diff --git a/serverlessworkflow/sdk/state_machine_generator.py b/serverlessworkflow/sdk/state_machine_generator.py
index f2ce36b..3e08685 100644
--- a/serverlessworkflow/sdk/state_machine_generator.py
+++ b/serverlessworkflow/sdk/state_machine_generator.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def event_state_details(self):
                             else:
                                 oe_state.initial.append(event)
 
-                            if self.current_state.exclusive:
+                            if self.current_state.exclusive and oe.actions:
                                 oe_state.add_substate(
                                     ns := self.state_machine.state_cls(
                                         action_name := f"action {ie}"