diff --git a/tests/unit/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/TaskTest.php b/tests/unit/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/TaskTest.php
index 167253a70..fde1c720b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/TaskTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/TaskTest.php
@@ -424,4 +424,32 @@ class TaskTest extends TestCase
             Queue::assertPushed(TaskScheduler::class);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * This test verify the actionsByEmailResponse activity method for synchronous and asynchronous execution.
+     * @test 
+     * @covers ProcessMaker\TaskScheduler\Task::runTask()
+     * @covers ProcessMaker\TaskScheduler\Task::actionsByEmailResponse()
+     * @dataProvider asynchronousCases
+     */
+    public function it_should_test_actionsByEmailResponse_method($asynchronous)
+    {
+        $task = new Task($asynchronous, '');
+
+        //assert synchronous for cron file
+        if ($asynchronous === false) {
+            ob_start();
+            $task->actionsByEmailResponse();
+            $printing = ob_get_clean();
+            $this->assertEmpty($printing);
+        }
+
+        //assert asynchronous for job process
+        if ($asynchronous === true) {
+            Queue::fake();
+            Queue::assertNothingPushed();
+            $task->actionsByEmailResponse();
+            Queue::assertPushed(TaskScheduler::class);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/workflow/engine/bin/cron_single.php b/workflow/engine/bin/cron_single.php
index 9fd7c056d..1683c9884 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/bin/cron_single.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/bin/cron_single.php
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel;
-/*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
-use ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\ActionsByEmail\ResponseReader;
-/*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
 use ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Cases;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../gulliver/system/class.g.php';
@@ -351,7 +348,8 @@ try {
                     break;
                 /*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
                 case 'actionsByEmailEmailResponse':
-                    (new ResponseReader)->actionsByEmailEmailResponse();
+                    $task = new Task($asynchronous, $sObject);
+                    $task->actionsByEmailResponse();
                     break;
                 /*----------------------------------********---------------------------------*/
             }
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/ActionsByEmail/ResponseReader.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/ActionsByEmail/ResponseReader.php
index 98292c62a..ca05d1451 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/ActionsByEmail/ResponseReader.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/ActionsByEmail/ResponseReader.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ResponseReader
         try {
             if (!extension_loaded('imap')) {
                 G::outRes(G::LoadTranslation("ID_EXCEPTION_LOG_INTERFAZ", ['php_imap']) . "\n");
-                exit;
+                return;
             }
             if (PMLicensedFeatures
                 ::getSingleton()
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/Task.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/Task.php
index f275b55e3..4517d5cbf 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/Task.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/TaskScheduler/Task.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use G;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use ldapadvancedClassCron;
 use NotificationQueue;
+use ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\ActionsByEmail\ResponseReader;
 use ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Light\PushMessageAndroid;
 use ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Light\PushMessageIOS;
 use ProcessMaker\Core\JobsManager;
@@ -543,4 +544,16 @@ class Task
         };
         $this->runTask($job);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * This executes an actions by email responses.
+     */
+    public function actionsByEmailResponse()
+    {
+        $job = function() {
+            $responseReader = new ResponseReader();
+            $responseReader->actionsByEmailEmailResponse();
+        };
+        $this->runTask($job);
+    }
 }