diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
index 9ac094dc4..c2339b95d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Chris Schaefer
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Jinwoo Bae
  */
 public abstract class AbstractStep implements Step, InitializingBean, BeanNameAware {
 
@@ -261,7 +262,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractStep implements Step, InitializingBean, BeanNameAw
 			}
 		}
 		finally {
-
+			stepExecution.setEndTime(LocalDateTime.now());
+			Duration stepExecutionDuration = BatchMetrics.calculateDuration(stepExecution.getStartTime(),
+					stepExecution.getEndTime());
+			if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
+				logger.info("Step: [" + stepExecution.getStepName() + "] executed in "
+						+ BatchMetrics.formatDuration(stepExecutionDuration));
+			}
 			try {
 				// Update the step execution to the latest known value so the
 				// listeners can act on it
@@ -287,14 +294,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractStep implements Step, InitializingBean, BeanNameAw
 						name, stepExecution.getJobExecution().getJobInstance().getJobName()), e);
 			}
 			stopObservation(stepExecution, observation);
-			stepExecution.setEndTime(LocalDateTime.now());
 			stepExecution.setExitStatus(exitStatus);
-			Duration stepExecutionDuration = BatchMetrics.calculateDuration(stepExecution.getStartTime(),
-					stepExecution.getEndTime());
-			if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-				logger.info("Step: [" + stepExecution.getStepName() + "] executed in "
-						+ BatchMetrics.formatDuration(stepExecutionDuration));
-			}
+
 			try {
 				getJobRepository().update(stepExecution);
 			}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStepTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStepTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56e11f5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStepTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package org.springframework.batch.core.step;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.ExitStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInstance;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecutionListener;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link AbstractStep}.
+ */
+class AbstractStepTests {
+
+    private AbstractStep tested;
+
+
+    StepExecution execution = new StepExecution("foo",
+            new JobExecution(new JobInstance(1L, "bar"), new JobParameters()));
+
+    @Test
+    void testSetEndTime() throws Exception {
+        tested = new AbstractStep() {
+            @Override
+            protected void doExecute(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+            }
+        };
+
+        JobRepository jobRepository = mock();
+
+        final List<LocalDateTime> stepEndTime = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        tested.setStepExecutionListeners(new StepExecutionListener[] { new StepExecutionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public ExitStatus afterStep(StepExecution stepExecution) {
+                stepEndTime.add(stepExecution.getEndTime());
+                return ExitStatus.COMPLETED;
+            }
+        } });
+
+        tested.setJobRepository(jobRepository);
+        tested.execute(execution);
+
+        assertEquals(1, stepEndTime.size());
+        assertNotNull(stepEndTime.get(0));
+    }
+}