diff --git a/lib/floe/workflow/states/child_workflow_mixin.rb b/lib/floe/workflow/states/child_workflow_mixin.rb
index 7d1fd3cb..04bc1c5e 100644
--- a/lib/floe/workflow/states/child_workflow_mixin.rb
+++ b/lib/floe/workflow/states/child_workflow_mixin.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ module States
       module ChildWorkflowMixin
         def run_nonblock!(context)
           start(context) unless context.state_started?
-
-          step_nonblock!(context) while running?(context)
+          step_nonblock!(context)
           return Errno::EAGAIN unless ready?(context)
 
           finish(context) if ended?(context)