diff --git a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/AccessPlugin.java b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/AccessPlugin.java
index ca38638cc..d9b53e9f4 100644
--- a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/AccessPlugin.java
+++ b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/AccessPlugin.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public int run(ItemCollection adocumentContext, ItemCollection adocumentActivity
 			documentNextProcessEntity = ctx.getModelManager().getModel(aModelVersion).getTask(iNextProcessID);
 		} catch (ModelException e) {
 			// no next task defined (follow up)
+			return Plugin.PLUGIN_OK;
 		}
 		// in case the activity is connected to a followup activity the
 		// nextProcess can be null!
diff --git a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/ApplicationPlugin.java b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/ApplicationPlugin.java
index 263169899..0087c9b6e 100644
--- a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/ApplicationPlugin.java
+++ b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/ApplicationPlugin.java
@@ -112,14 +112,13 @@ public int run(ItemCollection adocumentContext,
 				itemColNextProcess = ctx.getModelManager().getModel(aModelVersion).getTask(
 						iNextProcessID);
 			} catch (ModelException e) {
-				throw new PluginException(ApplicationPlugin.class.getSimpleName(), ModelException.UNDEFINED_MODEL_ENTRY, e.getMessage());
-
+				// no op - 
 			}
 
 			// if the processEntity was not found cancel processing now!
 			if (itemColNextProcess == null) {
-				logger.warning("[ApplicationPlugin] Warning - processEntity '"
-						+ iNextProcessID + "' was not found in the model! ");
+				logger.warning("[ApplicationPlugin] Warning - Task '"
+						+ iNextProcessID + "' was not found in the model '" + aModelVersion + "' ");
 				return Plugin.PLUGIN_WARNING;
 			}
 
diff --git a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/OwnerPlugin.java b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/OwnerPlugin.java
index a6d95efce..82cce475d 100644
--- a/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/OwnerPlugin.java
+++ b/imixs-workflow-engine/src/main/java/org/imixs/workflow/plugins/OwnerPlugin.java
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ public int run(ItemCollection adocumentContext, ItemCollection adocumentActivity
 		try {
 			documentNextProcessEntity = ctx.getModelManager().getModel(aModelVersion).getTask(iNextProcessID);
 		} catch (ModelException e) {
-			throw new PluginException(OwnerPlugin.class.getSimpleName(), ModelException.UNDEFINED_MODEL_ENTRY, e.getMessage());
+			// no next task defined (follow up)
+			return Plugin.PLUGIN_OK;
 		}
 		// in case the activity is connected to a followup activity the
 		// nextProcess can be null!