diff --git a/components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.task/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/task/internal/RegistryTaskServiceComponent.java b/components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.task/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/task/internal/RegistryTaskServiceComponent.java
index 9fb8de4ea..275464c39 100644
--- a/components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.task/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/task/internal/RegistryTaskServiceComponent.java
+++ b/components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.task/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/task/internal/RegistryTaskServiceComponent.java
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ protected void setTaskService(TaskService taskService) {
     }
 
     private void registerTasks(TaskManager taskManager) throws TaskException {
+        try {
+            for (TaskInfo taskInfo : taskManager.getAllTasks()) {
+                taskManager.deleteTask(taskInfo.getName());
+            }
+        } catch (TaskException ignore){
+
+        }
         String configPath = CarbonUtils.getRegistryXMLPath();
         if (configPath != null) {
             File registryXML = new File(configPath);