# Workflows don't run after setup step when using path-filtering orb

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/workflows-dont-run-after-setup-step-when-using-path-filtering-orb/42056>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/workflows-dont-run-after-setup-step-when-using-path-filtering-orb/42056 "2021-11-24T21:49:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![vlad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/vlad/32/28734_2.png) [@vlad](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/vlad)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/workflows-dont-run-after-setup-step-when-using-path-filtering-orb/42056/1 "2021-11-24T21:49:53Z")

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I am trying to only trigger the workflow if jobs.json file has changed  
Here is my config with path filtering orb. Taken pretty much verbatim from an example.

```auto
version: 2.1

# this allows you to use CircleCI's dynamic configuration feature
setup: true

# the path-filtering orb is required to continue a pipeline based on
# the path of an updated fileset
orbs:
  path-filtering: circleci/path-filtering@0.1.0

workflows:
  # the setup workflow is always triggered, regardless of the pipeline parameters.
  setup:
    jobs:
      # the path-filtering/filter job determines which pipeline
      # parameters to update.
      - path-filtering/filter:
          name: check-updated-files
          # 3-column, whitespace-delimited mapping. One mapping per
          # line:
          # <regex path-to-test> <parameter-to-set> <value-of-pipeline-parameter>
          mapping: |
            jobs.json run-build true
          base-revision: << pipeline.git.branch >>
          # this is the path of the configuration we should trigger once
          # path filtering and pipeline parameter value updates are
          # complete. In this case, we are using the parent dynamic
          # configuration itself.
          config-path: .circleci/continue_config.yml

```

It seems to work fine. Here’s what I see in the log. It does pick up the next configuration and parameter does seem to be set properly.

```auto
{
  "continuation-key": " ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************",
  "configuration": "version: 2.1\n\norbs:\n path-filtering: circleci/path-filtering@0.1.0\n aws-ecr: circleci/aws-ecr@7.2.0\n aws-cli: circleci/aws-cli@2.0.3\n\nparameters:\n run-build:\n type: boolean\n default: false\n\njobs:\n [redacted]",
  "parameters": {
    "run-build": true
  }
}
  % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
                                 Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 3196 100 16 100 3180 313 62352 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 62666
{"message":"OK"}
CircleCI received exit code 0

```

The problem is that nothing happens afterwards. No other workflows run. It should be triggering workflows (which work fine without this setup step) but it does not.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![aaronclark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/aaronclark/32/31078_2.png) [@aaronclark](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/aaronclark)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/workflows-dont-run-after-setup-step-when-using-path-filtering-orb/42056/2 "2021-11-25T07:03:35Z")

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Hi @vlad ,

Thank you for sharing your question on our forum!

Would it be possible to get a snippet of your `continue_config.yml` file? There is a possibility of a syntax error in the yaml, or perhaps no workflows are being executed due to a branch filter or conditional set for the workflows. (I did see `path-filtering: circleci/path-filtering@0.1.0` in the json output above, but I don’t think this orb is normally used in a continuation config)

In this case, please remove any secret information. Also feel free to submit a support ticket and we can take a look at it on our end as well.