diff --git a/packages/subapp-web/src/subapp-web.js b/packages/subapp-web/src/subapp-web.js
index b40e1206b..9c2fa50aa 100644
--- a/packages/subapp-web/src/subapp-web.js
+++ b/packages/subapp-web/src/subapp-web.js
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@
           } else if (subApp.start && subApp.info) {
             const queue = ols[name];
             ols[name] = undefined;
-            for (let ix = 0; ix < queue.length; ix++) {
-              let options = queue[ix];
+            queue.forEach(options => {
               if (!options.id || !options.elementId) {
                 options = xv1.copyObject(options);
                 options._genId = options.name + "_inst_id_" + runtimeInfo.instId++;
@@ -95,10 +94,9 @@
                 const instance = subApp.preStart(options);
                 // async prepare needed, await for it and then start
                 if (instance._prepared.then) {
-                  instance._prepared.then(() => {
+                  return instance._prepared.then(() => {
                     return subApp.start(options, subApp.info);
                   });
-                  continue;
                 }
                 // no async needed, continue down to start
               }
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@
               setTimeout(() => {
                 subApp.start(options, subApp.info);
               }, delay++);
-            }
+            });
           } else {
             console.error(`subApp ${name} exist but missing start and info`);
           }