diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
index 0f9e95f19b..7068b5a432 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler.go
@@ -564,17 +564,7 @@ func (a *arrayNodeHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, nCtx interfaces.NodeExecu
 	// report to admin through a TaskExecutionEvent.
 	if eventRecorder.finalizeRequired(ctx) {
 		// determine task phase from ArrayNodePhase
-		taskPhase := idlcore.TaskExecution_UNDEFINED
-		switch currentArrayNodePhase {
-		case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseNone:
-			taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_QUEUED
-		case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseExecuting:
-			taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_RUNNING
-		case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseSucceeding:
-			taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_SUCCEEDED
-		case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseFailing:
-			taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_FAILED
-		}
+		taskPhase := mapTaskPhase(arrayNodeState.Phase)
 
 		// if the ArrayNode phase has changed we need to reset the taskPhaseVersion to 0, otherwise
 		// increment it if we detect any changes in subNode state.
@@ -641,6 +631,22 @@ func New(nodeExecutor interfaces.Node, eventConfig *config.EventConfig, scope pr
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func mapTaskPhase(arrayNodePhase v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhase) idlcore.TaskExecution_Phase {
+	taskPhase := idlcore.TaskExecution_UNDEFINED
+	switch arrayNodePhase {
+	case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseNone:
+		taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_QUEUED
+	case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseExecuting:
+		taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_RUNNING
+	case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseSucceeding:
+		taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_SUCCEEDED
+	case v1alpha1.ArrayNodePhaseFailing:
+		taskPhase = idlcore.TaskExecution_FAILED
+	}
+
+	return taskPhase
+}
+
 // buildArrayNodeContext creates a custom environment to execute the ArrayNode subnode. This is uniquely required for
 // the arrayNodeHandler because we require the same node execution entrypoint (ie. recursiveNodeExecutor.RecursiveNodeHandler)
 // but need many different execution details, for example setting input values as a singular item rather than a collection,
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler_test.go
index ba0815fee6..90fdac542b 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/array/handler_test.go
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ func TestHandleArrayNodePhaseNone(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if len(test.expectedExternalResourcePhases) > 0 {
 				assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents))
+				assert.Equal(t, mapTaskPhase(test.expectedArrayNodePhase), eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents[0].Phase)
 
 				externalResources := eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents[0].Metadata.GetExternalResources()
 				assert.Equal(t, len(test.expectedExternalResourcePhases), len(externalResources))
@@ -753,6 +754,7 @@ func TestHandleArrayNodePhaseExecuting(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if len(test.expectedExternalResourcePhases) > 0 {
 				assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents))
+				assert.Equal(t, mapTaskPhase(test.expectedArrayNodePhase), eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents[0].Phase)
 
 				externalResources := eventRecorder.taskExecutionEvents[0].Metadata.GetExternalResources()
 				assert.Equal(t, len(test.expectedExternalResourcePhases), len(externalResources))