diff --git a/impl/core/pom.xml b/impl/core/pom.xml
index 940f79fa..b0cace0b 100644
--- a/impl/core/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/core/pom.xml
@@ -50,5 +50,10 @@
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/ExecutorServiceFactory.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/ExecutorServiceFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c211149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/ExecutorServiceFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ExecutorServiceFactory extends Supplier<ExecutorService> {}
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/LongFilter.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/LongFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91b1b6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/LongFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl;
+
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface LongFilter extends BiFunction<WorkflowContext, TaskContext<?>, Long> {}
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/QueueWorkflowPosition.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/QueueWorkflowPosition.java
index c6d3f141..5ad4934f 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/QueueWorkflowPosition.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/QueueWorkflowPosition.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public String jsonPointer() {
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return "ListWorkflowPosition [list=" + queue + "]";
+    return "QueueWorkflowPosition [queue=" + queue + "]";
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ public WorkflowPosition back() {
 
   @Override
   public Object last() {
-    return queue.pollLast();
+    return queue.getLast();
   }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/TaskContext.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/TaskContext.java
index cadde89c..dde5a315 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/TaskContext.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/TaskContext.java
@@ -28,35 +28,64 @@ public class TaskContext<T extends TaskBase> {
   private final JsonNode rawInput;
   private final T task;
   private final WorkflowPosition position;
-  private final Instant startedAt = Instant.now();
+  private final Instant startedAt;
 
   private JsonNode input;
   private JsonNode output;
   private JsonNode rawOutput;
   private FlowDirective flowDirective;
   private Map<String, Object> contextVariables;
+  private Instant completedAt;
 
   public TaskContext(JsonNode input, WorkflowPosition position) {
-    this.rawInput = input;
-    this.position = position;
-    this.task = null;
-    this.contextVariables = new HashMap<>();
-    init();
+    this(input, null, position, Instant.now(), input, input, input, null, new HashMap<>());
   }
 
   public TaskContext(JsonNode input, TaskContext<?> taskContext, T task) {
-    this.rawInput = input;
-    this.position = taskContext.position.copy();
+    this(
+        input,
+        task,
+        taskContext.position,
+        Instant.now(),
+        input,
+        input,
+        input,
+        task.getThen(),
+        new HashMap<>(taskContext.variables()));
+  }
+
+  private TaskContext(
+      JsonNode rawInput,
+      T task,
+      WorkflowPosition position,
+      Instant startedAt,
+      JsonNode input,
+      JsonNode output,
+      JsonNode rawOutput,
+      FlowDirective flowDirective,
+      Map<String, Object> contextVariables) {
+    this.rawInput = rawInput;
     this.task = task;
-    this.flowDirective = task.getThen();
-    this.contextVariables = new HashMap<>(taskContext.variables());
-    init();
+    this.position = position;
+    this.startedAt = startedAt;
+    this.input = input;
+    this.output = output;
+    this.rawOutput = rawOutput;
+    this.flowDirective = flowDirective;
+    this.contextVariables = contextVariables;
   }
 
-  private void init() {
-    this.input = rawInput;
-    this.rawOutput = rawInput;
-    this.output = rawInput;
+  public TaskContext<T> copy() {
+    return new TaskContext<T>(
+        rawInput,
+        task,
+        position.copy(),
+        startedAt,
+        input,
+        output,
+        rawOutput,
+        flowDirective,
+        new HashMap<>(contextVariables));
   }
 
   public void input(JsonNode input) {
@@ -115,4 +144,12 @@ public WorkflowPosition position() {
   public Instant startedAt() {
     return startedAt;
   }
+
+  public void completedAt(Instant instant) {
+    this.completedAt = instant;
+  }
+
+  public Instant completedAt() {
+    return completedAt;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
index 4f35de41..f36c23f6 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
 public class WorkflowApplication implements AutoCloseable {
 
@@ -43,8 +45,11 @@ public class WorkflowApplication implements AutoCloseable {
   private final Collection<WorkflowExecutionListener> listeners;
   private final Map<WorkflowId, WorkflowDefinition> definitions;
   private final WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory;
+  private final ExecutorServiceFactory executorFactory;
   private final RuntimeDescriptorFactory runtimeDescriptorFactory;
 
