diff --git a/server/website/website/tasks/async_tasks.py b/server/website/website/tasks/async_tasks.py
index 3e98cd6..ca8e533 100644
--- a/server/website/website/tasks/async_tasks.py
+++ b/server/website/website/tasks/async_tasks.py
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ class MapWorkloadTask(BaseTask):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
         task_meta.save()
 
 
+class ConfigurationRecommendation(BaseTask):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
+
+    def on_success(self, retval, task_id, args, kwargs):
+        super(ConfigurationRecommendation, self).on_success(retval, task_id, args, kwargs)
+
+        task_meta = TaskMeta.objects.get(task_id=task_id)
+        task_meta.result = retval
+        task_meta.save()
+
+
 def clean_knob_data(knob_matrix, knob_labels, session):
     # Makes sure that all knobs in the dbms are included in the knob_matrix and knob_labels
     knob_matrix = np.array(knob_matrix)
@@ -420,7 +430,7 @@ def create_and_save_recommendation(recommended_knobs, result, status, **kwargs):
     return retval
 
 
-@shared_task(base=BaseTask, name='configuration_recommendation_ddpg')
+@shared_task(base=ConfigurationRecommendation, name='configuration_recommendation_ddpg')
 def configuration_recommendation_ddpg(result_info):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     LOG.info('Use ddpg to recommend configuration')
     result_id = result_info['newest_result_id']
@@ -640,7 +650,7 @@ def combine_workload(target_data):
         dummy_encoder, constraint_helper
 
 
-@shared_task(base=BaseTask, name='configuration_recommendation')
+@shared_task(base=ConfigurationRecommendation, name='configuration_recommendation')
 def configuration_recommendation(recommendation_input):
     target_data, algorithm = recommendation_input
     LOG.info('configuration_recommendation called')
diff --git a/server/website/website/utils.py b/server/website/website/utils.py
index 1e49d98..5e0a5b8 100644
--- a/server/website/website/utils.py
+++ b/server/website/website/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2017-18, Carnegie Mellon University Database Group
 #
+import celery
 import datetime
 import json
 import logging
@@ -73,6 +74,16 @@ class MediaUtil(object):
 
 class TaskUtil(object):
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_task_ids_from_tuple(task_tuple):
+        task_res = celery.result.result_from_tuple(task_tuple)
+        task_ids = []
+        task = task_res
+        while task is not None:
+            task_ids.insert(0, task)
+            task = task.parent
+        return task_ids
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_tasks(task_ids):
         task_ids = task_ids or []
diff --git a/server/website/website/views.py b/server/website/website/views.py
index 00b321e..b7250ac 100644
--- a/server/website/website/views.py
+++ b/server/website/website/views.py
@@ -403,16 +403,24 @@ def result_view(request, project_id, session_id, result_id):
 
     # default_metrics = {mname: metric_data[mname] * metric_meta[mname].scale
     #                    for mname in default_metrics}
+    if session.tuning_session == 'no_tuning_session':
+        status = None
+        next_conf = ''
+        next_conf_available = False
+    else:
+        task_tuple = JSONUtil.loads(target.task_ids)
+        task_ids = TaskUtil.get_task_ids_from_tuple(task_tuple)
+        tasks = TaskUtil.get_tasks(task_ids)
+        status, _ = TaskUtil.get_task_status(tasks, len(task_ids))
 
-    task_ids = [t for t in (target.task_ids or '').split(',') if t.strip() != '']
-    tasks = TaskUtil.get_tasks(task_ids)
-    status, _ = TaskUtil.get_task_status(tasks, len(task_ids))
-
-    next_conf_available = True if status == 'SUCCESS' else False
-    next_conf = ''
-    cfg = target.next_configuration
-    LOG.debug("status: %s, next_conf_available: %s, next_conf: %s, type: %s",
-              status, next_conf_available, cfg, type(cfg))
+        if status == 'SUCCESS':  # pylint: disable=simplifiable-if-statement
+            next_conf_available = True
+        else:
+            next_conf_available = False
+        next_conf = ''
+        cfg = target.next_configuration
+        LOG.debug("status: %s, next_conf_available: %s, next_conf: %s, type: %s",
+                  status, next_conf_available, cfg, type(cfg))
 
     if next_conf_available:
         try:
@@ -917,8 +925,8 @@ def download_debug_info(request, project_id, session_id):  # pylint: disable=unu
 @login_required(login_url=reverse_lazy('login'))
 def tuner_status_view(request, project_id, session_id, result_id):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     res = Result.objects.get(pk=result_id)
-
-    task_ids = [t for t in (res.task_ids or '').split(',') if t.strip() != '']
+    task_tuple = JSONUtil.loads(res.task_ids)
+    task_ids = TaskUtil.get_task_ids_from_tuple(task_tuple)
     tasks = TaskUtil.get_tasks(task_ids)
 
     overall_status, num_completed = TaskUtil.get_task_status(tasks, len(task_ids))