diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b11fc29..4a45d9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,10 +178,11 @@ make test-unit
 
 ### Running E2E tests
 
-The E2E (end-to-end) tests require a sidecar process to be running. You can use the Dapr sidecar for this or run a Durable Task test sidecar using the following `docker` command:
+The E2E (end-to-end) tests require a sidecar process to be running. You can use the Dapr sidecar for this or run a Durable Task test sidecar using the following command:
 
 ```sh
-docker run --name durabletask-sidecar -p 4001:4001 --env 'DURABLETASK_SIDECAR_LOGLEVEL=Debug' --rm cgillum/durabletask-sidecar:latest start --backend Emulator
+go install github.com/dapr/durabletask-go@main
+durabletask-go --port 4001
 ```
 
 To run the E2E tests, run the following command from the project root:
diff --git a/tests/test_orchestration_e2e.py b/tests/test_orchestration_e2e.py
index d3d7f0b..bcb3d3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_orchestration_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/test_orchestration_e2e.py
@@ -279,39 +279,56 @@ def orchestrator(ctx: task.OrchestrationContext, _):
         assert state.serialized_output == json.dumps("some reason for termination")
 
 def test_terminate_recursive():
-    def root(ctx: task.OrchestrationContext, _):
-        result = yield ctx.call_sub_orchestrator(child)
-        return result
-    def child(ctx: task.OrchestrationContext, _):
-        result = yield ctx.wait_for_external_event("my_event")
-        return result
+    thread_lock = threading.Lock()
+    activity_counter = 0
+    delay_time = 4  # seconds
 
-    # Start a worker, which will connect to the sidecar in a background thread
-    with worker.TaskHubGrpcWorker() as w:
-        w.add_orchestrator(root)
-        w.add_orchestrator(child)
-        w.start()
+    def increment(ctx, _):
+        with thread_lock:
+            nonlocal activity_counter
+            activity_counter += 1
+        raise Exception("Failed: Should not have executed the activity")
 
-        task_hub_client = client.TaskHubGrpcClient()
-        id = task_hub_client.schedule_new_orchestration(root)
-        state = task_hub_client.wait_for_orchestration_start(id, timeout=30)
-        assert state is not None
-        assert state.runtime_status == client.OrchestrationStatus.RUNNING
+    def orchestrator_child(ctx: task.OrchestrationContext, activity_count: int):
+        due_time = ctx.current_utc_datetime + timedelta(seconds=delay_time)
+        yield ctx.create_timer(due_time)
+        yield ctx.call_activity(increment)
 
-        # Terminate root orchestration(recursive set to True by default)
-        task_hub_client.terminate_orchestration(id, output="some reason for termination")
-        state = task_hub_client.wait_for_orchestration_completion(id, timeout=30)
-        assert state is not None
-        assert state.runtime_status == client.OrchestrationStatus.TERMINATED
+    def parent_orchestrator(ctx: task.OrchestrationContext, count: int):
+        tasks = []
+        for _ in range(count):
+            tasks.append(ctx.call_sub_orchestrator(orchestrator_child, input=count))
+        yield task.when_all(tasks)
 
-        # Verify that child orchestration is also terminated
-        c = task_hub_client.wait_for_orchestration_completion(id, timeout=30)
-        assert state is not None
-        assert state.runtime_status == client.OrchestrationStatus.TERMINATED
+    for recurse in [True, False]:
+        with worker.TaskHubGrpcWorker() as w:
+            w.add_activity(increment)
+            w.add_orchestrator(orchestrator_child)
+            w.add_orchestrator(parent_orchestrator)
+            w.start()
+
+            task_hub_client = client.TaskHubGrpcClient()
+            instance_id = task_hub_client.schedule_new_orchestration(parent_orchestrator, input=5)
+
+            time.sleep(2)
+
+            output = "Recursive termination = {recurse}"
+            task_hub_client.terminate_orchestration(instance_id, output=output, recursive=recurse)
+
+
+            metadata = task_hub_client.wait_for_orchestration_completion(instance_id, timeout=30)
+
+            assert metadata is not None
+            assert metadata.runtime_status == client.OrchestrationStatus.TERMINATED
+            assert metadata.serialized_output == f'"{output}"'
+
+            time.sleep(delay_time)
+
+            if recurse:
+                assert activity_counter == 0, "Activity should not have executed with recursive termination"
+            else:
+                assert activity_counter == 5, "Activity should have executed without recursive termination"
 
-        task_hub_client.purge_orchestration(id)
-        state = task_hub_client.get_orchestration_state(id)
-        assert state is None
 
 
 def test_continue_as_new():