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 b5bedb2d6..564a14516 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -601,10 +601,9 @@ 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 {
             this.statusNodes.forEach(function(targetStatusNode) {
                 if (targetStatusNode.scope && targetStatusNode.scope.indexOf(reportingNode.id) === -1) {
@@ -662,10 +661,9 @@ 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 {
             var handledByUncaught = false;