+  private ExecutorService executorService;
+
   public WorkflowApplication(
       TaskExecutorFactory taskFactory,
       ExpressionFactory exprFactory,
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ public WorkflowApplication(
       WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory,
       WorkflowIdFactory idFactory,
       RuntimeDescriptorFactory runtimeDescriptorFactory,
+      ExecutorServiceFactory executorFactory,
       Collection<WorkflowExecutionListener> listeners) {
     this.taskFactory = taskFactory;
     this.exprFactory = exprFactory;
@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ public WorkflowApplication(
     this.positionFactory = positionFactory;
     this.idFactory = idFactory;
     this.runtimeDescriptorFactory = runtimeDescriptorFactory;
+    this.executorFactory = executorFactory;
     this.listeners = listeners;
     this.definitions = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
   }
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ public static class Builder {
     private SchemaValidatorFactory schemaValidatorFactory = DefaultSchemaValidatorFactory.get();
     private WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory = () -> new QueueWorkflowPosition();
     private WorkflowIdFactory idFactory = () -> UlidCreator.getMonotonicUlid().toString();
+    private ExecutorServiceFactory executorFactory = () -> Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
     private RuntimeDescriptorFactory descriptorFactory =
         () -> new RuntimeDescriptor("reference impl", "1.0.0_alpha", Collections.emptyMap());
 
@@ -129,6 +137,11 @@ public Builder withResourceLoaderFactory(ResourceLoaderFactory resourceLoader) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder withExecutorFactory(ExecutorServiceFactory executorFactory) {
+      this.executorFactory = executorFactory;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public Builder withPositionFactory(WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory) {
       this.positionFactory = positionFactory;
       return this;
@@ -158,6 +171,7 @@ public WorkflowApplication build() {
           positionFactory,
           idFactory,
           descriptorFactory,
+          executorFactory,
           listeners == null
               ? Collections.emptySet()
               : Collections.unmodifiableCollection(listeners));
@@ -190,4 +204,13 @@ public WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory() {
   public RuntimeDescriptorFactory runtimeDescriptorFactory() {
     return runtimeDescriptorFactory;
   }
+
+  public ExecutorService executorService() {
+    synchronized (executorFactory) {
+      if (executorService == null) {
+        executorService = executorFactory.get();
+      }
+    }
+    return executorService;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinition.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinition.java
index db8b5e4d..df5b70e1 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinition.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinition.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
 public class WorkflowDefinition implements AutoCloseable {
 
@@ -48,22 +49,19 @@ public class WorkflowDefinition implements AutoCloseable {
 
   private WorkflowDefinition(
       WorkflowApplication application, Workflow workflow, ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
-
     this.workflow = workflow;
     this.application = application;
     this.resourceLoader = resourceLoader;
     if (workflow.getInput() != null) {
       Input input = workflow.getInput();
       this.inputSchemaValidator =
-          getSchemaValidator(
-              application.validatorFactory(), schemaToNode(resourceLoader, input.getSchema()));
+          getSchemaValidator(application.validatorFactory(), resourceLoader, input.getSchema());
       this.inputFilter = buildWorkflowFilter(application.expressionFactory(), input.getFrom());
     }
     if (workflow.getOutput() != null) {
       Output output = workflow.getOutput();
       this.outputSchemaValidator =
-          getSchemaValidator(
-              application.validatorFactory(), schemaToNode(resourceLoader, output.getSchema()));
+          getSchemaValidator(application.validatorFactory(), resourceLoader, output.getSchema());
       this.outputFilter = buildWorkflowFilter(application.expressionFactory(), output.getAs());
     }
   }
@@ -134,6 +132,10 @@ public WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory() {
     return application.positionFactory();
   }
 
+  public ExecutorService executorService() {
+    return application.executorService();
+  }
+
   public RuntimeDescriptorFactory runtimeDescriptorFactory() {
     return application.runtimeDescriptorFactory();
   }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowExecutionListener.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowExecutionListener.java
index ce72c70e..c121bb41 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowExecutionListener.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowExecutionListener.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  */
 package io.serverlessworkflow.impl;
 
-import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.Task;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskBase;
 
 public interface WorkflowExecutionListener {
 
-  void onTaskStarted(WorkflowPosition currentPos, Task task);
+  void onTaskStarted(WorkflowPosition currentPos, TaskBase task);
 
-  void onTaskEnded(WorkflowPosition currentPos, Task task);
+  void onTaskEnded(WorkflowPosition currentPos, TaskBase task);
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowInstance.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowInstance.java
index 0f3bd410..f81a6f24 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowInstance.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowInstance.java
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.NullNode;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.executors.TaskExecutorHelper;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 public class WorkflowInstance {
-  private WorkflowState state;
-  private TaskContext<?> taskContext;
+  private final AtomicReference<WorkflowStatus> status;
+  private final TaskContext<?> taskContext;
   private final String id;
   private final JsonNode input;
   private final Instant startedAt;
-  private JsonNode context = NullNode.getInstance();
+  private final AtomicReference<JsonNode> context;
 
