diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Endpoint.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Endpoint.cs
index dc02f607c..5d77b8e27 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Endpoint.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Endpoint.cs
@@ -61,22 +61,23 @@ public class Execute : ElsaEndpoint<Request, Response>
         {
             var workflowState = await _workflowRuntime.ExportWorkflowStateAsync(result.WorkflowInstanceId, cancellationToken);
             await HandleFaultAsync(workflowState!, cancellationToken);
-            return;
         }
-
-        // Resume any HTTP bookmarks.
-        await _httpBookmarkProcessor.ProcessBookmarks(new[] { result }, correlationId, default, cancellationToken);
-        
-        var workflowState2 = await _workflowRuntime.ExportWorkflowStateAsync(result.WorkflowInstanceId, cancellationToken);
-        
-        if (workflowState2!.SubStatus == WorkflowSubStatus.Faulted)
+        else
         {
-            await HandleFaultAsync(workflowState2, cancellationToken);
-            return;
-        }
+            // Resume any HTTP bookmarks.
+            await _httpBookmarkProcessor.ProcessBookmarks(new[] { result }, correlationId, default, cancellationToken);
 
-        if (!HttpContext.Response.HasStarted)
-            await SendOkAsync(new Response(result.WorkflowInstanceId), cancellationToken);
+            var workflowState = await _workflowRuntime.ExportWorkflowStateAsync(result.WorkflowInstanceId, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (workflowState!.SubStatus == WorkflowSubStatus.Faulted)
+            {
+                await HandleFaultAsync(workflowState, cancellationToken);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!HttpContext.Response.HasStarted)
+                await SendOkAsync(new Response(workflowState), cancellationToken);
+        }
     }
 
     private async Task HandleFaultAsync(WorkflowState workflowState, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Models.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Models.cs
index 749f83ffe..faf36eb96 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Models.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/WorkflowDefinitions/Execute/Models.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Core.Serialization.Converters;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Core.State;
 
 namespace Elsa.Workflows.Api.Endpoints.WorkflowDefinitions.Execute;
 
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@ public class Request
 
 public class Response
 {
-    public Response(string instanceId)
+    public Response(WorkflowState workflowState)
     {
-        InstanceId = instanceId;
+        WorkflowState = workflowState;
     }
     
-    public string InstanceId { get; }
+    public WorkflowState WorkflowState { get; }
 }
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