diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
index e426025a0b..e20429b369 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Plugin.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ export default class WorkflowPlugin extends Plugin {
       workflows.forEach((workflow: WorkflowModel) => {
         this.toggle(workflow);
       });
+    });
 
+    this.app.on('afterStart', () => {
       // check for not started executions
       this.dispatch();
     });
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
index 95ba65d4a8..2a6618b6a9 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/Processor.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default class Processor {
       const head = this.nodes.find((item) => !item.upstream);
       await this.run(head, { result: execution.context });
     } else {
-      await this.exit(null);
+      await this.exit(JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
     }
   }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export default class Processor {
   }
 
   // parent node should take over the control
-  public async end(node, job) {
+  public async end(node, job: JobModel) {
     this.logger.debug(`branch ended at node (${node.id})`);
     const parentNode = this.findBranchParentNode(node);
     // no parent, means on main flow
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export default class Processor {
 
     // really done for all nodes
     // * should mark execution as done with last job status
-    return this.exit(job);
+    return this.exit(job.status);
   }
 
   async recall(node, job) {
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ export default class Processor {
     return this.exec(instruction.resume.bind(instruction), node, job);
   }
 
-  async exit(job: JobModel | null) {
-    const status = job
-      ? (<typeof Processor>this.constructor).StatusMap[job.status] ?? Math.sign(job.status)
-      : EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED;
-    this.logger.info(`execution (${this.execution.id}) all nodes finished, finishing execution...`);
-    await this.execution.update({ status }, { transaction: this.transaction });
+  async exit(s?: number) {
+    if (typeof s === 'number') {
+      const status = (<typeof Processor>this.constructor).StatusMap[s] ?? Math.sign(s);
+      await this.execution.update({ status }, { transaction: this.transaction });
+    }
+    this.logger.info(`execution (${this.execution.id}) exiting with status ${this.execution.status}`);
     await this.commit();
     return null;
   }
@@ -235,9 +235,8 @@ export default class Processor {
     if (payload instanceof model) {
       job = await payload.save({ transaction: this.transaction });
     } else if (payload.id) {
-      [job] = await model.update(payload, {
-        where: { id: payload.id },
-        returning: true,
+      job = await model.findByPk(payload.id);
+      await job.update(payload, {
         transaction: this.transaction,
       });
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/delay.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/delay.ts
index 6dafe578f6..93bae78a62 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/delay.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/delay.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default class implements Instruction {
     // add to schedule
     this.schedule(job, duration);
 
-    return processor.end(node, job);
+    return processor.exit();
   };
 
   resume = async (node, prevJob, processor: Processor) => {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/loop.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/loop.ts
index 9c703b0792..596ed631d2 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/loop.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/loop.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default {
     const { result, status } = job;
     // if loop has been done (resolved / rejected), do not care newly executed branch jobs.
     if (status !== JOB_STATUS.PENDING) {
-      return null;
+      return processor.exit();
     }
 
     const nextIndex = result + 1;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/manual/actions.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/manual/actions.ts
index 16804fe5e8..f2a7a32990 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/manual/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/manual/actions.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function submit(context: Context, next) {
 
   await userJob.save({ transaction: processor.transaction });
 
-  await processor.exit(userJob.job);
+  await processor.exit();
 
   context.body = userJob;
   context.status = 202;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/parallel.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/parallel.ts
index 4018c44442..d0cda6a8bf 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/parallel.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/parallel.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default {
     const { result, status } = job;
     // if parallel has been done (resolved / rejected), do not care newly executed branch jobs.
     if (status !== JOB_STATUS.PENDING) {
-      return null;
+      return processor.exit();
     }
 
     // find the index of the node which start the branch
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default {
 
     if (job.status === JOB_STATUS.PENDING) {
       await job.save({ transaction: processor.transaction });
-      return processor.end(node, job);
+      return processor.exit();
     }
 
     return job;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/request.ts b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/request.ts
index 5b1db106a4..41b950f084 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/request.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/workflow/src/server/instructions/request.ts
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ export default class implements Instruction {
         });
       })
       .finally(() => {
-        this.plugin.app.logger.info(`[Workflow] request (#${node.id}) response received, status: ${job.get('status')}`);
+        processor.logger.info(`request (#${node.id}) response received, status: ${job.get('status')}`);
         this.plugin.resume(job);
       });
 
-    this.plugin.app.logger.info(`[Workflow] request (#${node.id}) sent to "${config.url}", waiting for response...`);
+    processor.logger.info(`request (#${node.id}) sent to "${config.url}", waiting for response...`);
 
-    return null;
+    return processor.exit();
   }
 
   async resume(node: FlowNodeModel, job, processor: Processor) {