diff --git a/tests/fixtures/fixture_processor_steps.js b/tests/fixtures/fixture_processor_steps.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const delay = require('./delay');
+
+module.exports = async function (job) {
+  let step = job.data.step;
+  while (step !== 'FINISH') {
+    switch (step) {
+      case 'INITIAL': {
+        await delay(200);
+        await job.updateData({
+          ...job.data,
+          step: 'SECOND',
+          extraDataSecondStep: 'second data',
+        });
+        step = 'SECOND';
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'SECOND': {
+        await delay(200);
+        await job.updateData({
+          ...job.data,
+          extraDataFinishedStep: 'finish data',
+          step: 'FINISH',
+        });
+        step = 'FINISH';
+        return;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw new Error('invalid step');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/tests/test_sandbox_step_pattern.ts b/tests/test_sandbox_step_pattern.ts
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+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { default as IORedis } from 'ioredis';
+import { Job, Queue, Worker } from '../src/classes';
+import { beforeEach, before, after as afterAll, it } from 'mocha';
+import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { removeAllQueueData } from '../src/utils';
+
+describe.only('sandbox step pattern', () => {
+  const redisHost = process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost';
+  const prefix = process.env.BULLMQ_TEST_PREFIX || 'bull';
+  let queue: Queue;
+  let queueName: string;
+
+  let connection;
+  before(async function () {
+    connection = new IORedis(redisHost, { maxRetriesPerRequest: null });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async function () {
+    queueName = `test-${v4()}`;
+    queue = new Queue(queueName, { connection, prefix });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async function () {
+    await queue.close();
+    await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(), queueName);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async function () {
+    await connection.quit();
+  });
+
+  it('should process steps and complete', async () => {
+    const processFile = __dirname + '/fixtures/fixture_processor_steps.js';
+
+    const worker = new Worker(queueName, processFile, {
+      connection,
+      prefix,
+      drainDelay: 1,
+    });
+
+    const completing = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      worker.on('completed', async (job: Job) => {
+        try {
+          expect(job.data).to.be.eql({
+            step: 'FINISH',
+            extraDataSecondStep: 'second data',
+            extraDataFinishedStep: 'finish data',
+          });
+          resolve();
+        } catch (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    await queue.add('test', { step: 'INITIAL' });
+
+    await completing;
+
+    await worker.close();
+  });
+});