diff --git a/fractal_server/app/runner/_slurm/executor.py b/fractal_server/app/runner/_slurm/executor.py
index 2bbf43e794..e1e774f4b7 100644
--- a/fractal_server/app/runner/_slurm/executor.py
+++ b/fractal_server/app/runner/_slurm/executor.py
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ def _completion(self, jobid: str) -> None:
                 # FIXME: make it clear that result can also be an
                 # ExceptionProxy
                 success, result = cloudpickle.loads(outdata)
-                return
                 if success:
                     fut.set_result(result)
                 else: