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Hi team, I have another question here. I have a flow with 3 tasks (A-&gt;B-&gt;C) and task B is to sleep 60 sec for example. When the flow-run is started to B, I set the flow-run state to PAUSE via (`client.set_flow_run_state(flow_run_id="&lt;flow_run_id&gt;", state=PAUSE)`). The flow-run state on UI is set to PAUSE and the task B continues to execute until the end. But once the task B is finished, I use `client.set_flow_run_state` to set this flow-run back to running (or resume). Task C will get this error (I throw it to thread) and the whole flow-run is still running (Task C is pending), it seems like an abnormal state because this flow-run will keep running but do nothing.
May I ask if this is normal? Thanks :slightly_smiling_face:

`Failed to set task state with error: ClientError([{'message': 'State update failed for task run ID 3a05c8b8-e5b7-4952-b0ee-d3122b8d009c: provided a running state but associated flow run 1cb102f5-d7eb-4282-a6b7-e25a7bd97ab6 is not in a running state.', 'locations': [{'line': 2, 'column': 5}], 'path': ['set_task_run_states'], 'extensions': {'code': 'INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', 'exception': {'message': 'State update failed for task run ID 3a05c8b8-e5b7-4952-b0ee-d3122b8d009c: provided a running state but associated flow run 1cb102f5-d7eb-4282-a6b7-e25a7bd97ab6 is not in a running state.'}}}])`
`Traceback (most recent call last):`
  `File "/Users/xy.l./.local/share/virtualenvs/data_platform-a2_zvZ3_/lib/python3.7/site-packages/prefect/engine/cloud/task_runner.py", line 116, in call_runner_target_handlers`
    `cache_for=self.task.cache_for,`
  `File "/Users/xy.l./.local/share/virtualenvs/data_platform-a2_zvZ3_/lib/python3.7/site-packages/prefect/client/client.py", line 1303, in set_task_run_state`
    `version=version,`
  `File "/Users/xy.l./.local/share/virtualenvs/data_platform-a2_zvZ3_/lib/python3.7/site-packages/prefect/client/client.py", line 287, in graphql`
    `raise ClientError(result["errors"])`
`prefect.utilities.exceptions.ClientError: [{'message': 'State update failed for task run ID 3a05c8b8-e5b7-4952-b0ee-d3122b8d009c: provided a running state but associated flow run 1cb102f5-d7eb-4282-a6b7-e25a7bd97ab6 is not in a running state.', 'locations': [{'line': 2, 'column': 5}], 'path': ['set_task_run_states'], 'extensions': {'code': 'INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', 'exception': {'message': 'State update failed for task run ID 3a05c8b8-e5b7-4952-b0ee-d3122b8d009c: provided a running state but associated flow run 1cb102f5-d7eb-4282-a6b7-e25a7bd97ab6 is not in a running state.'}}}]`

Hi Eric - currently there is no way to Pause an actively running flow; the only states that have real meaning for a Flow Run are: Scheduled, Submitted, Running, Cancelling, Cancelled, Failed, and Success.  If a flow run is not in a `Running` state, then task runs are not allowed to enter `Running` states themselves, as this is the only state that signifies to Prefect that work is allowed to continue

ok, I got it. Thanks for your reply :relaxed: