diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ExecutionContextPromotionListener.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ExecutionContextPromotionListener.java
index c7e85d0b2..1fc464b91 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ExecutionContextPromotionListener.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/ExecutionContextPromotionListener.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class ExecutionContextPromotionListener extends StepExecutionListenerSupp
 		for (String statusPattern : statuses) {
 			if (PatternMatcher.match(statusPattern, exitCode)) {
 				this.performPromotion(stepExecution);
+				break;
 			}
 		}