diff --git a/solar/solar/cli/orch.py b/solar/solar/cli/orch.py
index b17a8a33..aa72f908 100644
--- a/solar/solar/cli/orch.py
+++ b/solar/solar/cli/orch.py
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ def update(uid, plan):
 @click.argument('uid')
 def report(uid):
     colors = {
-        'PENDING': 'blue',
+        'PENDING': 'cyan',
         'ERROR': 'red',
         'SUCCESS': 'green',
-        'INPROGRESS': 'yellow'}
+        'INPROGRESS': 'yellow',
+        'SKIPPED': 'blue'}
 
     report = graph.report_topo(uid)
     for item in report:
@@ -81,7 +82,14 @@ def stop(uid):
     # using revoke(terminate=True) will lead to inability to restart execution
     # research possibility of customizations of
     # app.control and Panel.register in celery
-    graph.soft_stop(uid)
+    tasks.soft_stop.apply_async(args=[uid], queue='scheduler')
+
+
+@orchestration.command()
+@click.argument('uid')
+def resume(uid):
+    graph.reset(uid, ['SKIPPED'])
+    tasks.schedule_start.apply_async(args=[uid], queue='scheduler')
 
 
 @orchestration.command()
@@ -97,10 +105,11 @@ def dg(uid):
     plan = graph.get_graph(uid)
 
     colors = {
-        'PENDING': 'blue',
+        'PENDING': 'cyan',
         'ERROR': 'red',
         'SUCCESS': 'green',
-        'INPROGRESS': 'yellow'}
+        'INPROGRESS': 'yellow',
+        'SKIPPED': 'blue'}
 
     for n in plan:
         color = colors[plan.node[n]['status']]
diff --git a/solar/solar/orchestration/graph.py b/solar/solar/orchestration/graph.py
index 4913ab34..adf6fc13 100644
--- a/solar/solar/orchestration/graph.py
+++ b/solar/solar/orchestration/graph.py
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ def reset(uid, states=None):
     save_graph(uid, dg)
 
 
-def soft_stop(uid):
-    """Graph will stop when all currently inprogress tasks will be finished
-    """
-    dg = get_graph(uid)
-    dg.graph['stop'] = True
-    save_graph(uid, dg)
-
-
 def report_topo(uid):
 
     dg = get_graph(uid)
diff --git a/solar/solar/orchestration/tasks.py b/solar/solar/orchestration/tasks.py
index 16f4bc85..87175086 100644
--- a/solar/solar/orchestration/tasks.py
+++ b/solar/solar/orchestration/tasks.py
@@ -116,10 +116,18 @@ def schedule_start(plan_uid, start=None, end=None):
     - apply different policies to tasks
     """
     dg = graph.get_graph(plan_uid)
-    dg.graph['stop'] = False
     schedule(plan_uid, dg)
 
 
+@app.task
+def soft_stop(plan_uid):
+    dg = graph.get_graph(plan_uid)
+    for n in dg:
+        if dg.node[n]['status'] == 'PENDING':
+            dg.node[n]['status'] = 'SKIPPED'
+    graph.save_graph(plan_uid, dg)
+
+
 @app.task
 def schedule_next(task_id, status, errmsg=None):
     plan_uid, task_name = task_id.rsplit(':', 1)
@@ -147,7 +155,7 @@ def traverse(dg):
     visited = set()
     for node in dg:
         data = dg.node[node]
-        if data['status'] not in ('PENDING', 'INPROGRESS'):
+        if data['status'] not in ('PENDING', 'INPROGRESS', 'SKIPPED'):
             visited.add(node)
 
     for node in dg:
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ def traverse(dg):
 
         if node in visited:
             continue
-        elif data['status'] == 'INPROGRESS':
+        elif data['status'] in ('INPROGRESS', 'SKIPPED'):
             continue
 
         predecessors = set(dg.predecessors(node))