# Running On Exit state tree task will break the tree 5.8.4

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**Category:** AI\
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**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/running-on-exit-state-tree-task-will-break-the-tree-5-8-4/2855015 "2026-11-13T10:44:49Z")\
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Has anyone been having this issue - I have states that are not considered for completion that run code on state exit and it works fine the first time but after than, when entering back into that state I get a fail back to root.

If I remove it, no problems at all.

never had this issue before.