diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs b/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs
index d228233bd..47a645d5d 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/ActionManager.cs
@@ -269,16 +269,19 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                     }
                     else if (depth > 0)
                     {
-                        // if we're in a composite action and haven't loaded the local action yet
-                        // we assume it has a post step
-                        if (!_cachedEmbeddedPostSteps.ContainsKey(parentStepId))
-                        {
-                            // If we haven't done so already, add the parent to the post steps
-                            _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId] = new Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+                        var definition = LoadAction(executionContext, action);
+                        if (definition.Data.Execution.HasPost) {
+                            // if we're in a composite action and haven't loaded the local action yet
+                            // we assume it has a post step
+                            if (!_cachedEmbeddedPostSteps.ContainsKey(parentStepId))
+                            {
+                                // If we haven't done so already, add the parent to the post steps
+                                _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId] = new Stack<Pipelines.ActionStep>();
+                            }
+                            // Clone action so we can modify the condition without affecting the original
+                            var clonedAction = action.Clone() as Pipelines.ActionStep;
+                            _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId].Push(clonedAction);
                         }
-                        // Clone action so we can modify the condition without affecting the original
-                        var clonedAction = action.Clone() as Pipelines.ActionStep;
-                        _cachedEmbeddedPostSteps[parentStepId].Push(clonedAction);                        
                     }
                 }
             }