diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
index ed8841803a..09978b53c2 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/helpers.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ where
     fn pre_exec(&mut self, _emulator: libafl_qemu::Qemu, _input: &S::Input) {
         unsafe {
             CURRENT_SYSTEMSTATE_VEC.clear();
+            JOBS_DONE.clear();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
index d1701b54c2..be7041d0dc 100644
--- a/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/FRET/src/systemstate/observers.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ fn get_release_response_pairs(rel: &Vec<(u64, String)>, resp: &Vec<(u64, String)
                 r.next();
             } else {
                 if let Some(peek_resp) = d.peek() {
-                    if peek_resp.0 >= peek_rel.0 {  // multiple releases before respopnse, only use the latest release
+                    if peek_resp.0 > peek_rel.0 {  // multiple releases before response, only use the latest release
                         eprintln!("Task {} released multiple times before response", peek_rel.1);
                         ready.insert(&peek_rel.1, peek_rel.0);
                         r.next();
@@ -271,14 +271,17 @@ fn get_release_response_pairs(rel: &Vec<(u64, String)>, resp: &Vec<(u64, String)
                 break;
             }
         }
-        if let Some(peek_resp) = d.next() {
-            if ready.contains_key(&peek_resp.1) {
-                assert!(peek_resp.0 >= ready[&peek_resp.1]);
-                ret.push((ready[&peek_resp.1], peek_resp.0, peek_resp.1.clone()));
-                ready.remove(&peek_resp.1);
-            }
-            else {
-                eprintln!("Task {} not found in ready list", peek_resp.1);
+        if let Some(next_resp) = d.next() {
+            if ready.contains_key(&next_resp.1) {
+                if ready[&next_resp.1] >= next_resp.0 {
+                    eprintln!("Task {} released after response", next_resp.1);
+                } else {
+                    // assert!(peek_resp.0 >= ready[&peek_resp.1]);
+                    ret.push((ready[&next_resp.1], next_resp.0, next_resp.1.clone()));
+                    ready.remove(&next_resp.1);
+                }
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("Task {} not found in ready list", next_resp.1);
             }
         } else {
             // TODO: should remaining released tasks be counted as finished?