diff --git a/pbs-datastore/src/chunk_store.rs b/pbs-datastore/src/chunk_store.rs
index 5c50e4fc..2e37999e 100644
--- a/pbs-datastore/src/chunk_store.rs
+++ b/pbs-datastore/src/chunk_store.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use proxmox::tools::fs::{CreateOptions, create_path, create_dir};
 
 use pbs_api_types::GarbageCollectionStatus;
 use pbs_tools::process_locker::{self, ProcessLocker};
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::{task_log, task::WorkerTaskContext};
 
 use crate::DataBlob;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl ChunkStore {
         &self.base
     }
 
-    pub fn create<P>(name: &str, path: P, uid: nix::unistd::Uid, gid: nix::unistd::Gid, worker: Option<&dyn TaskState>) -> Result<Self, Error>
+    pub fn create<P>(name: &str, path: P, uid: nix::unistd::Uid, gid: nix::unistd::Gid, worker: Option<&dyn WorkerTaskContext>) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: Into<PathBuf>,
     {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl ChunkStore {
         oldest_writer: i64,
         phase1_start_time: i64,
         status: &mut GarbageCollectionStatus,
-        worker: &dyn TaskState,
+        worker: &dyn WorkerTaskContext,
         fail_on_shutdown: F,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         use nix::sys::stat::fstatat;
diff --git a/pbs-tools/src/task.rs b/pbs-tools/src/task.rs
index 8cfd6fe8..e8648a49 100644
--- a/pbs-tools/src/task.rs
+++ b/pbs-tools/src/task.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
 
 /// `WorkerTask` methods commonly used from contexts otherwise not related to the API server.
-pub trait TaskState {
+pub trait WorkerTaskContext {
     /// If the task should be aborted, this should fail with a reasonable error message.
     fn check_abort(&self) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
@@ -10,47 +10,47 @@ pub trait TaskState {
 }
 
 /// Convenience implementation:
-impl<T: TaskState + ?Sized> TaskState for std::sync::Arc<T> {
+impl<T: WorkerTaskContext + ?Sized> WorkerTaskContext for std::sync::Arc<T> {
     fn check_abort(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        <T as TaskState>::check_abort(&*self)
+        <T as WorkerTaskContext>::check_abort(&*self)
     }
 
     fn log(&self, level: log::Level, message: &std::fmt::Arguments) {
-        <T as TaskState>::log(&*self, level, message)
+        <T as WorkerTaskContext>::log(&*self, level, message)
     }
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! task_error {
     ($task:expr, $($fmt:tt)+) => {{
-        $crate::task::TaskState::log(&*$task, log::Level::Error, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
+        $crate::task::WorkerTaskContext::log(&*$task, log::Level::Error, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
     }};
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! task_warn {
     ($task:expr, $($fmt:tt)+) => {{
-        $crate::task::TaskState::log(&*$task, log::Level::Warn, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
+        $crate::task::WorkerTaskContext::log(&*$task, log::Level::Warn, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
     }};
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! task_log {
     ($task:expr, $($fmt:tt)+) => {{
-        $crate::task::TaskState::log(&*$task, log::Level::Info, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
+        $crate::task::WorkerTaskContext::log(&*$task, log::Level::Info, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
     }};
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! task_debug {
     ($task:expr, $($fmt:tt)+) => {{
-        $crate::task::TaskState::log(&*$task, log::Level::Debug, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
+        $crate::task::WorkerTaskContext::log(&*$task, log::Level::Debug, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
     }};
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! task_trace {
     ($task:expr, $($fmt:tt)+) => {{
-        $crate::task::TaskState::log(&*$task, log::Level::Trace, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
+        $crate::task::WorkerTaskContext::log(&*$task, log::Level::Trace, &format_args!($($fmt)+))
     }};
 }
diff --git a/proxmox-rest-server/src/worker_task.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/worker_task.rs
index b6ed6862..1b20391a 100644
--- a/proxmox-rest-server/src/worker_task.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/worker_task.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use proxmox::try_block;
 use proxmox::tools::fs::{create_path, replace_file, atomic_open_or_create_file, CreateOptions};
 use proxmox::api::upid::UPID;
 
+use pbs_tools::task::WorkerTaskContext;
 use pbs_tools::logrotate::{LogRotate, LogRotateFiles};
 
 use crate::{CommandoSocket, FileLogger, FileLogOptions};
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ impl WorkerTask {
     }
 
     /// Fail if abort was requested.
-    pub fn fail_on_abort(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn check_abort(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.abort_requested() {
             bail!("abort requested - aborting task");
         }
@@ -859,9 +860,9 @@ impl WorkerTask {
     }
 }
 
