From 8e3fb9595d3965c1cb483373c23cc4bda6a7e5a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dries Augustyns <inbox@driaug.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 18:14:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] tests: prevent race condition by inserting RUNNING execution
 directly

---
 apps/api/src/services/__tests__/WorkflowService.test.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/__tests__/WorkflowService.test.ts b/apps/api/src/services/__tests__/WorkflowService.test.ts
index a45a26a..1128798 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/__tests__/WorkflowService.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/__tests__/WorkflowService.test.ts
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ describe('WorkflowService', () => {
       // Insert a RUNNING execution directly to avoid racing with the background
       // step processor that startExecution kicks off (a trigger-only workflow can
       // transition to COMPLETED before the second call observes it as RUNNING).
-      const triggerStep = workflow.steps.find(step => step.type === WorkflowStepType.TRIGGER);
+      const triggerStep = await prisma.workflowStep.findFirst({
+        where: {workflowId: workflow.id, type: WorkflowStepType.TRIGGER},
+      });
       await prisma.workflowExecution.create({
         data: {
           workflowId: workflow.id,