diff --git a/squirrel-foundation/src/main/java/org/squirrelframework/foundation/fsm/impl/AbstractStateMachine.java b/squirrel-foundation/src/main/java/org/squirrelframework/foundation/fsm/impl/AbstractStateMachine.java
index 0b4059d..b54faf6 100644
--- a/squirrel-foundation/src/main/java/org/squirrelframework/foundation/fsm/impl/AbstractStateMachine.java
+++ b/squirrel-foundation/src/main/java/org/squirrelframework/foundation/fsm/impl/AbstractStateMachine.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ private boolean processEvent(E event, C context, StateMachineData<T, S, E, C> or
     }
     
     private void processEvents() {
-        if (isIdle()) {
+        while (isIdle() && queuedEvents.size() > 0) {
             writeLock.lock();
             setStatus(StateMachineStatus.BUSY);
             try {