diff --git a/dag/dag_node.go b/dag/dag_node.go
index 9b47c3a..6fb808c 100644
--- a/dag/dag_node.go
+++ b/dag/dag_node.go
@@ -170,11 +170,18 @@ func (tm *DAG) getCurrentNode(manager *TaskManager) string {
 func (tm *DAG) AddDAGNode(nodeType NodeType, name string, key string, dag *DAG, firstNode ...bool) *DAG {
 	dag.AssignTopic(key)
 	dag.name += fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", name)
+
+	// Create a wrapper processor that ensures proper completion reporting for iterator patterns
+	processor := &DAGNodeProcessor{
+		subDAG: dag,
+		nodeID: key,
+	}
+
 	tm.nodes.Set(key, &Node{
 		Label:     name,
 		ID:        key,
 		NodeType:  nodeType,
-		processor: dag,
+		processor: processor,
 		isReady:   true,
 		IsLast:    true, // Assume it's last until edges are added
 	})
diff --git a/dag/task_manager.go b/dag/task_manager.go
index b651fb4..ed1e601 100644
--- a/dag/task_manager.go
+++ b/dag/task_manager.go
@@ -18,6 +18,85 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oarkflow/mq/storage/memory"
 )
 
+// DAGNodeProcessor wraps a sub-DAG to ensure it reports completion properly
+// when used as part of an iterator pattern
+type DAGNodeProcessor struct {
+	subDAG *DAG
+	nodeID string
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	// Process the task through the sub-DAG but capture the result
+	// instead of letting it go to the final callback
+
+	// Create a result channel to capture the sub-DAG's result
+	resultCh := make(chan mq.Result, 1)
+
+	// Temporarily replace the sub-DAG's final result callback
+	originalCallback := p.subDAG.finalResult
+	p.subDAG.finalResult = func(taskID string, result mq.Result) {
+		resultCh <- result
+	}
+
+	// Process through the sub-DAG
+	result := p.subDAG.Process(ctx, task.Payload)
+
+	// Restore the original callback
+	p.subDAG.finalResult = originalCallback
+
+	// If the sub-DAG completed immediately, return the result
+	if result.Status == mq.Completed || result.Error != nil {
+		return result
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise wait for the final result from the callback
+	select {
+	case finalResult := <-resultCh:
+		return finalResult
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return mq.Result{Error: ctx.Err(), Status: mq.Failed}
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) Consume(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// No-op for DAG nodes since they're processed directly
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) Pause(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// No-op for DAG nodes
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) Resume(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// No-op for DAG nodes
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return p.subDAG.Stop(ctx)
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) Close() error {
+	return p.subDAG.Stop(context.Background())
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) GetType() string {
+	return "DAGNodeProcessor"
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) GetKey() string {
+	return p.nodeID
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) SetKey(key string) {
+	p.nodeID = key
+}
+
+func (p *DAGNodeProcessor) SetNotifyResponse(callback mq.Callback) {
+	// Sub-DAG already has its own callback
+}
+
 // TaskError is used by node processors to indicate whether an error is recoverable.
