diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/UpdateAssetSubscribers.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/UpdateAssetSubscribers.pm
index 7b7fddd2f..8f2bfad07 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/UpdateAssetSubscribers.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/UpdateAssetSubscribers.pm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sub execute {
     my $asset = shift;
     my $session = $self->session;
 
-    return unless $asset->get('subscriptionGroupId');
+    return $self->COMPLETE unless $asset->get('subscriptionGroupId');
 
     my $expireTime = time() + $self->getTTL();
     my $subscriptionGroup = WebGUI::Group->new($session, $asset->get('subscriptionGroupId'));