diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/tasks/Join.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/tasks/Join.java
index 5b0db258b..23c9acd63 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/tasks/Join.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/execution/tasks/Join.java
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ public Optional<Long> getEvaluationOffset(TaskModel taskModel, long defaultOffse
     }
 
     public boolean isAsync() {
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 }