diff --git a/taskflow/conductors/single_threaded.py b/taskflow/conductors/single_threaded.py
index cd8022df..5deeba30 100644
--- a/taskflow/conductors/single_threaded.py
+++ b/taskflow/conductors/single_threaded.py
@@ -67,20 +67,22 @@ class SingleThreadedConductor(base.Conductor):
 
     @lock_utils.locked
     def stop(self, timeout=None):
-        """Stops dispatching and returns whether the dispatcher loop is active
-        or whether it has ceased. If a timeout is provided the dispatcher
-        loop may not have ceased by the timeout reached (the request to cease
-        will be honored in the future).
+        """Requests the conductor to stop dispatching and returns whether the
+        stop request was successfully completed. If the dispatching is still
+        occurring then False is returned otherwise True will be returned to
+        signal that the conductor is no longer dispatching job requests.
+
+        NOTE(harlowja): If a timeout is provided the dispatcher loop may
+        not have ceased by the timeout reached (the request to cease will
+        be honored in the future) and False will be returned indicating this.
         """
         self._wait_timeout.interrupt()
         self._dead.wait(timeout)
-        return self.dispatching
+        return self._dead.is_set()
 
     @property
     def dispatching(self):
-        if self._dead.is_set():
-            return False
-        return True
+        return not self._dead.is_set()
 
     def _dispatch_job(self, job):
         engine = self._engine_from_job(job)
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/conductor/test_conductor.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/conductor/test_conductor.py
index 7ac75d91..b43ba035 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/conductor/test_conductor.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/conductor/test_conductor.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class SingleThreadedConductorTest(test_utils.EngineTestBase, test.TestCase):
         with close_many(components.conductor, components.client):
             t = make_thread(components.conductor)
             t.start()
-            self.assertFalse(components.conductor.stop(0.5))
+            self.assertTrue(components.conductor.stop(0.5))
+            self.assertFalse(components.conductor.dispatching)
             t.join()
 
     def test_run(self):
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class SingleThreadedConductorTest(test_utils.EngineTestBase, test.TestCase):
                                   details={'flow_uuid': fd.uuid})
             consumed_event.wait(1.0)
             self.assertTrue(consumed_event.is_set())
-            components.conductor.stop(1.0)
+            self.assertTrue(components.conductor.stop(1.0))
             self.assertFalse(components.conductor.dispatching)
 
         persistence = components.persistence
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class SingleThreadedConductorTest(test_utils.EngineTestBase, test.TestCase):
                                   details={'flow_uuid': fd.uuid})
             consumed_event.wait(1.0)
             self.assertTrue(consumed_event.is_set())
-            components.conductor.stop(1.0)
+            self.assertTrue(components.conductor.stop(1.0))
             self.assertFalse(components.conductor.dispatching)
 
         persistence = components.persistence