tasks()