diff --git a/client/allocrunner/task_hook_coordinator.go b/client/allocrunner/task_hook_coordinator.go
index 46b1bc30d80e..09f90d22d673 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/task_hook_coordinator.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/task_hook_coordinator.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ type taskHookCoordinator struct {
 
 	prestartSidecar   map[string]struct{}
 	prestartEphemeral map[string]struct{}
-	mainTasksRunning  map[string]struct{}  // poststop: main tasks running -> finished
-	mainTasksPending  map[string]struct{}  // poststart: main tasks pending -> running
+	mainTasksRunning  map[string]struct{} // poststop: main tasks running -> finished
+	mainTasksPending  map[string]struct{} // poststart: main tasks pending -> running
 }
 
 func newTaskHookCoordinator(logger hclog.Logger, tasks []*structs.Task) *taskHookCoordinator {
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 8100f287c855..dabe6924922a 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ func (a *AllocatedResources) Comparable() *ComparableResources {
 	prestartSidecarTasks := &AllocatedTaskResources{}
 	prestartEphemeralTasks := &AllocatedTaskResources{}
 	main := &AllocatedTaskResources{}
-	poststartTasks := &AllocatedTaskResources{}
+	poststopTasks := &AllocatedTaskResources{}
 
 	for taskName, r := range a.Tasks {
 		lc := a.TaskLifecycles[taskName]
@@ -3292,13 +3292,13 @@ func (a *AllocatedResources) Comparable() *ComparableResources {
 				prestartEphemeralTasks.Add(r)
 			}
 		} else if lc.Hook == TaskLifecycleHookPoststop {
-			poststartTasks.Add(r)
+			poststopTasks.Add(r)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// update this loop to account for lifecycle hook
 	prestartEphemeralTasks.Max(main)
-	prestartEphemeralTasks.Max(poststartTasks)
+	prestartEphemeralTasks.Max(poststopTasks)
 	prestartSidecarTasks.Add(prestartEphemeralTasks)
 	c.Flattened.Add(prestartSidecarTasks)
 
@@ -4906,7 +4906,7 @@ func (d *DispatchPayloadConfig) Validate() error {
 const (
 	TaskLifecycleHookPrestart  = "prestart"
 	TaskLifecycleHookPoststart = "poststart"
-	TaskLifecycleHookPoststop = "poststop"
+	TaskLifecycleHookPoststop  = "poststop"
 )
 
 type TaskLifecycleConfig struct {