diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
index e2e1e6a36..5f24d1ae4 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContext extends StepContext {
         stepNodes << new NodeBuilder().'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder' {
             phaseName phaseContext.phaseName
             delegate.continuationCondition(phaseContext.continuationCondition)
-            delegate.executionType(phaseContext.executionType)
+            if (jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22')) {
+                delegate.executionType(phaseContext.executionType)
+            }
             phaseJobs {
                 phaseContext.jobsInPhase.each { PhaseJobContext jobInPhase ->
                     Node phaseJobNode = 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig' {
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
index 9c4fe75a1..26363b497 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
             name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
-            children().size() == 4
+            children().size() == 3
             phaseName[0].value() == 'First'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
-            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].value().empty
         }
 
@@ -33,10 +32,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[1]) {
             name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
-            children().size() == 4
+            children().size() == 3
             phaseName[0].value() == 'Second'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
-            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].children().size() == 1
             with(phaseJobs[0].'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig'[0]) {
                 children().size() == 7
@@ -62,10 +60,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
             name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
-            children().size() == 4
+            children().size() == 3
             phaseName[0].value() == 'Third'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
-            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].children().size() == 3
             phaseJobs[0].'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig'[0].jobName[0].value() == 'JobA'
             phaseJobs[0].'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig'[1].jobName[0].value() == 'JobB'
@@ -103,10 +100,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
 
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
-            children().size() == 4
+            children().size() == 3
             phaseName[0].value() == 'Fourth'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
-            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].children().size() == 1
             with(phaseJobs[0].'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig'[0]) {
                 children().size() == 8
@@ -192,10 +188,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
             name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
-            children().size() == 4
+            children().size() == 3
             phaseName[0].value() == 'Second'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
-            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].children().size() == 1
             with(phaseJobs[0].'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig'[0]) {
                 children().size() == 7
@@ -232,20 +227,17 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         thrown(DslScriptException)
     }
 
-    def 'call phase with unsupported execution type'(String execution) {
+    def 'call phase with unsupported execution type'() {
         setup:
         jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22') >> true
 
         when:
         context.phase('test') {
-            executionType execution
+            executionType 'FOO'
         }
 
         then:
         thrown(DslScriptException)
-
-        where:
-        execution << ['FOO']
     }
 
     def 'call phase with supported condition'(String condition) {
@@ -290,7 +282,7 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         }
 
         where:
-        execution << ['SEQUENTIALLY']
+        execution << ['PARALLEL', 'SEQUENTIALLY']
     }
 
     def 'phase works inside conditionalSteps'() {