diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
index b981affa0b..e76e16892a 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
@@ -867,20 +867,21 @@ class RunnableBranch(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
                 )
 
                 if expression_value:
-                    return runnable.invoke(
+                    output = runnable.invoke(
                         input,
                         config=patch_config(
                             config,
                             callbacks=run_manager.get_child(tag=f"branch:{idx + 1}"),
                         ),
                     )
-
-            output = self.default.invoke(
-                input,
-                config=patch_config(
-                    config, callbacks=run_manager.get_child(tag="branch:default")
-                ),
-            )
+                    break
+            else:
+                output = self.default.invoke(
+                    input,
+                    config=patch_config(
+                        config, callbacks=run_manager.get_child(tag="branch:default")
+                    ),
+                )
         except Exception as e:
             run_manager.on_chain_error(e)
             raise
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ class RunnableBranch(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
                 )
 
                 if expression_value:
-                    return await runnable.ainvoke(
+                    output = await runnable.ainvoke(
                         input,
                         config=patch_config(
                             config,
@@ -919,14 +920,15 @@ class RunnableBranch(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
                         ),
                         **kwargs,
                     )
-
-            output = await self.default.ainvoke(
-                input,
-                config=patch_config(
-                    config, callbacks=run_manager.get_child(tag="branch:default")
-                ),
-                **kwargs,
-            )
+                    break
+            else:
+                output = await self.default.ainvoke(
+                    input,
+                    config=patch_config(
+                        config, callbacks=run_manager.get_child(tag="branch:default")
+                    ),
+                    **kwargs,
+                )
         except Exception as e:
             run_manager.on_chain_error(e)
             raise