diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutor.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutor.java
index 6aab0f1f39..c546570e34 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutor.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutor.java
@@ -44,17 +44,20 @@ public AbstractWorkflowExecutor(Workflow<P> workflow, P primary, Context<P> cont
   protected abstract Logger logger();
 
   protected synchronized void waitForScheduledExecutionsToRun() {
+    // in case when workflow just contains non-activated dependents,
+    // it needs to be checked first if there are already no executions
+    // scheduled at the beginning.
+    if (noMoreExecutionsScheduled()) {
+      return;
+    }
     while (true) {
       try {
-        // in case when workflow just contains non-activated dependents,
-        // it needs to be checked first if there are already no executions
-        // scheduled at the beginning.
+        this.wait();
         if (noMoreExecutionsScheduled()) {
           break;
         } else {
           logger().warn("Notified but still resources under execution. This should not happen.");
         }
-        this.wait();
       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         if (noMoreExecutionsScheduled()) {
           logger().debug("interrupted, no more executions for: {}", primaryID);
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/DependentOperationEventFilterIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/DependentOperationEventFilterIT.java
index 1d0c091e16..eb354bf96d 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/DependentOperationEventFilterIT.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/DependentOperationEventFilterIT.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class DependentOperationEventFilterIT {
   @RegisterExtension
   LocallyRunOperatorExtension operator =
       LocallyRunOperatorExtension.builder()
+          .withNamespaceDeleteTimeout(2)
           .withReconciler(new DependentOperationEventFilterCustomResourceTestReconciler())
           .build();