diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-step.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-step.ts
index bc1c1eb4..5de14ce3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/delete-step.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ const deleteStep = async (
     })
     .throwIfNotFound();
 
-  if (!step) return;
-
+  await step.$relatedQuery('executionSteps').delete();
   await step.$query().delete();
 
   const nextSteps = await step.flow