-impl pbs_tools::task::TaskState for WorkerTask {
+impl WorkerTaskContext for WorkerTask {
     fn check_abort(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.fail_on_abort()
+        self.check_abort()
     }
 
     fn log(&self, level: log::Level, message: &std::fmt::Arguments) {
diff --git a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
index 0f9234ca..0819d5ec 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use pbs_api_types::{
     PRIV_DATASTORE_ALLOCATE, PRIV_DATASTORE_AUDIT, PRIV_DATASTORE_MODIFY,
     DataStoreConfig, DataStoreConfigUpdater,
 };
-use pbs_tools::task::TaskState;
 
 use crate::api2::config::sync::delete_sync_job;
 use crate::api2::config::verify::delete_verification_job;
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ use crate::api2::admin::{
     verify::list_verification_jobs,
 };
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
+use pbs_tools::task::WorkerTaskContext;
+
 use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
 
 use crate::server::jobstate;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn do_create_datastore(
     _lock: BackupLockGuard,
     mut config: SectionConfigData,
     datastore: DataStoreConfig,
-    worker: Option<&dyn TaskState>,
+    worker: Option<&dyn WorkerTaskContext>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let path: PathBuf = datastore.path.clone().into();
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
index 5effa99d..9529eca3 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use pbs_api_types::{
 
 use pbs_datastore::StoreProgress;
 use pbs_datastore::backup_info::{BackupDir, BackupInfo};
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn};
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
 use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
index 045d8d6c..8feed754 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use pbs_tape::{
     TapeRead, BlockReadError, MediaContentHeader,
     PROXMOX_BACKUP_CONTENT_HEADER_MAGIC_1_0,
 };
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn};
 use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/src/backup/datastore.rs b/src/backup/datastore.rs
index fcef2d39..ec37286f 100644
--- a/src/backup/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/backup/datastore.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use pbs_datastore::manifest::{
 use pbs_tools::format::HumanByte;
 use pbs_tools::fs::{lock_dir_noblock, DirLockGuard};
 use pbs_tools::process_locker::ProcessLockSharedGuard;
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::{task_log, task_warn, task::WorkerTaskContext};
 use pbs_config::{open_backup_lockfile, BackupLockGuard};
 use proxmox_rest_server::fail_on_shutdown;
 
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl DataStore {
         index: I,
         file_name: &Path, // only used for error reporting
         status: &mut GarbageCollectionStatus,
-        worker: &dyn TaskState,
+        worker: &dyn WorkerTaskContext,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
         status.index_file_count += 1;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ impl DataStore {
     fn mark_used_chunks(
         &self,
         status: &mut GarbageCollectionStatus,
-        worker: &dyn TaskState,
+        worker: &dyn WorkerTaskContext,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
         let image_list = self.list_images()?;
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ impl DataStore {
         !matches!(self.gc_mutex.try_lock(), Ok(_))
     }
 
-    pub fn garbage_collection(&self, worker: &dyn TaskState, upid: &UPID) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn garbage_collection(&self, worker: &dyn WorkerTaskContext, upid: &UPID) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
         if let Ok(ref mut _mutex) = self.gc_mutex.try_lock() {
 
diff --git a/src/backup/verify.rs b/src/backup/verify.rs
index 051d6918..40185f8f 100644
--- a/src/backup/verify.rs
+++ b/src/backup/verify.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use pbs_datastore::backup_info::{BackupGroup, BackupDir, BackupInfo};
 use pbs_datastore::index::IndexFile;
 use pbs_datastore::manifest::{archive_type, ArchiveType, BackupManifest, FileInfo};
 use pbs_tools::fs::lock_dir_noblock_shared;
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::{task_log, task::WorkerTaskContext};
 
 use crate::{
     backup::DataStore,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::{
 /// A VerifyWorker encapsulates a task worker, datastore and information about which chunks have
 /// already been verified or detected as corrupt.
 pub struct VerifyWorker {
-    worker: Arc<dyn TaskState + Send + Sync>,
+    worker: Arc<dyn WorkerTaskContext + Send + Sync>,
     datastore: Arc<DataStore>,
     verified_chunks: Arc<Mutex<HashSet<[u8; 32]>>>,
     corrupt_chunks: Arc<Mutex<HashSet<[u8; 32]>>>,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub struct VerifyWorker {
 
 impl VerifyWorker {
     /// Creates a new VerifyWorker for a given task worker and datastore.
-    pub fn new(worker: Arc<dyn TaskState + Send + Sync>, datastore: Arc<DataStore>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(worker: Arc<dyn WorkerTaskContext + Send + Sync>, datastore: Arc<DataStore>) -> Self {
         Self {
             worker,
             datastore,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn verify_blob(
 fn rename_corrupted_chunk(
     datastore: Arc<DataStore>,
     digest: &[u8;32],
-    worker: &dyn TaskState,
+    worker: &dyn WorkerTaskContext,
 ) {
     let (path, digest_str) = datastore.chunk_path(digest);
 
diff --git a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
index e8e60d19..660255d2 100644
--- a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use proxmox::{
 
 use pbs_api_types::{VirtualTapeDrive, LtoTapeDrive, Fingerprint};
 use pbs_config::key_config::KeyConfig;
-use pbs_tools::{task_log, task::TaskState};
+use pbs_tools::task_log;
 
 use pbs_tape::{
     TapeWrite, TapeRead, BlockReadError, MediaContentHeader,
diff --git a/tests/worker-task-abort.rs b/tests/worker-task-abort.rs
index 08b8fa9e..2481d984 100644
--- a/tests/worker-task-abort.rs
+++ b/tests/worker-task-abort.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn garbage_collection(worker: &WorkerTask) -> Result<(), Error> {
     worker.log("start garbage collection");
 
     for i in 0..50 {
-        worker.fail_on_abort()?;
+        worker.check_abort()?;
 
         flog!(worker, "progress {}", i);