diff --git a/heat/engine/dependencies.py b/heat/engine/dependencies.py
index d488b5a39..f7fb7cafe 100644
--- a/heat/engine/dependencies.py
+++ b/heat/engine/dependencies.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class Node(object):
         '''Return True if this node is not a leaf (it requires other nodes).'''
         return bool(self.require)
 
+    def __bool__(self):
+        '''Return True if this node is not a leaf (it requires other nodes).'''
+        return self.__nonzero__()
+
     def stem(self):
         '''Return True if this node is a stem (required by nothing).'''
         return not bool(self.satisfy)
diff --git a/heat/engine/scheduler.py b/heat/engine/scheduler.py
index ed79448d9..f9bb0f657 100644
--- a/heat/engine/scheduler.py
+++ b/heat/engine/scheduler.py
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ class TaskRunner(object):
         """Return True if there are steps remaining."""
         return not self.done()
 
+    def __bool__(self):
+        """Return True if there are steps remaining."""
+        return self.__nonzero__()
+
 
 def wrappertask(task):
     """