diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
index e424b679c..f5d636709 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/ai/create_digest.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { TaskState } from '../../generated/graphql'
 export type CreateDigestJobSchedule = 'daily' | 'weekly'
 
 export interface CreateDigestJobData {
+  id: string
   userId: string
   voices?: string[]
   language?: string
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export interface CreateDigestJobData {
 
 export interface CreateDigestJobResponse {
   jobId: string
+  jobState: TaskState
 }
 interface Selector {
   query: string
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ export const createDigestJob = async (jobData: CreateDigestJobData) => {
   })
   const title = generateTitle(summaries)
   const digest: Digest = {
-    id: uuid(),
+    id: jobData.id,
     title,
     content: generateContent(summaries),
     urlsToAudio: [],
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/digest_router.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/digest_router.ts
index 0bf492d0a..24f2bb103 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/digest_router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/digest_router.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import cors from 'cors'
 import express from 'express'
 import { env } from '../env'
-import {
-  CreateDigestJobSchedule,
-  CREATE_DIGEST_JOB,
-} from '../jobs/ai/create_digest'
-import { createJobId, getJob, jobStateToTaskState } from '../queue-processor'
+import { TaskState } from '../generated/graphql'
+import { CreateDigestJobSchedule } from '../jobs/ai/create_digest'
 import { getDigest } from '../services/digest'
 import { FeatureName, findGrantedFeatureByName } from '../services/features'
 import { findActiveUser } from '../services/user'
@@ -14,6 +11,7 @@ import { getClaimsByToken, getTokenByRequest } from '../utils/auth'
 import { corsConfig } from '../utils/corsConfig'
 import { enqueueCreateDigest } from '../utils/createTask'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 
 interface Feedback {
   digestRating: number
@@ -82,21 +80,21 @@ export function digestRouter() {
         return res.sendStatus(403)
       }
 
-      // check if job is already in queue
+      const data = req.body as CreateDigestRequest
+
+      // check if job is running
       // if yes then return 202 accepted
       // else enqueue job
-      const jobId = createJobId(CREATE_DIGEST_JOB, userId)
-      const existingJob = await getJob(jobId)
-      if (existingJob) {
-        logger.info(`Job already in queue: ${jobId}`)
+      const digest = await getDigest(userId)
+      if (digest?.jobState === TaskState.Running) {
+        logger.info(`Digest job is running: ${userId}`)
         return res.sendStatus(202)
       }
 
-      const data = req.body as CreateDigestRequest
-
       // enqueue job and return job id
       const result = await enqueueCreateDigest(
         {
+          id: uuid(), // generate job id
           userId,
           ...data,
         },
@@ -147,26 +145,22 @@ export function digestRouter() {
         return res.sendStatus(403)
       }
 
-      // get job by user id
-      const jobId = createJobId(CREATE_DIGEST_JOB, userId)
-      const job = await getJob(jobId)
-      if (job) {
-        // if job is in queue then return job state
-        const jobState = await job.getState()
-        return res.send({
-          jobId: job.id,
-          jobState: jobStateToTaskState(jobState),
-        })
-      }
-
-      // if job is done and removed then get the digest from redis
+      // get the digest from redis
       const digest = await getDigest(userId)
       if (!digest) {
         logger.info(`Digest not found: ${userId}`)
         return res.sendStatus(404)
       }
 
-      // return digest
+      if (digest.jobState === TaskState.Running) {
+        // if job is running then return job state
+        return res.send({
+          jobId: digest.id,
+          jobState: digest.jobState,
+        })
+      }
+
+      // if job is done then return the digest
       return res.send(digest)
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Error while getting digest', error)
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/digest.ts b/packages/api/src/services/digest.ts
index 24be606cc..811202efd 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/digest.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/digest.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ interface Chapter {
 export interface Digest {
   id: string
   jobState: TaskState
-  createdAt: Date
-  description: string
-  byline: string
 
+  createdAt?: Date
+  description?: string
+  byline?: string
   url?: string
   title?: string
   content?: string
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
index 70306ff76..eeefd3692 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { env } from '../env'
 import {
   ArticleSavingRequestStatus,
   CreateLabelInput,
+  TaskState,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { AISummarizeJobData, AI_SUMMARIZE_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/ai-summarize'
 import {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import {
   UPDATE_HIGHLIGHT_JOB,
   UPDATE_LABELS_JOB,
 } from '../jobs/update_db'
-import { createJobId, getBackendQueue, JOB_VERSION } from '../queue-processor'
+import { getBackendQueue, JOB_VERSION } from '../queue-processor'
 import { redisDataSource } from '../redis_data_source'
 import { signFeatureToken } from '../services/features'
 import { OmnivoreAuthorizationHeader } from './auth'
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import { CreateTaskError } from './errors'
 import { stringToHash } from './helpers'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 import View = google.cloud.tasks.v2.Task.View
+import { writeDigest } from '../services/digest'
 
 // Instantiates a client.
 const client = new CloudTasksClient()
@@ -868,9 +870,8 @@ export const enqueueCreateDigest = async (
     throw new Error('No queue found')
   }
 
-  const jobId = createJobId(CREATE_DIGEST_JOB, data.userId)
   const job = await queue.add(CREATE_DIGEST_JOB, data, {
-    jobId, // dedupe by userId
+    jobId: data.id, // dedupe by job id
     removeOnComplete: true,
     removeOnFail: true,
     attempts: 3,
@@ -886,8 +887,17 @@ export const enqueueCreateDigest = async (
 
   logger.info('create digest job enqueued', { jobId: job.id })
 
+  const digest = {
+    id: data.id,
+    jobState: TaskState.Running,
+  }
+
+  // update digest job state in redis
+  await writeDigest(data.userId, digest)
+
   return {
-    jobId,
+    jobId: digest.id,
+    jobState: digest.jobState,
   }
 }