Parallel Gateway continues if multiple tokens are received on the same path

Author: jguthrie100Created Feb 5, 2026Updated Feb 27, 2026

Describe the bug I have a process with a parallel gateway that waits on two branches, one of which has a loop which checks every hour whether a variable is true. I would expect that the gateway waits for both branches to complete before proceeding, but it actually proceeds if the same branch completes twice.

This can happen because a Message Catch Event can spawn a new token, which gets sent down the same branch again.

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Expected behavior I would expect the parallel gateway to wait for a token from each branch to arrive, rather than just waiting for 2 tokens to arrive from the same branch.

Source: flowable/flowable-engine