diff --git a/kpops/pipeline/__init__.py b/kpops/pipeline/__init__.py
index e8f4bf642..901e2108a 100644
--- a/kpops/pipeline/__init__.py
+++ b/kpops/pipeline/__init__.py
@@ -104,17 +104,19 @@ def build_execution_graph(
         /,
         reverse: bool = False,
     ) -> Awaitable[None]:
-        async def run_parallel_tasks(
-            coroutines: list[Coroutine[Any, Any, None]],
+        async def run_layer_parallel(
+            components: list[PipelineComponent],
         ) -> None:
             tasks: list[asyncio.Task[None]] = []
-            for coro in coroutines:
-                tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(coro))
+            for component in components:
+                tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(runner(component)))
             await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
-        async def run_graph_tasks(pending_tasks: list[Awaitable[None]]) -> None:
-            for pending_task in pending_tasks:
-                await pending_task
+        async def run_graph_layers(
+            pending_layers: list[list[PipelineComponent]],
+        ) -> None:
+            for layer_components in pending_layers:
+                await run_layer_parallel(layer_components)
 
         graph: nx.DiGraph[str] = self._graph.copy()
 
@@ -130,15 +132,15 @@ async def run_graph_tasks(pending_tasks: list[Awaitable[None]]) -> None:
 
         layers_graph: list[list[str]] = list(nx.bfs_layers(graph, root_node))
 
-        sorted_tasks: list[Awaitable[None]] = []
+        sorted_layers: list[list[PipelineComponent]] = []
         for layer in layers_graph[1:]:
-            if parallel_tasks := self.__get_parallel_tasks_from(layer, runner):
-                sorted_tasks.append(run_parallel_tasks(parallel_tasks))
+            if parallel_components := self.__get_parallel_components_from(layer):
+                sorted_layers.append(parallel_components)
 
         if reverse:
-            sorted_tasks.reverse()
+            sorted_layers.reverse()
 
-        return run_graph_tasks(sorted_tasks)
+        return run_graph_layers(sorted_layers)
 
     def __getitem__(self, component_id: str) -> PipelineComponent:
         try:
@@ -173,18 +175,16 @@ def __add_input(self, topic_id: str, target: str) -> None:
         self._graph.add_node(topic_id)
         self._graph.add_edge(topic_id, target)
 
-    def __get_parallel_tasks_from(
-        self,
-        layer: list[str],
-        runner: Callable[[PipelineComponent], Coroutine[Any, Any, None]],
-    ) -> list[Coroutine[Any, Any, None]]:
-        def gen_parallel_tasks():
+    def __get_parallel_components_from(
+        self, layer: list[str]
+    ) -> list[PipelineComponent]:
+        def gen_parallel_components() -> Iterator[PipelineComponent]:
             for node_in_layer in layer:
                 # check if component, skip topics
                 if (component := self._component_index.get(node_in_layer)) is not None:
-                    yield runner(component)
+                    yield component
 
-        return list(gen_parallel_tasks())
+        return list(gen_parallel_components())
 
     def __validate_graph(self) -> None:
         if not nx.is_directed_acyclic_graph(self._graph):