diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4d59f7..b485cf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.20.1]
+### Fixed
+* Agents would run another step after dying.
 ## [0.20.0]
 ### Added
 * Integration with MESA
diff --git a/examples/random_delays/random_delays.py b/examples/random_delays/random_delays.py
index 257eb82..c3a6961 100644
--- a/examples/random_delays/random_delays.py
+++ b/examples/random_delays/random_delays.py
@@ -4,20 +4,34 @@ Example of a fully programmatic simulation, without definition files.
 '''
 from soil import Simulation, agents
 from soil.time import Delta
-from networkx import Graph
 from random import expovariate
 import logging
 
 
 
 class MyAgent(agents.FSM):
+    '''
+    An agent that first does a ping
+    '''
+
+    defaults = {'pong_counts': 2}
 
     @agents.default_state
     @agents.state
-    def neutral(self):
-        self.info('I am running')
+    def ping(self):
+        self.info('Ping')
+        return self.pong, Delta(expovariate(1/16))
+
+    @agents.state
+    def pong(self):
+        self.info('Pong')
+        self.pong_counts -= 1
+        self.info(str(self.pong_counts))
+        if self.pong_counts < 1:
+            return self.die()
         return None, Delta(expovariate(1/16))
 
+
 s = Simulation(name='Programmatic',
                network_agents=[{'agent_type': MyAgent, 'id': 0}],
                topology={'nodes': [{'id': 0}], 'links': []},
diff --git a/soil/VERSION b/soil/VERSION
index a881cf7..9d26321 100644
--- a/soil/VERSION
+++ b/soil/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.20.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.20.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/soil/agents/__init__.py b/soil/agents/__init__.py
index d260fec..e7c3b6c 100644
--- a/soil/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/soil/agents/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ def as_node(agent):
 
 IGNORED_FIELDS = ('model', 'logger')
 
+
+class DeadAgent(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class BaseAgent(Agent):
     """
     A special Agent that keeps track of its state history.
@@ -129,13 +133,14 @@ class BaseAgent(Agent):
             return None
 
     def die(self, remove=False):
+        self.info(f'agent {self.unique_id}  is dying')
         self.alive = False
         if remove:
             self.remove_node(self.id)
 
     def step(self):
         if not self.alive:
-            return time.When('inf')
+            raise DeadAgent(self.unique_id)
         return super().step() or time.Delta(self.interval)
 
     def log(self, message, *args, level=logging.INFO, **kwargs):
@@ -300,7 +305,10 @@ class FSM(NetworkAgent, metaclass=MetaFSM):
 
     def step(self):
         self.debug(f'Agent {self.unique_id} @ state {self.state_id}')
-        interval = super().step()
+        try:
+            interval = super().step()
+        except DeadAgent:
+            return time.When('inf')
         if 'id' not in self.state:
             # if 'id' in self.state:
             #     self.set_state(self.state['id'])