   WorkflowInstance(WorkflowDefinition definition, JsonNode input) {
     this.id = definition.idFactory().get();
@@ -39,14 +41,16 @@ public class WorkflowInstance {
     definition
         .inputFilter()
         .ifPresent(f -> taskContext.input(f.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, input)));
-    state = WorkflowState.STARTED;
-    WorkflowUtils.processTaskList(definition.workflow().getDo(), workflowContext, taskContext);
+    status = new AtomicReference<>(WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
+    context = new AtomicReference<>(NullNode.getInstance());
+    TaskExecutorHelper.processTaskList(definition.workflow().getDo(), workflowContext, taskContext);
     definition
         .outputFilter()
         .ifPresent(
             f ->
                 taskContext.output(f.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, taskContext.rawOutput())));
     definition.outputSchemaValidator().ifPresent(v -> v.validate(taskContext.output()));
+    status.compareAndSet(WorkflowStatus.RUNNING, WorkflowStatus.COMPLETED);
   }
 
   public String id() {
@@ -62,22 +66,26 @@ public JsonNode input() {
   }
 
   public JsonNode context() {
-    return context;
+    return context.get();
   }
 
-  public WorkflowState state() {
-    return state;
+  public WorkflowStatus status() {
+    return status.get();
+  }
+
+  public void status(WorkflowStatus state) {
+    this.status.set(state);
   }
 
   public Object output() {
     return toJavaValue(taskContext.output());
   }
 
-  public Object outputAsJsonNode() {
+  public JsonNode outputAsJsonNode() {
     return taskContext.output();
   }
 
   void context(JsonNode context) {
-    this.context = context;
+    this.context.set(context);
   }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowState.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowStatus.java
similarity index 88%
rename from impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowState.java
rename to impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowStatus.java
index 310dbd0b..bc657839 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowState.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowStatus.java
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
  */
 package io.serverlessworkflow.impl;
 
-public enum WorkflowState {
-  STARTED,
+public enum WorkflowStatus {
+  PENDING,
+  RUNNING,
   WAITING,
-  COMPLETED
+  COMPLETED,
+  FAULTED,
+  CANCELLED
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowUtils.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowUtils.java
index 01486d5f..0866ba05 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowUtils.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowUtils.java
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.WorkflowFormat;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.ExportAs;
-import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.FlowDirective;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.InputFrom;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.OutputAs;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.SchemaExternal;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.SchemaInline;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.SchemaUnion;
-import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskBase;
-import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskItem;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.expressions.Expression;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.expressions.ExpressionFactory;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.expressions.ExpressionUtils;
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.ListIterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -48,11 +43,12 @@ public class WorkflowUtils {
   private WorkflowUtils() {}
 
   public static Optional<SchemaValidator> getSchemaValidator(
-      SchemaValidatorFactory validatorFactory, Optional<JsonNode> node) {
-    return node.map(n -> validatorFactory.getValidator(n));
+      SchemaValidatorFactory validatorFactory, ResourceLoader resourceLoader, SchemaUnion schema) {
+    return schemaToNode(resourceLoader, schema).map(n -> validatorFactory.getValidator(n));
   }
 
-  public static Optional<JsonNode> schemaToNode(ResourceLoader resourceLoader, SchemaUnion schema) {
+  private static Optional<JsonNode> schemaToNode(
+      ResourceLoader resourceLoader, SchemaUnion schema) {
     if (schema != null) {
       if (schema.getSchemaInline() != null) {
         SchemaInline inline = schema.getSchemaInline();
@@ -94,18 +90,22 @@ public static Optional<WorkflowFilter> buildWorkflowFilter(
 
   public static StringFilter buildStringFilter(
       ExpressionFactory exprFactory, String expression, String literal) {
-    return expression != null ? from(buildWorkflowFilter(exprFactory, expression)) : from(literal);
+    return expression != null
+        ? toString(buildWorkflowFilter(exprFactory, expression))
+        : toString(literal);
   }
 
   public static StringFilter buildStringFilter(ExpressionFactory exprFactory, String str) {
-    return ExpressionUtils.isExpr(str) ? from(buildWorkflowFilter(exprFactory, str)) : from(str);
+    return ExpressionUtils.isExpr(str)
+        ? toString(buildWorkflowFilter(exprFactory, str))
+        : toString(str);
   }
 
-  public static StringFilter from(WorkflowFilter filter) {
+  private static StringFilter toString(WorkflowFilter filter) {
     return (w, t) -> filter.apply(w, t, t.input()).asText();
   }
 
