diff --git a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
index de4637a9a6..499c190cd4 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
@@ -295,13 +295,15 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 
 	// sync will send normalize changes;
 	// which will be handled concurrently
-	syncNormChan := workflow.NewChannel(ctx)
 	childNormalizeFlowFuture := workflow.ExecuteChildWorkflow(
 		ctx,
 		NormalizeFlowWorkflow,
 		cfg,
-		syncNormChan,
 	)
+	var normExecution workflow.Execution
+	if err := childNormalizeFlowFuture.GetChildWorkflowExecution().Get(ctx, &normExecution); err != nil {
+		return state, fmt.Errorf("normalize workflow failed to start: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	for {
 		// check and act on signals before a fresh flow starts.
@@ -367,7 +369,8 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 			SyncFlowWorkflow,
 			cfg,
 			syncFlowOptions,
-			syncNormChan,
+			normExecution.ID,
+			normExecution.RunID,
 		)
 
 		var childSyncFlowRes *model.SyncResponse
@@ -385,7 +388,7 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 		w.logger.Info("Total records synced: ", totalRecordsSynced)
 	}
 
-	syncNormChan.Close()
+	workflow.SignalExternalWorkflow(ctx, normExecution.ID, normExecution.RunID, "StopLoop", true)
 	var childNormalizeFlowRes *NormalizeFlowResult
 	if err := childNormalizeFlowFuture.Get(ctx, &childNormalizeFlowRes); err != nil {
 		w.logger.Error("failed to execute normalize flow: ", err)
diff --git a/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go b/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
index 3d7d2d8b5b..c827dd4d1d 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ func NewNormalizeFlowExecution(ctx workflow.Context) *NormalizeFlowExecution {
 func NormalizeFlowWorkflow(
 	ctx workflow.Context,
 	cfg *protos.FlowConnectionConfigs,
-	syncNormChan workflow.Channel,
 ) (*NormalizeFlowResult, error) {
+	schemaDeltas := workflow.GetSignalChannel(ctx, "SchemaDelta")
+	stopLoopChan := workflow.GetSignalChannel(ctx, "StopLoop")
 	w := NewCDCFlowWorkflowExecution(ctx)
 
 	res := NormalizeFlowResult{}
@@ -52,41 +53,52 @@ func NormalizeFlowWorkflow(
 	}
 	ctx = workflow.WithChildOptions(ctx, childNormalizeFlowOpts)
 
+	var stopLoop bool
 	for {
-		var tableSchemaDeltas []*protos.TableSchemaDelta
-		if !syncNormChan.Receive(ctx, &tableSchemaDeltas) {
-			break
+		// Sequence channel checks carefully to avoid race condition;
+		// must check & process all schema deltas before breaking loop
+		if !stopLoop {
+			var stopLoopVal bool
+			stopLoop = stopLoopChan.ReceiveAsync(&stopLoopVal) && stopLoopVal
 		}
 
-		// slightly hacky: table schema mapping is cached, so we need to manually update it if schema changes.
-		if tableSchemaDeltas != nil {
-			modifiedSrcTables := make([]string, 0, len(tableSchemaDeltas))
-			modifiedDstTables := make([]string, 0, len(tableSchemaDeltas))
-
-			for _, tableSchemaDelta := range tableSchemaDeltas {
-				modifiedSrcTables = append(modifiedSrcTables, tableSchemaDelta.SrcTableName)
-				modifiedDstTables = append(modifiedDstTables, tableSchemaDelta.DstTableName)
-			}
+		var tableSchemaDeltas []*protos.TableSchemaDelta
+		received, _ := schemaDeltas.ReceiveWithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second, &tableSchemaDeltas)
+		if received {
+			if len(tableSchemaDeltas) != 0 {
+				// slightly hacky: table schema mapping is cached, so we need to manually update it if schema changes.
+				modifiedSrcTables := make([]string, 0, len(tableSchemaDeltas))
+				modifiedDstTables := make([]string, 0, len(tableSchemaDeltas))
+
+				for _, tableSchemaDelta := range tableSchemaDeltas {
+					modifiedSrcTables = append(modifiedSrcTables, tableSchemaDelta.SrcTableName)
+					modifiedDstTables = append(modifiedDstTables, tableSchemaDelta.DstTableName)
+				}
 
