diff --git a/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
index 8a8758a25e2c..0a046ede2f4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Inject setuptools into poetry's runtime environment
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
+        run: |
+          poetry self add setuptools
+
       - name: Load Poetry Cached Libraries ⬇
         id: cache-poetry
         if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         # This is a workaround for that issue
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -y install libpq-dev
-          make install-full || make install-full || make install-full
+          make install-full
 
       - name: Checkout target branch to be able to diff
         if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -277,6 +282,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Inject setuptools into poetry's runtime environment
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
+        run: |
+          poetry self add setuptools
+
       - name: Load Poetry Cached Libraries ⬇
         id: cache-poetry
         if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
@@ -311,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
         # This is a workaround for that issue
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -y install libpq-dev
-          make install-full | tee .output  || make install-full | tee .output || make install-full | tee .output
+          make install-full | tee .output
           if grep 'The lock file is not up to date' .output; then exit 1; fi
           make prepare-tests-ubuntu
 
@@ -330,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
             Remove-Item -Force -Recurse $spacy_data_dir
             New-Item -Path $spacy_data_dir -Type Directory
           }
-          make install-full  || make install-full || make install-full
+          make install-full
           make prepare-tests-windows-gha
 
       - name: Add github workflow problem matchers
@@ -427,6 +437,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Inject setuptools into poetry's runtime environment
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
+        run: |
+          poetry self add setuptools
+
       - name: Load Poetry Cached Libraries ⬇
         id: cache-poetry
         if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
diff --git a/changelog/12927.bugfix.md b/changelog/12927.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b9ff9d69410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12927.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix wrong conflicts that occur when rasa validate stories is run with slots that have active_loop set to null in mapping conditions.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/test/test_integration/data/nlu.yml b/data/test/test_integration/data/nlu.yml
index 877f8f7c6975..ecb72d611556 100644
--- a/data/test/test_integration/data/nlu.yml
+++ b/data/test/test_integration/data/nlu.yml
@@ -89,3 +89,10 @@ nlu:
       - are you a human?
       - am I talking to a bot?
       - am I talking to a human?
+
+  - intent: block
+    examples: |
+      - block my [checking](account_type) account
+      - i want to block my [savings](account_type) account
+      - i need to block an account
+      - i need to block my [credit](account_type) card
diff --git a/data/test/test_integration/data/stories.yml b/data/test/test_integration/data/stories.yml
index 8d67b0112b46..227609c1868e 100644
--- a/data/test/test_integration/data/stories.yml
+++ b/data/test/test_integration/data/stories.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,29 @@ stories:
       - action: utter_did_that_help
       - intent: deny
       - action: utter_goodbye
+
+  - story: block savings
+    steps:
+    - intent: block
+      entities:
+      - account_type: savings
+    - action: utter_block_account
+
+  - story: block checking
+    steps:
+    - intent: block
+      entities:
+      - account_type: checking
+    - action: utter_checking
+
+  - story: block credit
+    steps:
+    - intent: block
+      entities:
+      - account_type: credit
+    - action: utter_credit
+
+  - story: block no entities
+    steps:
+    - intent: block 
+    - action: utter_nothing
diff --git a/data/test/test_integration/domain.yml b/data/test/test_integration/domain.yml
index d72dc536ad91..2118bb66fc1d 100644
--- a/data/test/test_integration/domain.yml
+++ b/data/test/test_integration/domain.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ intents:
   - mood_great
   - mood_unhappy
   - bot_challenge
+  - block
 
 responses:
   utter_greet:
@@ -29,6 +30,35 @@ responses:
   utter_iamabot:
     - text: "I am a bot, powered by Rasa."
 
