diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index 2e1e97c4b..ae03a2772 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -650,10 +650,9 @@ class Flow {
             // Delegate status to any nodes using this config node
             for (let userNode in node.users) {
                 if (node.users.hasOwnProperty(userNode)) {
-                    node.users[userNode]._flow.handleStatus(node,statusMessage,node.users[userNode],true);
+                    handled = node.users[userNode]._flow.handleStatus(node,statusMessage,node.users[userNode],true) || handled;
                 }
             }
-            handled = true;
         } else {
             const candidateNodes = [];
             this.statusNodes.forEach(targetStatusNode => {
@@ -737,10 +736,9 @@ class Flow {
             // Delegate status to any nodes using this config node
             for (let userNode in node.users) {
                 if (node.users.hasOwnProperty(userNode)) {
-                    node.users[userNode]._flow.handleError(node,logMessage,msg,node.users[userNode]);
+                    handled = node.users[userNode]._flow.handleError(node,logMessage,msg,node.users[userNode]) || handled;
                 }
             }
-            handled = true;
         } else {
             const candidateNodes = [];
             this.catchNodes.forEach(targetCatchNode => {