diff --git a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/helper/workflow-export.ts b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/helper/workflow-export.ts
index be5a18a0245f5..cac64fec83eb0 100644
--- a/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/helper/workflow-export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/workflows-sdk/src/helper/workflow-export.ts
@@ -123,14 +123,20 @@ function createContextualWorkflowRunner<
       method === originalRegisterStepFailure &&
       transaction.getState() === TransactionState.REVERTED
 
+    let thrownError = null
+
     if (
-      throwOnError &&
       failedStatus.includes(transaction.getState()) &&
       !isCancelled &&
       !isRegisterStepFailure
     ) {
       const firstError = errors?.[0]?.error ?? new Error("Unknown error")
-      throw firstError
+
+      thrownError = firstError
+
+      if (throwOnError) {
+        throw firstError
+      }
     }
 
     let result
@@ -138,6 +144,8 @@ function createContextualWorkflowRunner<
       result = resolveValue(resultFrom, transaction.getContext())
       if (result instanceof Promise) {
         result = await result.catch((e) => {
+          thrownError = e
+
           if (throwOnError) {
             throw e
           }
@@ -154,6 +162,7 @@ function createContextualWorkflowRunner<
       errors,
       transaction,
       result,
+      thrownError,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-inmemory/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-inmemory/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
index 14b5a7027f4fd..421cb022a303b 100644
--- a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-inmemory/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-inmemory/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       container,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const workflowId = isString(workflowIdOrWorkflow)
       ? workflowIdOrWorkflow
       : workflowIdOrWorkflow.getName()
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
 
     const ret = await exportedWorkflow.run({
       input,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       resultFrom,
       context,
@@ -210,6 +212,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return { acknowledgement, ...ret }
   }
 
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
     },
     @MedusaContext() sharedContext: Context = {}
   ) {
-    const {
+    let {
       context,
       throwOnError,
       logOnError,
@@ -269,6 +275,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       events: eventHandlers,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const [idempotencyKey_, { workflowId, transactionId }] =
       this.buildIdempotencyKeyAndParts(idempotencyKey)
 
@@ -287,7 +295,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       idempotencyKey: idempotencyKey_,
       context,
       resultFrom,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       events,
       response: stepResponse,
@@ -308,6 +316,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return ret
   }
 
@@ -324,7 +336,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
     },
     @MedusaContext() sharedContext: Context = {}
   ) {
-    const {
+    let {
       context,
       throwOnError,
       logOnError,
@@ -333,6 +345,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       events: eventHandlers,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const [idempotencyKey_, { workflowId, transactionId }] =
       this.buildIdempotencyKeyAndParts(idempotencyKey)
 
@@ -351,7 +365,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       idempotencyKey: idempotencyKey_,
       context,
       resultFrom,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       events,
       response: stepResponse,
@@ -372,6 +386,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return ret
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/integration-tests/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/integration-tests/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index e3d6851985322..c48d4450c197f 100644
--- a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/integration-tests/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/integration-tests/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ moduleIntegrationTestRunner<IWorkflowEngineService>({
             }
           )
 
+          let done = false
+          void workflowOrcModule.subscribe({
+            workflowId: "workflow_2_revert_fail",
+            transactionId: acknowledgement.transactionId,
+            subscriber: (event) => {
+              if (event.eventType === "onFinish") {
+                done = true
+              }
+            },
+          })
+
           let executionsList = await query({
             workflow_executions: {
               fields: ["id"],
@@ -245,6 +256,7 @@ moduleIntegrationTestRunner<IWorkflowEngineService>({
 
           expect(executionsList).toHaveLength(1)
           expect(executionsList[0].state).toEqual("failed")
+          expect(done).toBe(true)
         })
 
         it("should revert the entire transaction when a step timeout expires", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
index 3a0269ba0c357..9b8c8a6ff10aa 100644
--- a/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/workflow-engine-redis/src/services/workflow-orchestrator.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       container,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const workflowId = isString(workflowIdOrWorkflow)
       ? workflowIdOrWorkflow
       : workflowIdOrWorkflow.getName()
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
 
     const ret = await exportedWorkflow.run({
       input,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       resultFrom,
       context,
@@ -248,6 +250,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return { acknowledgement, ...ret }
   }
 
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
     },
     @MedusaContext() sharedContext: Context = {}
   ) {
-    const {
+    let {
       context,
       throwOnError,
       logOnError,
@@ -306,6 +312,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       events: eventHandlers,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const [idempotencyKey_, { workflowId, transactionId }] =
       this.buildIdempotencyKeyAndParts(idempotencyKey)
 
@@ -324,7 +332,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       idempotencyKey: idempotencyKey_,
       context,
       resultFrom,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       events,
       response: stepResponse,
@@ -345,6 +353,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return ret
   }
 
@@ -361,7 +373,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
     },
     @MedusaContext() sharedContext: Context = {}
   ) {
-    const {
+    let {
       context,
       throwOnError,
       logOnError,
@@ -370,6 +382,8 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       events: eventHandlers,
     } = options ?? {}
 
+    throwOnError ??= true
+
     const [idempotencyKey_, { workflowId, transactionId }] =
       this.buildIdempotencyKeyAndParts(idempotencyKey)
 
@@ -388,7 +402,7 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       idempotencyKey: idempotencyKey_,
       context,
       resultFrom,
-      throwOnError,
+      throwOnError: false,
       logOnError,
       events,
       response: stepResponse,
@@ -409,6 +423,10 @@ export class WorkflowOrchestratorService {
       await this.triggerParentStep(ret.transaction, result)
     }
 
+    if (throwOnError && ret.thrownError) {
+      throw ret.thrownError
+    }
+
     return ret
   }