diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
index 06bd2e896d2..e603a6224f7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
@@ -960,6 +960,15 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends Disposable implements ITaskSystem {
 				return Promise.reject(new Error(`Failed to create terminal for task ${task._label}`));
 			}
 
+			this._fireTaskEvent(TaskEvent.start(task, terminal.instanceId, resolver.values));
+			const mapKey = task.getMapKey();
+			this._busyTasks[mapKey] = task;
+			this._fireTaskEvent(TaskEvent.general(TaskEventKind.Active, task, terminal.instanceId));
+
+			const problemMatchers = await this._resolveMatchers(resolver, task.configurationProperties.problemMatchers);
+			const startStopProblemMatcher = new StartStopProblemCollector(problemMatchers, this._markerService, this._modelService, ProblemHandlingStrategy.Clean, this._fileService);
+			this._terminalStatusManager.addTerminal(task, terminal, startStopProblemMatcher);
+
 			let processStartedSignaled = false;
 			terminal.processReady.then(() => {
 				if (!processStartedSignaled) {
@@ -969,13 +978,7 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends Disposable implements ITaskSystem {
 			}, (_error) => {
 				// The process never got ready. Need to think how to handle this.
 			});
-			this._fireTaskEvent(TaskEvent.start(task, terminal.instanceId, resolver.values));
-			const mapKey = task.getMapKey();
-			this._busyTasks[mapKey] = task;
-			this._fireTaskEvent(TaskEvent.general(TaskEventKind.Active, task, terminal.instanceId));
-			const problemMatchers = await this._resolveMatchers(resolver, task.configurationProperties.problemMatchers);
-			const startStopProblemMatcher = new StartStopProblemCollector(problemMatchers, this._markerService, this._modelService, ProblemHandlingStrategy.Clean, this._fileService);
-			this._terminalStatusManager.addTerminal(task, terminal, startStopProblemMatcher);
+
 			const onData = terminal.onLineData((line) => {
 				startStopProblemMatcher.processLine(line);
 			});