+  utter_block_account:
+  - text: "your account has been blocked"
+
+  utter_checking:
+  - text: "checking account"
+
+  utter_credit:
+  - text: "credit account"
+
+  utter_nothing:
+  - text: "no account type was specified"
+
+entities:
+  - account_type
+
+slots:
+  account_type: 
+    type: categorical
+    influence_conversation: true
+    values:
+      - savings
+      - checking
+      - credit
+    mappings: 
+    - type: from_entity
+      entity: account_type
+      conditions:
+        - active_loop: null
+
 session_config:
   session_expiration_time: 60
   carry_over_slots_to_new_session: true
diff --git a/rasa/shared/core/domain.py b/rasa/shared/core/domain.py
index e56540799091..8ec59cd6f111 100644
--- a/rasa/shared/core/domain.py
+++ b/rasa/shared/core/domain.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     SlotMappingType,
     MAPPING_TYPE,
     MAPPING_CONDITIONS,
+    ACTIVE_LOOP,
 )
 from rasa.shared.exceptions import (
     RasaException,
@@ -1408,9 +1409,11 @@ def slots_for_entities(self, entities: List[Dict[Text, Any]]) -> List[SlotSet]:
                 matching_entities = []
 
                 for mapping in slot.mappings:
-                    if mapping[MAPPING_TYPE] != str(
-                        SlotMappingType.FROM_ENTITY
-                    ) or mapping.get(MAPPING_CONDITIONS):
+                    mapping_conditions = mapping.get(MAPPING_CONDITIONS)
+                    if mapping[MAPPING_TYPE] != str(SlotMappingType.FROM_ENTITY) or (
+                        mapping_conditions
+                        and mapping_conditions[0].get(ACTIVE_LOOP) is not None
+                    ):
                         continue
 
                     for entity in entities:
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/core/test_cli_response.py b/tests/integration_tests/core/test_cli_response.py
index ffa78d9b6d10..35a0a4f4cfcb 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/core/test_cli_response.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/core/test_cli_response.py
@@ -148,3 +148,36 @@ def test_rasa_validate_quiet_no_errors(
     "you can use `rasa telemetry disable`." in output_text
     assert "To learn more, check out"
     "https://rasa.com/docs/rasa/telemetry/telemetry." in output_text
+
+
+def test_rasa_validate_null_active_loop_no_errors(
+    run: Callable[..., RunResult], request: FixtureRequest
+):
+    # Test captures the subprocess output for the command run
+    # and validates that the data in 'data/test/test_integration' throws no cli errors
+
+    test_data_dir = Path(request.config.rootdir, "data", "test", "test_integration")
+    test_config_dir = Path(request.config.rootdir, "data", "test_config")
+    source_file = (test_data_dir / "data").absolute()
+    domain_file = (test_data_dir / "domain.yml").absolute()
+    config_file = (test_config_dir / "config_unique_assistant_id.yml").absolute()
+    result = run(
+        "data",
+        "validate",
+        "--data",
+        str(source_file),
+        "-d",
+        str(domain_file),
+        "-c",
+        str(config_file),
+    )
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+    stderr_text = str(result.stderr)
+    assert "INFO" in stderr_text
+    assert "Validating intents..." in stderr_text
+    assert "Validating utterances..." in stderr_text
+    assert "Story structure validation..." in stderr_text
+    assert "Validating utterances..." in stderr_text
+    assert "Considering all preceding turns for conflict analysis." in stderr_text
+    assert "No story structure conflicts found." in stderr_text
diff --git a/tests/shared/core/test_domain.py b/tests/shared/core/test_domain.py
index 0c5719ab8728..b8d20d774a98 100644
--- a/tests/shared/core/test_domain.py
+++ b/tests/shared/core/test_domain.py
@@ -1977,6 +1977,33 @@ def test_domain_slots_for_entities_with_mapping_conditions_no_slot_set():
     assert len(events) == 0
 
 
+def test_domain_slots_for_entities_with_mapping_conditions_no_active_loop():
+    domain = Domain.from_yaml(
+        textwrap.dedent(
+            f"""
+            version: "{LATEST_TRAINING_DATA_FORMAT_VERSION}"
+            entities:
+            - city
+            slots:
+              location:
+                type: text
+                influence_conversation: false
+                mappings:
+                - type: from_entity
+                  entity: city
+                  conditions:
+                  - active_loop: null
+            forms:
+              booking_form:
+                required_slots:
+                  - location
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    events = domain.slots_for_entities([{"entity": "city", "value": "Berlin"}])
+    assert events == [SlotSet("location", "Berlin")]
+
+
 def test_domain_slots_for_entities_sets_valid_slot():
     domain = Domain.from_yaml(
         textwrap.dedent(