diff --git a/core/action/action.go b/core/action/action.go
index a24ea4a1d..90abba49b 100644
--- a/core/action/action.go
+++ b/core/action/action.go
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ func (action *Action) Execute(pair *models.RequestResponsePair, journalIDChannel
 	time.Sleep(time.Duration(200+action.DelayInMs) * time.Millisecond)
 
 	journalID := <-journalIDChannel
-	close(journalIDChannel)
 	log.Info("Journal ID received ", journalID)
 
 	//if it is remote callback
diff --git a/core/action/action_test.go b/core/action/action_test.go
index df7d58084..dc962efcd 100644
--- a/core/action/action_test.go
+++ b/core/action/action_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func Test_ExecuteLocalPostServeAction(t *testing.T) {
 	newJournal := journal.NewJournal()
 	journalIDChannel <- "demo-id"
 	err = newAction.Execute(&originalPair, journalIDChannel, newJournal)
+	close(journalIDChannel)
 	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ func Test_ExecuteRemotePostServeAction(t *testing.T) {
 	newJournal := journal.NewJournal()
 	journalIDChannel <- "1"
 	newAction, err := action.NewRemoteAction("test-callback", server.URL+"/process", 0)
+	close(journalIDChannel)
 	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	err = newAction.Execute(&originalPair, journalIDChannel, newJournal)
 	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ func Test_ExecuteRemotePostServeAction_WithUnReachableHost(t *testing.T) {
 	newJournal := journal.NewJournal()
 	journalIDChannel <- "1"
 	err = newAction.Execute(&originalPair, journalIDChannel, newJournal)
+	close(journalIDChannel)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
 }
 
diff --git a/core/hoverfly.go b/core/hoverfly.go
index cb7a1786a..b523ff6f2 100644
--- a/core/hoverfly.go
+++ b/core/hoverfly.go
@@ -220,12 +220,11 @@ func (hf *Hoverfly) processRequest(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, chan stri
 	}
 
 	if result.PostServeActionInputDetails != nil {
-
-		journalIDChannel := make(chan string, 1)
 		if postServeAction, ok := hf.PostServeActionDetails.Actions[result.PostServeActionInputDetails.PostServeAction]; ok {
+			journalIDChannel := make(chan string, 1)
 			go postServeAction.Execute(result.PostServeActionInputDetails.Pair, journalIDChannel, hf.Journal)
+			return result.Response, journalIDChannel
 		}
-		return result.Response, journalIDChannel
 	}
 
 	return result.Response, nil
diff --git a/core/hoverfly_service_test.go b/core/hoverfly_service_test.go
index 75ab483fa..a422b7506 100644
--- a/core/hoverfly_service_test.go
+++ b/core/hoverfly_service_test.go
@@ -1371,6 +1371,12 @@ func TestHoverfly_GetPostServeActions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	Expect(postServeActions).NotTo(BeNil())
 	Expect(postServeActions.Actions).To(HaveLen(2))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[0].ActionName).To(Equal("test-local-callback"))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[0].Binary).To(Equal("python3"))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[0].DelayInMs).To(Equal(1900))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[1].ActionName).To(Equal("test-remote-callback"))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[1].Remote).To(Equal("http://localhost"))
+	Expect(postServeActions.Actions[1].DelayInMs).To(Equal(1800))
 }
 
 func TestHoverfly_SetLocalPostServeAction(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/core/proxy.go b/core/proxy.go
index 004256634..3f22f2e60 100644
--- a/core/proxy.go
+++ b/core/proxy.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func NewProxy(hoverfly *Hoverfly) *goproxy.ProxyHttpServer {
 func sendJournalIDToPostServeAction(journalIDChannel chan string, id string) {
 	if journalIDChannel != nil {
 		journalIDChannel <- id
+		close(journalIDChannel)
 	}
 }