-  private static StringFilter from(String literal) {
+  private static StringFilter toString(String literal) {
     return (w, t) -> literal;
   }
 
@@ -124,75 +124,19 @@ private static WorkflowFilter buildWorkflowFilter(
     throw new IllegalStateException("Both object and str are null");
   }
 
-  private static TaskItem findTaskByName(ListIterator<TaskItem> iter, String taskName) {
-    int currentIndex = iter.nextIndex();
-    while (iter.hasPrevious()) {
-      TaskItem item = iter.previous();
-      if (item.getName().equals(taskName)) {
-        return item;
-      }
-    }
-    while (iter.nextIndex() < currentIndex) {
-      iter.next();
-    }
-    while (iter.hasNext()) {
-      TaskItem item = iter.next();
-      if (item.getName().equals(taskName)) {
-        return item;
-      }
-    }
-    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot find task with name " + taskName);
+  public static LongFilter buildLongFilter(
+      ExpressionFactory exprFactory, String expression, Long literal) {
+    return expression != null
+        ? toLong(buildWorkflowFilter(exprFactory, expression))
+        : toLong(literal);
   }
 
-  public static void processTaskList(
-      List<TaskItem> tasks, WorkflowContext context, TaskContext<?> parentTask) {
-    parentTask.position().addProperty("do");
-    TaskContext<? extends TaskBase> currentContext = parentTask;
-    if (!tasks.isEmpty()) {
-      ListIterator<TaskItem> iter = tasks.listIterator();
-      TaskItem nextTask = iter.next();
-      while (nextTask != null) {
-        TaskItem task = nextTask;
-        parentTask.position().addIndex(iter.previousIndex()).addProperty(task.getName());
-        context
-            .definition()
-            .listeners()
-            .forEach(l -> l.onTaskStarted(parentTask.position(), task.getTask()));
-        currentContext =
-            context
-                .definition()
-                .taskExecutors()
-                .computeIfAbsent(
-                    parentTask.position().jsonPointer(),
-                    k ->
-                        context
-                            .definition()
-                            .taskFactory()
-                            .getTaskExecutor(task.getTask(), context.definition()))
-                .apply(context, parentTask, currentContext.output());
-        FlowDirective flowDirective = currentContext.flowDirective();
-        if (flowDirective.getFlowDirectiveEnum() != null) {
-          switch (flowDirective.getFlowDirectiveEnum()) {
-            case CONTINUE:
-              nextTask = iter.hasNext() ? iter.next() : null;
-              break;
-            case END:
-            case EXIT:
-              nextTask = null;
-              break;
-          }
-        } else {
-          nextTask = WorkflowUtils.findTaskByName(iter, flowDirective.getString());
-        }
-        context
-            .definition()
-            .listeners()
-            .forEach(l -> l.onTaskEnded(parentTask.position(), task.getTask()));
-        parentTask.position().back();
-      }
-    }
-    parentTask.position().back();
-    parentTask.rawOutput(currentContext.output());
+  private static LongFilter toLong(WorkflowFilter filter) {
+    return (w, t) -> filter.apply(w, t, t.input()).asLong();
+  }
+
+  private static LongFilter toLong(Long literal) {
+    return (w, t) -> literal;
   }
 
   public static WorkflowFilter buildWorkflowFilter(ExpressionFactory exprFactory, String str) {
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/AbstractTaskExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/AbstractTaskExecutor.java
index 086c7c51..f5ee1136 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/AbstractTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/AbstractTaskExecutor.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowDefinition;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowFilter;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.jsonschema.SchemaValidator;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 public abstract class AbstractTaskExecutor<T extends TaskBase> implements TaskExecutor<T> {
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ private void buildInputProcessors(WorkflowDefinition definition) {
       this.inputProcessor = buildWorkflowFilter(definition.expressionFactory(), input.getFrom());
       this.inputSchemaValidator =
           getSchemaValidator(
-              definition.validatorFactory(),
-              schemaToNode(definition.resourceLoader(), input.getSchema()));
+              definition.validatorFactory(), definition.resourceLoader(), input.getSchema());
     }
   }
 
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ private void buildOutputProcessors(WorkflowDefinition definition) {
       this.outputProcessor = buildWorkflowFilter(definition.expressionFactory(), output.getAs());
       this.outputSchemaValidator =
           getSchemaValidator(
-              definition.validatorFactory(),
-              schemaToNode(definition.resourceLoader(), output.getSchema()));
+              definition.validatorFactory(), definition.resourceLoader(), output.getSchema());
     }
   }
 
