diff --git a/src/partition.hpp b/src/partition.hpp
index e5198c37..2647ba22 100644
--- a/src/partition.hpp
+++ b/src/partition.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ class Partition
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_empty() const;
     [[nodiscard]] std::string get_name() const;
 
+    /** Clears the completion flags on all processes in this partition. */
+    void clear_completed_flag();
+
     // both called by Process
     void proc_exit_cb(Process &proc);
     void completed_cb(Process &proc);
@@ -133,5 +136,4 @@ class Partition
 private:
     // cyclic queue
     void move_to_next_proc();
-    void clear_completed_flag();
 };
diff --git a/src/slice.cpp b/src/slice.cpp
index 2f16e8ab..daef5fa8 100644
--- a/src/slice.cpp
+++ b/src/slice.cpp
@@ -41,12 +41,18 @@ bool Slice::load_next_process(time_point current_time)
     if (running_process) {
         return true;
     }
-    // no process found, we're done
-    // call cb if running SC partition
+
+    // no process found
     if (running_partition == sc) {
+        // for SC, we're done, call cb
         sc_done_cb(*this, current_time);
+        return false;
+    } else { // be
+        // for BE, clear the completed flag on all processes, and continue execution with the next
+        //  process; this way, BE processes may run multiple times in a single window
+        running_partition->clear_completed_flag();
+        return load_next_process(current_time);
     }
-    return false;
 }
 
 /** Finds and starts next unfinished process from current_partition. */
diff --git a/test_config/be_cycle.yaml b/test_config/be_cycle.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1300c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_config/be_cycle.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Test that BE processes are executed in a cycle even in a single long window.
+
+partitions:
+  - name: BE1
+    processes:
+      # changing p<n> indent for better output readability
+      - {budget: 500, cmd: "while true; do echo 'p1'; sleep 0.1; done"}
+      - {budget: 500, cmd: "while true; do echo 'p 2'; sleep 0.1; done"}
+      - {budget: 500, cmd: "while true; do echo 'p  3'; sleep 0.1; done"}
+
+windows:
+  - length: 5000
+    be_partition: BE1
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