 type TaskError struct {
 	Err         error
@@ -139,6 +218,13 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, startNode string, payloa
 }
 
 func (tm *TaskManager) enqueueTask(ctx context.Context, startNode, taskID string, payload json.RawMessage) {
+	if tm.dag.debug {
+		tm.dag.Logger().Info("enqueueTask called",
+			logger.Field{Key: "startNode", Value: startNode},
+			logger.Field{Key: "taskID", Value: taskID},
+			logger.Field{Key: "payloadSize", Value: len(payload)})
+	}
+
 	if index, ok := ctx.Value(ContextIndex).(string); ok {
 		base := strings.Split(startNode, Delimiter)[0]
 		startNode = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", base, Delimiter, index)
@@ -466,7 +552,11 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) processNode(exec *task) {
 	if err != nil {
 		tm.dag.Logger().Error("Error checking if node is last", logger.Field{Key: "nodeID", Value: pureNodeID}, logger.Field{Key: "error", Value: err.Error()})
 	} else if isLast {
-		result.Last = true
+		// Check if this node has a parent (part of iterator pattern)
+		// If it has a parent, it should not be treated as a final node
+		if _, hasParent := tm.parentNodes.Get(exec.nodeID); !hasParent {
+			result.Last = true
+		}
 	}
 	tm.currentNodeResult.Set(exec.nodeID, result)
 	tm.logNodeExecution(exec, pureNodeID, result, nodeLatency)
@@ -535,10 +625,24 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) updateTimestamps(rs *mq.Result) {
 }
 
 func (tm *TaskManager) handlePrevious(ctx context.Context, state *TaskState, result mq.Result, childNode string, dispatchFinal bool) {
+	if tm.dag.debug {
+		tm.dag.Logger().Info("handlePrevious called",
+			logger.Field{Key: "parentNodeID", Value: state.NodeID},
+			logger.Field{Key: "childNode", Value: childNode})
+	}
+
 	state.targetResults.Set(childNode, result)
 	state.targetResults.Del(state.NodeID)
 	targetsCount, _ := tm.childNodes.Get(state.NodeID)
 	size := state.targetResults.Size()
+
+	if tm.dag.debug {
+		tm.dag.Logger().Info("Aggregation check",
+			logger.Field{Key: "parentNodeID", Value: state.NodeID},
+			logger.Field{Key: "targetsCount", Value: targetsCount},
+			logger.Field{Key: "currentSize", Value: size})
+	}
+
 	if size == targetsCount {
 		if size > 1 {
 			aggregated := make([]json.RawMessage, size)
@@ -572,7 +676,8 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) handlePrevious(ctx context.Context, state *TaskState, res
 	}
 	if parentKey, ok := tm.parentNodes.Get(state.NodeID); ok {
 		parts := strings.Split(state.NodeID, Delimiter)
-		if edges, exists := tm.iteratorNodes.Get(parts[0]); exists && state.Status == mq.Completed {
+		// For iterator nodes, only continue to next edge after ALL children have completed and been aggregated
+		if edges, exists := tm.iteratorNodes.Get(parts[0]); exists && state.Status == mq.Completed && size == targetsCount {
 			state.Status = mq.Processing
 			tm.iteratorNodes.Del(parts[0])
 			state.targetResults.Clear()
@@ -668,6 +773,13 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) enqueueResult(nr nodeResult) {
 }
 
 func (tm *TaskManager) onNodeCompleted(nr nodeResult) {
+	if tm.dag.debug {
+		tm.dag.Logger().Info("onNodeCompleted called",
+			logger.Field{Key: "nodeID", Value: nr.nodeID},
+			logger.Field{Key: "status", Value: string(nr.status)},
+			logger.Field{Key: "hasError", Value: nr.result.Error != nil})
+	}
+
 	nodeID := strings.Split(nr.nodeID, Delimiter)[0]
 	node, ok := tm.dag.nodes.Get(nodeID)
 	if !ok {
@@ -684,14 +796,22 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) onNodeCompleted(nr nodeResult) {
 		tm.handleEdges(nr, edges)
 		return
 	}
-	if index, ok := nr.ctx.Value(ContextIndex).(string); ok {
-		childNode := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", node.ID, Delimiter, index)
-		if parentKey, exists := tm.parentNodes.Get(childNode); exists {
-			if parentState, _ := tm.taskStates.Get(parentKey); parentState != nil {
-				tm.handlePrevious(nr.ctx, parentState, nr.result, nr.nodeID, true)
