diff --git a/library/Director/Db/Housekeeping.php b/library/Director/Db/Housekeeping.php
index bdbc9ac2..7fa672f1 100644
--- a/library/Director/Db/Housekeeping.php
+++ b/library/Director/Db/Housekeeping.php
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class Housekeeping
         );
     }
 
+    public function hasPendingTasks()
+    {
+        return count($this->getPendingTaskSummary()) > 0
+    }
+
     public function runAllTasks()
     {
         $result = array();