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ private void buildContextProcessors(WorkflowDefinition definition) {
       }
       this.contextSchemaValidator =
           getSchemaValidator(
-              definition.validatorFactory(),
-              schemaToNode(definition.resourceLoader(), export.getSchema()));
+              definition.validatorFactory(), definition.resourceLoader(), export.getSchema());
     }
   }
 
@@ -86,18 +84,31 @@ private void buildContextProcessors(WorkflowDefinition definition) {
   public TaskContext<T> apply(
       WorkflowContext workflowContext, TaskContext<?> parentContext, JsonNode input) {
     TaskContext<T> taskContext = new TaskContext<>(input, parentContext, task);
-    inputSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(taskContext.rawInput()));
-    inputProcessor.ifPresent(
-        p -> taskContext.input(p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, taskContext.rawInput())));
-    internalExecute(workflowContext, taskContext);
-    outputProcessor.ifPresent(
-        p -> taskContext.output(p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, taskContext.rawOutput())));
-    outputSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(taskContext.output()));
-    contextProcessor.ifPresent(
-        p ->
-            workflowContext.context(
-                p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, workflowContext.context())));
-    contextSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(workflowContext.context()));
+    if (TaskExecutorHelper.isActive(workflowContext)) {
+
+      workflowContext
+          .definition()
+          .listeners()
+          .forEach(l -> l.onTaskStarted(parentContext.position(), task));
+
+      inputSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(taskContext.rawInput()));
+      inputProcessor.ifPresent(
+          p -> taskContext.input(p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, taskContext.rawInput())));
+      internalExecute(workflowContext, taskContext);
+      outputProcessor.ifPresent(
+          p -> taskContext.output(p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, taskContext.rawOutput())));
+      outputSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(taskContext.output()));
+      contextProcessor.ifPresent(
+          p ->
+              workflowContext.context(
+                  p.apply(workflowContext, taskContext, workflowContext.context())));
+      contextSchemaValidator.ifPresent(s -> s.validate(workflowContext.context()));
+      taskContext.completedAt(Instant.now());
+      workflowContext
+          .definition()
+          .listeners()
+          .forEach(l -> l.onTaskEnded(parentContext.position(), task));
+    }
     return taskContext;
   }
 
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DefaultTaskExecutorFactory.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DefaultTaskExecutorFactory.java
index 58bd18ac..e7dd07db 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DefaultTaskExecutorFactory.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DefaultTaskExecutorFactory.java
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ public TaskExecutor<? extends TaskBase> getTaskExecutor(
       return new RaiseExecutor(task.getRaiseTask(), definition);
     } else if (task.getTryTask() != null) {
       return new TryExecutor(task.getTryTask(), definition);
+    } else if (task.getForkTask() != null) {
+      return new ForkExecutor(task.getForkTask(), definition);
+    } else if (task.getWaitTask() != null) {
+      return new WaitExecutor(task.getWaitTask(), definition);
     }
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(task.get().getClass().getName() + " not supported yet");
   }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DoExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DoExecutor.java
index 871a77da..c5dbc4fd 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DoExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/DoExecutor.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.TaskContext;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowContext;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowDefinition;
-import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowUtils;
 
 public class DoExecutor extends AbstractTaskExecutor<DoTask> {
 
@@ -29,6 +28,6 @@ protected DoExecutor(DoTask task, WorkflowDefinition definition) {
 
