diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/common.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/common.py
index 1ded6cfeecd82d7a37eeab4230320a4f2f6b0c8e..f4492f61d3be7dfbd6a4cede91017697b3efc4d0 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/common.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/common.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ DB_LATCH_SCHEMA = {
     "properties": {
         "current": {"type": "integer"},
         "next": {"type": "integer"},
-        "this": {"type": "integer"}
+        "this": {"type": "integer"},
+        "pending": {"type": "boolean"},
+        "failure": {"type": "boolean"}
     },
     "required": ["current", "next", "this"],
     "additionalProperties": False
@@ -35,6 +37,20 @@ def get_latch(r):
     return latch
 
 
+def update_latch_status(config, pending=False, failure=False):
+    logger.debug('updating latch status: pending={}, failure={}'.format(
+        pending, failure))
+
+    for db in config['redis-databases']:
+        r = _get_redis(config, dbid=db)
+        latch = get_latch(r)
+        if not latch:
+            continue
+        latch['pending'] = pending
+        latch['failure'] = failure
+        r.set('db:latch', json.dumps(latch))
+
+
 def set_latch(config, new_current, new_next):
 
     logger.debug('setting latch: new current={}, new next={}'.format(
@@ -44,7 +60,9 @@ def set_latch(config, new_current, new_next):
         latch = {
             'current': new_current,
             'next': new_next,
-            'this': db
+            'this': db,
+            'pending': False,
+            'failure': False
         }
 
         r = _get_redis(config, dbid=db)
diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index 39832cb6355612bee20572a9eeabb9671c4d8591..59169ee915e47fce9838cbbca19c9a1438231e8e 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import jsonschema
 
 from inventory_provider.tasks.app import app
 from inventory_provider.tasks.common \
-    import get_next_redis, latch_db, get_latch, set_latch
+    import get_next_redis, latch_db, get_latch, set_latch, update_latch_status
 from inventory_provider import config
 from inventory_provider import environment
 from inventory_provider.db import db, opsdb
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ def launch_refresh_cache_all(config):
     """
     _erase_next_db(config)
 
+    update_latch_status(config, pending=True)
+
     # first batch of subtasks: refresh cached opsdb data
     subtasks = [
         update_junosspace_device_list.apply_async(),
@@ -556,14 +558,22 @@ def refresh_finalizer(self, pending_task_ids_json):
                 'message': s
             })
 
-    task_ids = json.loads(pending_task_ids_json)
-    logger.debug('task_ids: %r' % task_ids)
-    jsonschema.validate(task_ids, input_schema)
-    _wait_for_tasks(task_ids, update_callback=_update)
-    _build_subnet_db(update_callback=_update)
+    try:
+        task_ids = json.loads(pending_task_ids_json)
+        logger.debug('task_ids: %r' % task_ids)
+        jsonschema.validate(task_ids, input_schema)
+
+        _wait_for_tasks(task_ids, update_callback=_update)
+        _build_subnet_db(update_callback=_update)
+
+    except (jsonschema.ValidationError,
+            json.JSONDecodeError,
+            InventoryTaskError) as e:
+        update_latch_status(InventoryTask.config, failure=True)
+        raise e
 
-    _update('latching current/next dbs')
     latch_db(InventoryTask.config)
+    _update('latched current/next dbs')
 
     logger.debug('<<< refresh_finalizer')