diff --git a/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutionThreadContext.h b/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutionThreadContext.h
index ecc9714e01e..deacd0380fa 100644
--- a/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutionThreadContext.h
+++ b/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutionThreadContext.h
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ public:
     const bool profile_processors;
     const bool trace_processors;
 
-    constexpr static size_t max_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks = 128;
-    size_t num_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks = 0;
+    /// There is a performance optimization that schedules a task to the current thread, avoiding global task queue.
+    /// Optimization decreases contention on global task queue but may cause starvation.
+    /// See 01104_distributed_numbers_test.sql
+    /// This constant tells us that we should skip the optimization
+    /// if it was applied more than `max_scheduled_local_tasks` in a row.
+    constexpr static size_t max_scheduled_local_tasks = 128;
+    size_t num_scheduled_local_tasks = 0;
 
     void wait(std::atomic_bool & finished);
     void wakeUp();
diff --git a/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutorTasks.cpp b/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutorTasks.cpp
index 4569858276a..ec1fc539884 100644
--- a/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutorTasks.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/Executors/ExecutorTasks.cpp
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ void ExecutorTasks::pushTasks(Queue & queue, Queue & async_queue, ExecutionThrea
 
     /// Take local task from queue if has one.
     if (!queue.empty() && !context.hasAsyncTasks()
-        && context.num_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks < context.max_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks)
+        && context.num_scheduled_local_tasks < context.max_scheduled_local_tasks)
     {
-        ++context.num_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks;
+        ++context.num_scheduled_local_tasks;
         context.setTask(queue.front());
         queue.pop();
     }
     else
-        context.num_consequintely_scheduled_local_tasks = 0;
+        context.num_scheduled_local_tasks = 0;
 
     if (!queue.empty() || !async_queue.empty())
     {