diff --git a/.changeset/fast-ears-own.md b/.changeset/fast-ears-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1222dedee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-ears-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/test-utils": patch
+"@medusajs/orchestration": patch
+---
+
+fix(orchestration): Handle expected lifecycle errors
diff --git a/packages/core/orchestration/src/transaction/transaction-orchestrator.ts b/packages/core/orchestration/src/transaction/transaction-orchestrator.ts
index e19f1972fa..9b46be99a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/orchestration/src/transaction/transaction-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/orchestration/src/transaction/transaction-orchestrator.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  private static isExpectedError(error: Error): boolean {
+    return (
+      SkipCancelledExecutionError.isSkipCancelledExecutionError(error) ||
+      SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)
+    )
+  }
+
   static clone(orchestrator: TransactionOrchestrator): TransactionOrchestrator {
     return new TransactionOrchestrator({
       id: orchestrator.id,
@@ -525,10 +532,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
     try {
       await transaction.saveCheckpoint()
     } catch (error) {
-      if (
-        !SkipCancelledExecutionError.isSkipCancelledExecutionError(error) &&
-        !SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)
-      ) {
+      if (!TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
         throw error
       }
 
@@ -583,10 +587,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
     try {
       await transaction.saveCheckpoint()
     } catch (error) {
-      if (
-        !SkipCancelledExecutionError.isSkipCancelledExecutionError(error) &&
-        !SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)
-      ) {
+      if (!TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
         throw error
       }
 
@@ -764,10 +765,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
     try {
       await transaction.saveCheckpoint()
     } catch (error) {
-      if (
-        !SkipCancelledExecutionError.isSkipCancelledExecutionError(error) &&
-        !SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)
-      ) {
+      if (!TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
         throw error
       }
 
@@ -830,7 +828,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
       })
 
       await transaction.saveCheckpoint().catch((error) => {
-        if (SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)) {
+        if (TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
           continueExecution = false
           return
         }
@@ -900,7 +898,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     await transaction.saveCheckpoint().catch((error) => {
-      if (!SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)) {
+      if (!TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
         throw error
       }
     })
@@ -1063,7 +1061,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
         await this.handleStepSuccess(transaction, step, response)
       })
       .catch(async (error) => {
-        if (SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)) {
+        if (TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
           return
         }
 
@@ -1112,7 +1110,7 @@ export class TransactionOrchestrator extends EventEmitter {
         }
       })
       .catch(async (error) => {
-        if (SkipExecutionError.isSkipExecutionError(error)) {
+        if (TransactionOrchestrator.isExpectedError(error)) {
           return
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts b/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
index cc66edcca9..4b967be35b 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa-test-utils/src/medusa-test-runner.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export interface MedusaSuiteOptions {
   }
   getMedusaApp: () => MedusaAppOutput
   utils: {
-    waitWorkflowExecutions: (container: MedusaContainer) => Promise<void>
+    waitWorkflowExecutions: () => Promise<void>
   }
 }