diff --git a/workflow-testing/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTester.kt b/workflow-testing/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTester.kt
index 6603330d43..6a197e48dc 100644
--- a/workflow-testing/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTester.kt
+++ b/workflow-testing/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTester.kt
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ internal class RealRenderTester<PropsT, StateT, OutputT, RenderingT>(
 
   private var explicitWorkerExpectationsRequired: Boolean = false
   private var explicitSideEffectExpectationsRequired: Boolean = false
+  private val stateAndOutput: Pair<StateT, WorkflowOutput<OutputT>?> by lazy {
+    val action = processedAction ?: noAction()
+    action.applyTo(props, state)
+  }
   override val actionSink: Sink<WorkflowAction<PropsT, StateT, OutputT>> get() = this
 
   override fun expectWorkflow(
@@ -286,7 +290,7 @@ internal class RealRenderTester<PropsT, StateT, OutputT, RenderingT>(
     block: (newState: StateT, output: WorkflowOutput<OutputT>?) -> Unit
   ): RenderTestResult<PropsT, StateT, OutputT, RenderingT> {
     return verifyAction {
-      val (state, output) = it.applyTo(props, state)
+      val (state, output) = stateAndOutput
       block(state, output)
     }
   }
@@ -297,8 +301,7 @@ internal class RealRenderTester<PropsT, StateT, OutputT, RenderingT>(
   override fun testNextRenderWithProps(
     newProps: PropsT
   ): RenderTester<PropsT, StateT, OutputT, RenderingT> {
-    val action = processedAction ?: noAction()
-    val (stateAfterRender, _) = action.applyTo(props, state)
+    val (stateAfterRender, _) = stateAndOutput
     val newState = if (props != newProps) {
       workflow.onPropsChanged(props, newProps, stateAfterRender)
     } else {
diff --git a/workflow-testing/src/test/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTesterTest.kt b/workflow-testing/src/test/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTesterTest.kt
index e1b12084de..fb8ee0eefa 100644
--- a/workflow-testing/src/test/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTesterTest.kt
+++ b/workflow-testing/src/test/java/com/squareup/workflow1/testing/RealRenderTesterTest.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import kotlin.test.assertSame
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import kotlin.test.fail
 
-@OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
 internal class RealRenderTesterTest {
 
   private interface OutputWhateverChild : Workflow<Unit, Unit, Unit>
@@ -1212,6 +1211,25 @@ internal class RealRenderTesterTest {
       }
   }
 
+  @Test fun `testNextRender and verifyActionResult call action handler only once`() {
+    val worker = Worker.from { }
+    var actionCount = 0
+    val workflow = Workflow.stateless<Unit, Nothing, Unit> {
+      runningWorker(worker) {
+        action { actionCount++ }
+      }
+    }
+
+    workflow.testRender(Unit)
+      .expectWorker(typeOf<Worker<Unit>>(), output = WorkflowOutput(Unit))
+      .render()
+      .verifyActionResult { _, _ ->  }
+      .verifyActionResult { _, _ ->  }
+      .testNextRender()
+
+    assertEquals(1, actionCount)
+  }
+
   @Test fun `render is executed multiple times`() {
     var renderCount = 0
     val workflow = Workflow.stateless<Unit, Nothing, Unit> { renderCount++ }