diff --git a/libs/scheduler-kafka/langgraph/scheduler/kafka/orchestrator.py b/libs/scheduler-kafka/langgraph/scheduler/kafka/orchestrator.py
index 57971e175..9ed72cd02 100644
--- a/libs/scheduler-kafka/langgraph/scheduler/kafka/orchestrator.py
+++ b/libs/scheduler-kafka/langgraph/scheduler/kafka/orchestrator.py
@@ -358,20 +358,23 @@ def attempt(self, msg: MessageToOrchestrator) -> None:
                 if new_tasks := [
                     t for t in loop.tasks.values() if not t.scheduled and not t.writes
                 ]:
+                    config = patch_configurable(
+                        loop.config,
+                        {
+                            **loop.checkpoint_config["configurable"],
+                            CONFIG_KEY_DEDUPE_TASKS: True,
+                            CONFIG_KEY_ENSURE_LATEST: True,
+                        },
+                    )
+                    if CONFIG_KEY_SCRATCHPAD in config[CONF]:
+                        config[CONF][CONFIG_KEY_SCRATCHPAD]["subgraph_counter"] = 0
                     # send messages to executor
                     futures = [
                         self.producer.send(
                             self.topics.executor,
                             value=serde.dumps(
                                 MessageToExecutor(
-                                    config=patch_configurable(
-                                        loop.config,
-                                        {
-                                            **loop.checkpoint_config["configurable"],
-                                            CONFIG_KEY_DEDUPE_TASKS: True,
-                                            CONFIG_KEY_ENSURE_LATEST: True,
-                                        },
-                                    ),
+                                    config=config,
                                     task=ExecutorTask(id=task.id, path=task.path),
                                     finally_send=msg.get("finally_send"),
                                 )