-				return // Don't send to resultCh if has parent
-			}
+	// Check if this is a child node from an iterator (has a parent)
+	if parentKey, exists := tm.parentNodes.Get(nr.nodeID); exists {
+		if tm.dag.debug {
+			tm.dag.Logger().Info("Found parent for node",
+				logger.Field{Key: "nodeID", Value: nr.nodeID},
+				logger.Field{Key: "parentKey", Value: parentKey})
 		}
+		if parentState, _ := tm.taskStates.Get(parentKey); parentState != nil {
+			tm.handlePrevious(nr.ctx, parentState, nr.result, nr.nodeID, true)
+			return // Don't send to resultCh if has parent
+		}
+	}
+	if tm.dag.debug {
+		tm.dag.Logger().Info("No parent found for node, sending to resultCh",
+			logger.Field{Key: "nodeID", Value: nr.nodeID},
+			logger.Field{Key: "result_topic", Value: nr.result.Topic})
 	}
 	tm.updateTimestamps(&nr.result)
 	tm.resultCh <- nr.result
@@ -769,7 +889,8 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) processSingleEdge(currentResult nodeResult, edge Edge) {
 			if _, exists := tm.iteratorNodes.Get(edge.From.ID); !exists {
 				return
 			}
-			parentNode = edge.From.ID
+			// Use the actual completing node as parent, not the edge From ID
+			parentNode = currentResult.nodeID
 			var items []json.RawMessage
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(currentResult.result.Payload, &items); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Error unmarshalling payload for node %s: %v", edge.To.ID, err)
@@ -793,7 +914,28 @@ func (tm *TaskManager) processSingleEdge(currentResult nodeResult, edge Edge) {
 			idx, _ := currentResult.ctx.Value(ContextIndex).(string)
 			childNode := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", edge.To.ID, Delimiter, idx)
 			ctx := context.WithValue(currentResult.ctx, ContextIndex, idx)
-			tm.parentNodes.Set(childNode, parentNode)
+
+			// If the current result came from an iterator child that has a parent,
+			// we need to preserve that parent relationship for the new target node
+			if originalParent, hasParent := tm.parentNodes.Get(currentResult.nodeID); hasParent {
+				if tm.dag.debug {
+					tm.dag.Logger().Info("Transferring parent relationship for conditional edge",
+						logger.Field{Key: "originalChild", Value: currentResult.nodeID},
+						logger.Field{Key: "newChild", Value: childNode},
+						logger.Field{Key: "parent", Value: originalParent})
+				}
+				// Remove the original child from parent tracking since it's being replaced by conditional target
+				tm.parentNodes.Del(currentResult.nodeID)
+				// This edge target should now report back to the original parent instead
+				tm.parentNodes.Set(childNode, originalParent)
+			} else {
+				if tm.dag.debug {
+					tm.dag.Logger().Info("No parent found for conditional edge source",
+						logger.Field{Key: "nodeID", Value: currentResult.nodeID})
+				}
+				tm.parentNodes.Set(childNode, parentNode)
+			}
+
 			tm.enqueueTask(ctx, edge.To.ID, tm.taskID, currentResult.result.Payload)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/examples/debug_dag.go b/examples/debug_dag.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814a505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/debug_dag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/oarkflow/json"
+
+	"github.com/oarkflow/mq"
+	"github.com/oarkflow/mq/dag"
+	"github.com/oarkflow/mq/examples/tasks"
+)
+
+func subDAG() *dag.DAG {
+	f := dag.NewDAG("Sub DAG", "sub-dag", func(taskID string, result mq.Result) {
+		fmt.Printf("Sub DAG Final result for task %s: %s\n", taskID, string(result.Payload))
+	}, mq.WithSyncMode(true))
+	f.
+		AddNode(dag.Function, "Store data", "store:data", &tasks.StoreData{Operation: dag.Operation{Type: dag.Function}}, true).
+		AddNode(dag.Function, "Send SMS", "send:sms", &tasks.SendSms{Operation: dag.Operation{Type: dag.Function}}).
+		AddNode(dag.Function, "Notification", "notification", &tasks.InAppNotification{Operation: dag.Operation{Type: dag.Function}}).
+		AddEdge(dag.Simple, "Store Payload to send sms", "store:data", "send:sms").
