diff --git a/workflow/salloc/main_salloc_workflow.yaml b/workflow/salloc/main_salloc_workflow.yaml
index 10de977..85a20c1 100644
--- a/workflow/salloc/main_salloc_workflow.yaml
+++ b/workflow/salloc/main_salloc_workflow.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ jobs:
   hello1:
     ssh:
       remoteHost: ${{inputs.resource}}
-    needs:
-      - allocate
     steps:
       - run: |
+          while [ ! -f /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt ]; do
+              echo "Waiting for file /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt to be created"
+              sleep 5
+          done
           JOBID=$(grep '^SLURM_JOB_ID=' /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt | cut -d= -f2)
           srun --jobid=$JOBID echo "hello world 1 on $(hostname)"
   hello2:
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ jobs:
       - allocate
     steps:
       - run: |
+          while [ ! -f /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt ]; do
+              echo "Waiting for file /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt to be created"
+              sleep 5
+          done
           JOBID=$(grep '^SLURM_JOB_ID=' /tmp/slurm_allocation_info.txt | cut -d= -f2)
           srun --jobid=$JOBID echo "hello world 2 on $(hostname)"
   relinquish:
@@ -36,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
       - hello1
       - hello2
     steps:
-      - run: scancel $JOBID
+      - run: touch RELEASE_ALLOCATION
+
 'on':
   execute:
     inputs:
diff --git a/workflow/salloc/salloc_subworkflow.yaml b/workflow/salloc/salloc_subworkflow.yaml
index 2161385..b40712c 100644
--- a/workflow/salloc/salloc_subworkflow.yaml
+++ b/workflow/salloc/salloc_subworkflow.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 jobs:
+  release_allocation:
+    ssh:
+      remoteHost: ${{inputs.resource.ip}}
+    steps:
+      - name: Release Slurm Allocation
+        run: |
+          while [ ! -f RELEASE_ALLOCATION ]; do
+              echo "$(date) Waiting for RELEASE_ALLOCATION file to release the allocation"
+              sleep 5
+          done
+        cleanup: |
+          JOBID=$(grep '^SLURM_JOB_ID=' $(pwd)/slurm_allocation_info.txt | cut -d= -f2)
+          scancel $JOBID
+
   allocation:
     ssh:
       remoteHost: ${{inputs.resource.ip}}