diff --git a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/core/ScenarioRuntime.java b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/core/ScenarioRuntime.java
index 73a86e41a..abe4d6f7a 100644
--- a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/core/ScenarioRuntime.java
+++ b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/core/ScenarioRuntime.java
@@ -330,14 +330,14 @@ private static boolean isSelectedForExecution(FeatureRuntime fr, Scenario scenar
             return false;
         }
         String callTag = fr.featureCall.callTag;
-        if (callTag != null && (!fr.caller.isNone() || fr.perfHook != null)) {
-            // only if this is a legit "call" or a gatling "call by tag"
+        if (callTag != null) {
             if (tags.contains(callTag)) {
                 logger.info("{} - call by tag at line {}: {}", fr, scenario.getLine(), callTag);
                 return true;
+            } else {
+                logger.trace("skipping scenario at line: {} with call by tag effective: {}", scenario.getLine(), callTag);
+                return false;
             }
-            logger.trace("skipping scenario at line: {} with call by tag effective: {}", scenario.getLine(), callTag);
-            return false;
         }
         if (fr.caller.isNone()) {
             if (tags.evaluate(fr.suite.tagSelector, fr.suite.env)) {
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
index a09eebd90..7da7aedbe 100644
--- a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/FeatureRuntimeTest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package com.intuit.karate.core;
 
-import com.intuit.karate.Match;
-import com.intuit.karate.Results;
-import com.intuit.karate.Runner;
-import com.intuit.karate.TestUtils;
+import com.intuit.karate.*;
 import com.intuit.karate.report.Report;
 import com.intuit.karate.report.SuiteReports;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -406,4 +403,14 @@ void testConfigureNtlmAuthentication() {
         run("ntlm-authentication.feature");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testSingleScenario() {
+        Feature feature = Feature.read("classpath:com/intuit/karate/core/single-scenario.feature");
+        FeatureCall featureCall = new FeatureCall(feature, "@Scenario2", -1, null);
+        FeatureRuntime featureRuntime = FeatureRuntime.of(new Suite(), featureCall, null);
+        featureRuntime.run();
+
+        FeatureResult result = featureRuntime.result;
+        matchContains(result.getVariables(), "{ result2: 'Two' }");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/single-scenario.feature b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/single-scenario.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a3604e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karate-core/src/test/java/com/intuit/karate/core/single-scenario.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Feature: sample feature with distinct signature for each scenario
+
+  @Scenario1
+  Scenario: Set a Variable to "One"
+    * def result1 = 'One'
+
+  @Scenario2
+  Scenario: Set a Variable to "Two"
+    * def result2 = 'Two'
+
+  @Scenario3
+  Scenario: Set a Variable to "Three"
+    * def result3 = 'Three'