diff --git a/examples/workflows/new_github_stars.yml b/examples/workflows/new_github_stars.yml
index 84ca9a3e8..4e9484ec6 100644
--- a/examples/workflows/new_github_stars.yml
+++ b/examples/workflows/new_github_stars.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Alert when there are new GitHub Stars utilizing keepstate
 workflow:
   id: new-github-stars
-  description: Get new GitHub Stars
+  description: Notify Slack about new GitHub star for keephq/keep
   triggers:
     - type: interval
       value: 300
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ workflow:
       condition:
       - name: assert-condition
         type: assert
-        assert: "{{ steps.get-github-stars.results.new_stargazers_count }} == 0" # if there are more than 0 new stargazers, trigger the action
+        assert: "{{ steps.get-github-stars.results.new_stargazers_count }} > 0" # if there are more than 0 new stargazers, trigger the action
       provider:
         type: slack
         config: " {{ providers.slack-demo }} "
diff --git a/keep/workflowmanager/workflowscheduler.py b/keep/workflowmanager/workflowscheduler.py
index f6d7bb00f..31966cf9d 100644
--- a/keep/workflowmanager/workflowscheduler.py
+++ b/keep/workflowmanager/workflowscheduler.py
@@ -343,10 +343,6 @@ def _finish_workflow_execution(
         status: WorkflowStatus,
         error=None,
     ):
-        # get the previous workflow execution id
-        previous_execution = get_previous_execution_id(
-            tenant_id, workflow_id, workflow_execution_id
-        )
         # mark the workflow execution as finished in the db
         finish_workflow_execution_db(
             tenant_id=tenant_id,
@@ -355,10 +351,15 @@ def _finish_workflow_execution(
             status=status.value,
             error=error,
         )
+        # get the previous workflow execution id
+        previous_execution = get_previous_execution_id(
+            tenant_id, workflow_id, workflow_execution_id
+        )
         # if error, send an email
-        if (
-            status == WorkflowStatus.ERROR
-            and previous_execution.status != WorkflowStatus.ERROR.value
+        if status == WorkflowStatus.ERROR and (
+            previous_execution
+            is None  # this means this is the first execution, for example
+            or previous_execution.status != WorkflowStatus.ERROR.value
         ):
             workflow = get_workflow_db(tenant_id=tenant_id, workflow_id=workflow_id)
             self.logger.info(