diff --git a/src/db_client.cpp b/src/db_client.cpp
index 8874bc4..0ab83d1 100644
--- a/src/db_client.cpp
+++ b/src/db_client.cpp
@@ -211,9 +211,28 @@ JobStatusType Connection::get_job_status(std::string job) {
 
 }
 
-JobStatusType Connection::get_task_status(db::uuid_t) {
-    std::cout << "JOB STATUS called, implement me pls" << std::endl;
-    return JobStatusType::IN_PROGRESS;
+JobStatusType Connection::get_task_status(db::uuid_t task) {
+
+    auto get_task_status_lambda = [](pqxx::work *txn, db::uuid_t *task, db::JobStatusType *status){
+        auto res = txn->exec_params("SELECT part_status FROM artifacts WHERE id = $1 LIMIT 1;", *task);
+
+        if (res.size() < 1) {
+            *status = db::JobStatusType::UNKNOWN;
+        } else {
+            *status = res[0]["part_status"].as<db::JobStatusType>();
+        }
+    };
+
+    std::function<void(pqxx::work*, db::uuid_t*, db::JobStatusType*)> get_task_status_func = get_task_status_lambda;
+
+    db::JobStatusType status;
+
+    if (!this->send_request(&get_task_status_func, &task, &status)) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Status for task " << db::to_string(task) << " could not be fetched, returning unknown." << std::endl;
+        return db::JobStatusType::UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    return status;
 }
 
 }