diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
index 280586c34..2cd3f7594 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ export async function applyCoinSpend(
         // FIXME: assign error code
         throw Error("conflicting coin allocation (contrib)");
       }
+      continue;
     }
     coin.status = CoinStatus.Dormant;
     coin.allocation = {