diff --git a/src/Queue.ts b/src/Queue.ts
index 164fe7c..75903f3 100644
--- a/src/Queue.ts
+++ b/src/Queue.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ export class Queue {
 
             this.jobStore.removeJob(rawJob);
         } catch (error) {
-            worker.triggerFailure(job, error);
             const { attempts } = rawJob;
             // tslint:disable-next-line: prefer-const
             let { errors, failedAttempts } = JSON.parse(rawJob.metaData);
@@ -337,6 +336,7 @@ export class Queue {
                 failed = new Date().toISOString();
             }
             const metaData = JSON.stringify({ errors: [...errors, error], failedAttempts });
+            worker.triggerFailure({ ...job, metaData, failed }, error);
             this.jobStore.updateJob({ ...rawJob, ...{ active: FALSE, metaData, failed } });
         } finally {
             delete this.runningJobPromises[job.id]
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Queue.test.ts b/src/__tests__/Queue.test.ts
index b1c83d4..91de432 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Queue.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/Queue.test.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,23 @@ describe('Queue Basics', () => {
                 })
         );
         queue.configure({ onQueueFinish: onQueueFinish });
-        queue.addWorker(
-            new Worker<Payload>('testWorker', executer, { concurrency: 1, onFailure: onError })
-        );
+        queue.addWorker(new Worker<Payload>('testWorker', executer, { concurrency: 1, onFailure: onError }));
+        queue.addJob('testWorker', { test: '1' }, { attempts: 0, timeout: 5, priority: 0 }, false);
+        queue.start();
+    });
+    it('trigger onFailure', (done) => {
+        const executer = async () => {
+            throw new Error('This is an error');
+        };
+        const onFailure = (job: Job<Payload>, _: Error) => {
+            try {
+                expect(job.failed).not.toEqual('');
+                done();
+            } catch (error) {
+                done(error);
+            }
+        };
+        queue.addWorker(new Worker<Payload>('testWorker', executer, { concurrency: 1, onFailure }));
         queue.addJob('testWorker', { test: '1' }, { attempts: 0, timeout: 5, priority: 0 }, false);
         queue.start();
     });