# Parent Workflow getting completed if Child Workflow is failed

**URL:** <https://community.temporal.io/t/parent-workflow-getting-completed-if-child-workflow-is-failed/8570>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/parent-workflow-getting-completed-if-child-workflow-is-failed/8570 "2023-06-20T05:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeni\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/jeni_a/32/3797_2.png) [@jeni\_A](https://community.temporal.io/u/jeni_A)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/parent-workflow-getting-completed-if-child-workflow-is-failed/8570/1 "2023-06-20T05:06:44Z")

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HI,  
Parent workflow is getting completed , as soon as the childworkflow fails due to activity failure in child workflow.  
Any suggestions… I don’t want the Parent workflow not to be affected coz of child workflow failures

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**Author:** ![maxim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/maxim/32/8_2.png) [@maxim](https://community.temporal.io/u/maxim)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/parent-workflow-getting-completed-if-child-workflow-is-failed/8570/2 "2023-06-20T20:34:11Z")

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Catch and handle the exception thrown by the child workflow.