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Conditionals that evaluate false no longer running actions after the conditional

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We've had the below child Flow that we've been using for 3-4 years without issue in that if the conditional evaluated false, it would continue running the actions after the conditional. 

 

The child flow is part of handful of others that are used to integrate two systems. This child flow is called hundreds of times a day.

 

Within the past month, on two occasions (the most recent being today), I've had users complaining that records aren't showing up in one the systems.

 

The culprit is this child Flow holding the parent up because, for whatever reason, it just stalls when the conditional is false instead of running the subsequent actions. There are no actions in the false branch. There doesn't need to be. This has never been a requirement in the hundreds of Flows I've built in the past 6 years.

 

The first time it happened about a month ago. For the hell of it, I made sure Run After is successful, has timed out, is skipped, has failed were all checked. It started working again and processing the the subsequent actions.

 

As of 10AM Pacific today, it is back to not working. I can pinpoint the time because everything before then ran successfully; everything after then is sitting in a "running" status.

 

No clue why it is happening again. No error messages. Just hundreds of runs in "Running" status with no feedback that are hung-up on the conditional when it is false for the past several hours.

 

There are no more "Run After" I can check. The only other option I can think of is to duplicate the subsequent actions after the condition and move them in to the True and False conditions. That is incredibly dumb and duplicative.

 

Seems like a Microsoft bug, but no where to report bugs. Only a "Feedback" menu. Reporting bugs and offering Feedback are not the same thing.

 

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  • ishraqiyun77 Profile Picture
    166 on at

    Minutes after posting this, for whatever reason they have finally started completing and running the subsequent actions after the conditional. Didn't change anything. After sitting there for nearly five hours, they just started completing after I began opening the Flows and investigating the issue.

  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    @ishraqiyun77 If your condition returns false, the subsequent actions in your flow will not run. You need to troubleshoot why your Condition isn't returning a true value. I would recommend adding Compose actions above your condition for troubleshooting purposes. This way, the next time your flow returns false you can easily troubleshoot. 

     

    Check out this YT Tutorial where I cover how to troubleshoot a condition action: 5 Power Automate Troubleshooting FAQs and Helpful Tips for Creating Better Flows

     

    In this Power Automate tutorial, I explore 5 frequently asked questions that pop up when troubleshooting a flow. If you’d like to to level up your Power Automate flow skills and learn how to troubleshoot your Power Automate flow—this tutorial is for you!

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

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  • ishraqiyun77 Profile Picture
    166 on at

    @creativeopinion That is incorrect and if you are telling people that in your videos, you may want to update them.

     

    We have numerous Flows with this kind of logic that have been running fine for years.

     

    You can test it. Create a conditional action. Leave true and false branches empty.... or not... doesn't really matter. Add an action after the conditional. Watch that action run.

     

    Here... I did it for you... first one is true... second one is false. Notice the Compose runs in both cases.

     

    It has always been the case that actions after conditionals run since either True or False in a conditional is a successful evaluation. If it fails, that is a different matter, but False != Failure.

     

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    @ishraqiyun77 Sorry I miscommunicated that. The actions in the yes branch of your condition will not run. Thx for pointing that out. 

     

    Have a wonderful day! 

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