   @Override
   protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<DoTask> taskContext) {
-    WorkflowUtils.processTaskList(task.getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
+    TaskExecutorHelper.processTaskList(task.getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
   }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForExecutor.java
index e74a18f9..cb4ecec0 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForExecutor.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<ForTask> ta
       JsonNode item = iter.next();
       taskContext.variables().put(task.getFor().getEach(), item);
       taskContext.variables().put(task.getFor().getAt(), i++);
-      WorkflowUtils.processTaskList(task.getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
+      TaskExecutorHelper.processTaskList(task.getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForkExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForkExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0ce3b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/ForkExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.executors;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.FlowDirectiveEnum;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.ForkTask;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.ForkTaskConfiguration;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskItem;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.TaskContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowDefinition;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowStatus;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.json.JsonUtils;
+import java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class ForkExecutor extends AbstractTaskExecutor<ForkTask> {
+
+  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ForkExecutor.class);
+  private final ExecutorService service;
+
+  protected ForkExecutor(ForkTask task, WorkflowDefinition definition) {
+    super(task, definition);
+    service = definition.executorService();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<ForkTask> taskContext) {
+    ForkTaskConfiguration forkConfig = task.getFork();
+
+    if (!forkConfig.getBranches().isEmpty()) {
+      Map<String, Future<TaskContext<?>>> futures = new HashMap<>();
+      int index = 0;
+      for (TaskItem item : forkConfig.getBranches()) {
+        final int i = index++;
+        futures.put(
+            item.getName(),
+            service.submit(() -> executeBranch(workflow, taskContext.copy(), item, i)));
+      }
+      List<Map.Entry<String, TaskContext<?>>> results = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (Map.Entry<String, Future<TaskContext<?>>> entry : futures.entrySet()) {
+        try {
+          results.add(Map.entry(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().get()));
+        } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+          Throwable cause = ex.getCause();
+          if (cause instanceof RuntimeException) {
+            throw (RuntimeException) cause;
+          } else {
+            throw new UndeclaredThrowableException(ex);
+          }
+        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+          logger.warn("Branch {} was interrupted, no result will be recorded", entry.getKey(), ex);
+        }
+      }
+      if (!results.isEmpty()) {
+        Stream<Map.Entry<String, TaskContext<?>>> sortedStream =
+            results.stream()
+                .sorted(
+                    (arg1, arg2) ->
+                        arg1.getValue().completedAt().compareTo(arg2.getValue().completedAt()));
+        taskContext.rawOutput(
+            forkConfig.isCompete()
+                ? sortedStream.map(e -> e.getValue().output()).findFirst().orElseThrow()
+                : sortedStream
+                    .<JsonNode>map(
+                        e ->
+                            JsonUtils.mapper()
+                                .createObjectNode()
+                                .set(e.getKey(), e.getValue().output()))
+                    .collect(JsonUtils.arrayNodeCollector()));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private TaskContext<?> executeBranch(
+      WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<ForkTask> taskContext, TaskItem taskItem, int index) {
+    taskContext.position().addIndex(index);
+    TaskContext<?> result =
+        TaskExecutorHelper.executeTask(workflow, taskContext, taskItem, taskContext.input());
+    if (result.flowDirective() != null
+        && result.flowDirective().getFlowDirectiveEnum() == FlowDirectiveEnum.END) {
+      workflow.instance().status(WorkflowStatus.COMPLETED);
+    }
+    taskContext.position().back();
+    return result;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TaskExecutorHelper.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TaskExecutorHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e16cb085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TaskExecutorHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.executors;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.FlowDirective;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskBase;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.TaskItem;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.TaskContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowStatus;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+public class TaskExecutorHelper {
+  private TaskExecutorHelper() {}
+
+  public static void processTaskList(
+      List<TaskItem> tasks, WorkflowContext context, TaskContext<?> parentTask) {
+    parentTask.position().addProperty("do");
+    TaskContext<? extends TaskBase> currentContext = parentTask;
+    if (!tasks.isEmpty()) {
+      ListIterator<TaskItem> iter = tasks.listIterator();
+      TaskItem nextTask = iter.next();
+      while (nextTask != null && isActive(context)) {
+        TaskItem task = nextTask;
+        parentTask.position().addIndex(iter.previousIndex());
+        currentContext = executeTask(context, parentTask, task, currentContext.output());
+        FlowDirective flowDirective = currentContext.flowDirective();
+        if (flowDirective.getFlowDirectiveEnum() != null) {
+          switch (flowDirective.getFlowDirectiveEnum()) {
+            case CONTINUE:
+              nextTask = iter.hasNext() ? iter.next() : null;
+              break;
+            case END:
+              context.instance().status(WorkflowStatus.COMPLETED);
+              break;
+            case EXIT:
+              nextTask = null;
+              break;
+          }
+        } else {
+          nextTask = findTaskByName(iter, flowDirective.getString());
+        }
+        parentTask.position().back();
+      }
+    }
+    parentTask.position().back();
+    parentTask.rawOutput(currentContext.output());
+  }
+
+  public static boolean isActive(WorkflowContext context) {
+    return isActive(context.instance().status());
+  }
+
+  public static boolean isActive(WorkflowStatus status) {
+    return status == WorkflowStatus.RUNNING;
+  }
+
+  public static TaskContext<?> executeTask(
+      WorkflowContext context, TaskContext<?> parentTask, TaskItem task, JsonNode input) {
+    parentTask.position().addProperty(task.getName());
+    TaskContext<?> result =
+        context
+            .definition()
+            .taskExecutors()
+            .computeIfAbsent(
+                parentTask.position().jsonPointer(),
+                k ->
+                    context
+                        .definition()
+                        .taskFactory()
+                        .getTaskExecutor(task.getTask(), context.definition()))
+            .apply(context, parentTask, input);
+    parentTask.position().back();
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  private static TaskItem findTaskByName(ListIterator<TaskItem> iter, String taskName) {
+    int currentIndex = iter.nextIndex();
+    while (iter.hasPrevious()) {
+      TaskItem item = iter.previous();
+      if (item.getName().equals(taskName)) {
+        return item;
+      }
+    }
+    while (iter.nextIndex() < currentIndex) {
+      iter.next();
+    }
+    while (iter.hasNext()) {
+      TaskItem item = iter.next();
+      if (item.getName().equals(taskName)) {
+        return item;
+      }
+    }
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot find task with name " + taskName);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TryExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TryExecutor.java
index 67af7995..eed2801b 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TryExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/TryExecutor.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protected TryExecutor(TryTask task, WorkflowDefinition definition) {
   @Override
   protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<TryTask> taskContext) {
     try {
-      WorkflowUtils.processTaskList(task.getTry(), workflow, taskContext);
+      TaskExecutorHelper.processTaskList(task.getTry(), workflow, taskContext);
     } catch (WorkflowException exception) {
       if (errorFilter.map(f -> f.test(exception.getWorflowError())).orElse(true)
           && whenFilter
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<TryTask> ta
               .map(w -> !w.apply(workflow, taskContext, taskContext.input()).asBoolean())
               .orElse(true)) {
         if (task.getCatch().getDo() != null) {
-          WorkflowUtils.processTaskList(task.getCatch().getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
+          TaskExecutorHelper.processTaskList(task.getCatch().getDo(), workflow, taskContext);
         }
       } else {
         throw exception;
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/WaitExecutor.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/WaitExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1fb31c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/executors/WaitExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-Present The Serverless Workflow Specification Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.executors;
+
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.DurationInline;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.api.types.WaitTask;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.TaskContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowContext;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowDefinition;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class WaitExecutor extends AbstractTaskExecutor<WaitTask> {
+
+  private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WaitExecutor.class);
+  private final Duration millisToWait;
+
+  protected WaitExecutor(WaitTask task, WorkflowDefinition definition) {
+    super(task, definition);
+    this.millisToWait =
+        task.getWait().getDurationInline() != null
+            ? toLong(task.getWait().getDurationInline())
+            : Duration.parse(task.getWait().getDurationExpression());
+  }
+
+  private Duration toLong(DurationInline durationInline) {
+    Duration duration = Duration.ofMillis(durationInline.getMilliseconds());
+    duration.plus(Duration.ofSeconds(durationInline.getSeconds()));
+    duration.plus(Duration.ofMinutes(durationInline.getMinutes()));
+    duration.plus(Duration.ofHours(durationInline.getHours()));
+    duration.plus(Duration.ofDays(durationInline.getDays()));
+    return duration;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void internalExecute(WorkflowContext workflow, TaskContext<WaitTask> taskContext) {
+    try {
+      Thread.sleep(millisToWait.toMillis());
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      logger.warn("Waiting thread was interrupted", e);
+      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/json/JsonUtils.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/json/JsonUtils.java
index a13c8313..0726c2be 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/json/JsonUtils.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/json/JsonUtils.java
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.BinaryOperator;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.stream.Collector;
 
