core.ask not working with join?

SUMMARY

Does core.ask work with join?

STACKSTORM VERSION

Paste the output of st2 --version:
st2 3.8.1, on Python 3.8.10

OS, environment, install method

VM Ubuntu 20.04

Steps to reproduce the problem

version: 1.0

description: Test approval.

vars:
  - count_approve: 0
  - count_reject: 0

tasks:
  start:
    action: core.echo message="Approval started."
    next:
      - when: <% succeeded() %>
        do:
          - ask_1
          - ask_2
          - ask_3

  ask_1:
    action: core.ask
    input:
      users:
        - cab_user1
      ttl: 10
      route: "cab_user1"
      schema:
        type: object
        properties:
          approved:
            type: boolean
            description: "Apply?"
            required: True
    next:
      - when: <% succeeded() %>
        publish:
          - count_approve: "{{ count_approve + 1 }}"
        do:
          - finish
      - when: <% failed() %>
        do: stop

  ask_2:
    action: core.ask
    input:
      users:
        - cab_user1
      ttl: 10
      route: "cab_user1"
      schema:
        type: object
        properties:
          approved:
            type: boolean
            description: "Apply?"
            required: True
    next:
      - when: <% succeeded() %> or <% ctx().count_approve %> = 
        do: finish
      - when: <% failed() %>
        do: stop

  ask_3:
    action: core.ask

    input:
      users:
        - cab_user1
      ttl: 10
      route: "cab_user1"
      schema:
        type: object
        properties:
          approved:
            type: boolean
            description: "Apply?"
            required: True
    next:
      - when: <% succeeded() %>
        do: finish
      - when: <% failed() %>
        do: stop

  finish:
    join: 2
    action: core.echo message="Approved! (<% ctx().count_approve %>)"

  stop:
    join: 2
    action: core.echo message="Rejected!"
    next:
      - do: fail

Expected Results

If 2 core.ask tasks are applied/rejected the others should be ignored.

Actual Results

Only if TTL is reached or all inquiries are answered the workflow will continue.

Reproduce the supplied workflow with three core.ask tasks and a join threshold of 2, then trace the core.ask and join execution paths. The fix is complete when two responses allow the workflow to continue while the remaining inquiry is ignored, matching the expected finish or stop behavior.