+		AddEdge(dag.Simple, "Store Payload to notification", "send:sms", "notification")
+	return f
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flow := dag.NewDAG("Sample DAG", "sample-dag", func(taskID string, result mq.Result) {
+		fmt.Printf("DAG Final result for task %s: %s\n", taskID, string(result.Payload))
+	})
+	flow.ConfigureMemoryStorage()
+	flow.AddNode(dag.Function, "GetData", "GetData", &GetData{}, true)
+	flow.AddNode(dag.Function, "Loop", "Loop", &Loop{})
+	flow.AddNode(dag.Function, "ValidateAge", "ValidateAge", &ValidateAge{})
+	flow.AddNode(dag.Function, "ValidateGender", "ValidateGender", &ValidateGender{})
+	flow.AddNode(dag.Function, "Final", "Final", &Final{})
+	flow.AddDAGNode(dag.Function, "Check", "persistent", subDAG())
+	flow.AddEdge(dag.Simple, "GetData", "GetData", "Loop")
+	flow.AddEdge(dag.Iterator, "Validate age for each item", "Loop", "ValidateAge")
+	flow.AddCondition("ValidateAge", map[string]string{"pass": "ValidateGender", "default": "persistent"})
+	flow.AddEdge(dag.Simple, "Mark as Done", "Loop", "Final")
+
+	// Test without the Final node to see if it's causing the issue
+	// Let's also enable hook to see the flow
+	flow.SetPreProcessHook(func(ctx context.Context, node *dag.Node, taskID string, payload json.RawMessage) context.Context {
+		log.Printf("PRE-HOOK: Processing node %s, taskID %s, payload size: %d", node.ID, taskID, len(payload))
+		return ctx
+	})
+
+	flow.SetPostProcessHook(func(ctx context.Context, node *dag.Node, taskID string, result mq.Result) {
+		log.Printf("POST-HOOK: Completed node %s, taskID %s, status: %v, payload size: %d", node.ID, taskID, result.Status, len(result.Payload))
+	})
+
+	data := []byte(`[{"age": "15", "gender": "female"}, {"age": "18", "gender": "male"}]`)
+	if flow.Error != nil {
+		panic(flow.Error)
+	}
+
+	rs := flow.Process(context.Background(), data)
+	if rs.Error != nil {
+		panic(rs.Error)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(rs.Status, rs.Topic, string(rs.Payload))
+}
+
+type GetData struct {
+	dag.Operation
+}
+
+func (p *GetData) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	log.Printf("GetData: Processing payload of size %d", len(task.Payload))
+	return mq.Result{Ctx: ctx, Payload: task.Payload}
+}
+
+type Loop struct {
+	dag.Operation
+}
+
+func (p *Loop) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	log.Printf("Loop: Processing payload of size %d", len(task.Payload))
+	return mq.Result{Ctx: ctx, Payload: task.Payload}
+}
+
+type ValidateAge struct {
+	dag.Operation
+}
+
+func (p *ValidateAge) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	var data map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(task.Payload, &data); err != nil {
+		return mq.Result{Error: fmt.Errorf("ValidateAge Error: %s", err.Error()), Ctx: ctx}
+	}
+	var status string
+	if data["age"] == "18" {
+		status = "pass"
+	} else {
+		status = "default"
+	}
+	log.Printf("ValidateAge: Processing age %s, status %s", data["age"], status)
+	updatedPayload, _ := json.Marshal(data)
+	return mq.Result{Payload: updatedPayload, Ctx: ctx, ConditionStatus: status}
+}
+
+type ValidateGender struct {
+	dag.Operation
+}
+
+func (p *ValidateGender) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	var data map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(task.Payload, &data); err != nil {
+		return mq.Result{Error: fmt.Errorf("ValidateGender Error: %s", err.Error()), Ctx: ctx}
+	}
+	data["female_voter"] = data["gender"] == "female"
+	log.Printf("ValidateGender: Processing gender %s", data["gender"])
+	updatedPayload, _ := json.Marshal(data)
+	return mq.Result{Payload: updatedPayload, Ctx: ctx}
+}
+
+type Final struct {
+	dag.Operation
+}
+
+func (p *Final) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *mq.Task) mq.Result {
+	var data []map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(task.Payload, &data); err != nil {
+		return mq.Result{Error: fmt.Errorf("Final Error: %s", err.Error()), Ctx: ctx}
+	}
+	log.Printf("Final: Processing array with %d items", len(data))
+	for i, row := range data {
+		row["done"] = true
+		data[i] = row
+	}
+	updatedPayload, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return mq.Result{Payload: updatedPayload, Ctx: ctx}
+}