 public class JsonUtils {
 
@@ -48,6 +55,38 @@ public static ObjectMapper mapper() {
     return mapper;
   }
 
+  public static Collector<JsonNode, ArrayNode, ArrayNode> arrayNodeCollector() {
+    return new Collector<JsonNode, ArrayNode, ArrayNode>() {
+      @Override
+      public BiConsumer<ArrayNode, JsonNode> accumulator() {
+        return (arrayNode, item) -> arrayNode.add(item);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Set<Characteristics> characteristics() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(EnumSet.of(Collector.Characteristics.IDENTITY_FINISH));
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public BinaryOperator<ArrayNode> combiner() {
+        return (r1, r2) -> {
+          r1.addAll(r2);
+          return r1;
+        };
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Function<ArrayNode, ArrayNode> finisher() {
+        return arrayNode -> arrayNode;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Supplier<ArrayNode> supplier() {
+        return () -> mapper.createArrayNode();
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   /*
    * Implementation note:
    * Although we can use directly ObjectMapper.convertValue for implementing fromValue and toJavaValue methods,
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/jsonschema/DefaultSchemaValidator.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/jsonschema/DefaultSchemaValidator.java
index d3ab3190..8982908f 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/jsonschema/DefaultSchemaValidator.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/jsonschema/DefaultSchemaValidator.java
@@ -21,33 +21,22 @@
 import com.networknt.schema.SpecVersion.VersionFlag;
 import com.networknt.schema.ValidationMessage;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 public class DefaultSchemaValidator implements SchemaValidator {
 
