# How to run two spawned exec nodes sequential
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-two-spawned-exec-nodes-sequential/16511
**Category:** General
**Created:** [9 October 2019 15:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-two-spawned-exec-nodes-sequential/16511 "2019-10-09T15:49:35Z")
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### Author:  [@pvink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pvink)
#### Post date: [9 October 2019 15:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-two-spawned-exec-nodes-sequential/16511/1 "2019-10-09T15:49:35Z")
Hello Node-RED forum,
I have only just started so please forgive me my 'beginners problems',
I am running two commands in exec nodes, they should run sequential (second program uses the output of the first). This works fine when I just put one behind the next.
However, I have now also connected a node to update me on progress (through websocket).
When I try to run the first node in spawned mode my progress updates look much better (program takes some time), but my second node gets triggered every time (as I could expect).
My question: Is there a trick to let the second exec node run after the first finishes but where the first node can still run in 'spawned' mode to provide constant updates ?
like I said, this might sound quite trivial, but I can't seem to get it working so I hope the forum can help.
Cheers,
Peter
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [9 October 2019 16:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-two-spawned-exec-nodes-sequential/16511/2 "2019-10-09T16:59:23Z")
The 3rd output on the exec node is the return code so that shouldn’t fire until complete
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### Author:  [@pvink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pvink)
#### Post date: [11 October 2019 15:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-run-two-spawned-exec-nodes-sequential/16511/3 "2019-10-11T15:20:56Z")
Thank you !
I was certain that I had tried that already but turns out that now everything is working fine...