-			getModifiedSchemaCtx := workflow.WithActivityOptions(ctx, workflow.ActivityOptions{
-				StartToCloseTimeout: 5 * time.Minute,
-			})
-			getModifiedSchemaFuture := workflow.ExecuteActivity(getModifiedSchemaCtx, flowable.GetTableSchema,
-				&protos.GetTableSchemaBatchInput{
-					PeerConnectionConfig: cfg.Source,
-					TableIdentifiers:     modifiedSrcTables,
+				getModifiedSchemaCtx := workflow.WithActivityOptions(ctx, workflow.ActivityOptions{
+					StartToCloseTimeout: 5 * time.Minute,
 				})
-
-			var getModifiedSchemaRes *protos.GetTableSchemaBatchOutput
-			if err := getModifiedSchemaFuture.Get(ctx, &getModifiedSchemaRes); err != nil {
-				w.logger.Error("failed to execute schema update at source: ", err)
-				res.NormalizeFlowErrors = multierror.Append(res.NormalizeFlowErrors, err)
-			} else {
-				for i := range modifiedSrcTables {
-					cfg.TableNameSchemaMapping[modifiedDstTables[i]] =
-						getModifiedSchemaRes.TableNameSchemaMapping[modifiedSrcTables[i]]
+				getModifiedSchemaFuture := workflow.ExecuteActivity(getModifiedSchemaCtx, flowable.GetTableSchema,
+					&protos.GetTableSchemaBatchInput{
+						PeerConnectionConfig: cfg.Source,
+						TableIdentifiers:     modifiedSrcTables,
+					})
+
+				var getModifiedSchemaRes *protos.GetTableSchemaBatchOutput
+				if err := getModifiedSchemaFuture.Get(ctx, &getModifiedSchemaRes); err != nil {
+					w.logger.Error("failed to execute schema update at source: ", err)
+					res.NormalizeFlowErrors = multierror.Append(res.NormalizeFlowErrors, err)
+				} else {
+					for i := range modifiedSrcTables {
+						cfg.TableNameSchemaMapping[modifiedDstTables[i]] =
+							getModifiedSchemaRes.TableNameSchemaMapping[modifiedSrcTables[i]]
+					}
 				}
 			}
+		} else if stopLoop {
+			break
+		} else {
+			continue
 		}
 
 		s := NewNormalizeFlowExecution(ctx)
diff --git a/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go b/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
index 2e38c8c352..a969cd0e3a 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ func (s *SyncFlowExecution) executeSyncFlow(
 	config *protos.FlowConnectionConfigs,
 	opts *protos.SyncFlowOptions,
 	relationMessageMapping model.RelationMessageMapping,
-	syncNormChan workflow.Channel,
+	normFlowId string,
+	normFlowRunId string,
 ) (*model.SyncResponse, error) {
 	s.logger.Info("executing sync flow - ", s.CDCFlowName)
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *SyncFlowExecution) executeSyncFlow(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to replay schema delta: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	syncNormChan.Send(ctx, syncRes.TableSchemaDeltas)
+	workflow.SignalExternalWorkflow(ctx, normFlowId, normFlowRunId, "SchemaDelta", syncRes.TableSchemaDeltas)
 
 	return syncRes, nil
 }
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ func (s *SyncFlowExecution) executeSyncFlow(
 func SyncFlowWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context,
 	config *protos.FlowConnectionConfigs,
 	options *protos.SyncFlowOptions,
-	syncNormChan workflow.Channel,
+	normFlowId string,
+	normFlowRunId string,
 ) (*model.SyncResponse, error) {
 	s := NewSyncFlowExecution(ctx, &SyncFlowState{
 		CDCFlowName: config.FlowJobName,
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ func SyncFlowWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context,
 		config,
 		options,
 		options.RelationMessageMapping,
-		syncNormChan,
+		normFlowId,
+		normFlowRunId,
 	)
 }