-  private final JsonNode jsonNode;
-  private final AtomicReference<JsonSchema> schemaObject = new AtomicReference<>();
+  private final JsonSchema schemaObject;
 
   public DefaultSchemaValidator(JsonNode jsonNode) {
-    this.jsonNode = jsonNode;
+    this.schemaObject = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V7).getSchema(jsonNode);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void validate(JsonNode node) {
-    Set<ValidationMessage> report = getSchema().validate(node);
+    Set<ValidationMessage> report = schemaObject.validate(node);
     if (!report.isEmpty()) {
       StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("There are JsonSchema validation errors:");
       report.forEach(m -> sb.append(System.lineSeparator()).append(m.getMessage()));
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(sb.toString());
     }
   }
-
-  private JsonSchema getSchema() {
-    JsonSchema result = schemaObject.get();
-    if (result == null) {
-      result = JsonSchemaFactory.getInstance(VersionFlag.V7).getSchema(jsonNode);
-      schemaObject.set(result);
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinitionTest.java b/impl/core/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinitionTest.java
index 6b29bac1..e2a1dbf2 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinitionTest.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowDefinitionTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.catchThrowableOfType;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.json.JsonUtils;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -29,10 +33,13 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class WorkflowDefinitionTest {
 
   private static WorkflowApplication appl;
+  private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WorkflowDefinitionTest.class);
   private static Instant before;
 
   @BeforeAll
@@ -108,7 +115,14 @@ private static Stream<Arguments> provideParameters() {
         args(
             "raise-reusable.yaml",
             WorkflowDefinitionTest::checkWorkflowException,
-            WorkflowException.class));
+            WorkflowException.class),
+        args(
+            "fork.yaml",
+            Map.of(),
+            o ->
+                assertThat(((ObjectNode) o.outputAsJsonNode()).get("patientId").asText())
+                    .isIn("John", "Smith")),
+        args("fork-no-compete.yaml", Map.of(), WorkflowDefinitionTest::checkNotCompeteOuput));
   }
 
   private static Arguments args(
@@ -125,6 +139,25 @@ private static <T extends Throwable> Arguments args(
             d -> consumer.accept(catchThrowableOfType(clazz, () -> d.execute(Map.of()))));
   }
 
+  private static void checkNotCompeteOuput(WorkflowInstance instance) {
+    JsonNode out = instance.outputAsJsonNode();
+    logger.debug("Output is {}", out);
+    assertThat(out).isInstanceOf(ArrayNode.class);
+    assertThat(out).hasSize(2);
+    ArrayNode array = (ArrayNode) out;
+    assertThat(array)
+        .containsExactlyInAnyOrder(
+            createObjectNode("callNurse", "patientId", "John", "room", 1),
+            createObjectNode("callDoctor", "patientId", "Smith", "room", 2));
+  }
+
+  private static JsonNode createObjectNode(
+      String parent, String key1, String value1, String key2, int value2) {
+    return JsonUtils.mapper()
+        .createObjectNode()
+        .set(parent, JsonUtils.mapper().createObjectNode().put(key1, value1).put(key2, value2));
+  }
+
   private static void checkWorkflowException(WorkflowException ex) {
     assertThat(ex.getWorflowError().type())
         .isEqualTo("https://serverlessworkflow.io/errors/not-implemented");
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork-no-compete.yaml b/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork-no-compete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee882f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork-no-compete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0-alpha5'
+  namespace: test
+  name: fork-example
+  version: '0.1.0'
+do:
+  - callSomeone:
+      fork:
+        compete: false
+        branches:
+          - callNurse:
+              do:
+                - waitForNurse:
+                    wait:
+                     milliseconds: 500
+                - nurseArrived:
+                   set:
+                     patientId: John
+                     room: 1
+          - callDoctor:
+              do:
+                - waitForDoctor:
+                   wait:
+                     milliseconds: 499
+                - doctorArrived:
+                   set:
+                     patientId: Smith
+                     room: 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork.yaml b/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9f3e7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/core/src/test/resources/fork.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.0-alpha5'
+  namespace: test
+  name: fork-no-compete
+  version: '0.1.0'
+do:
+  - callSomeone:
+      fork:
+        compete: true
+        branches:
+          - callNurse:
+             set:
+                patientId: John
+                room: 1
+          - callDoctor:
+              set:
+                patientId: Smith
+                room: 2
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