diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 109805e..eae65e6 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -122,12 +122,7 @@ func (e *executor) start() {
 							// all runners are busy, reschedule the work for later
 							// which means we just skip it here and do nothing
 							// TODO when metrics are added, this should increment a rescheduled metric
-							if jIn.shouldSendOut {
-								select {
-								case e.jobIDsOut <- jIn.id:
-								default:
-								}
-							}
+							e.sendOutToScheduler(&jIn)
 						}
 					} else {
 						// since we're not using LimitModeReschedule, but instead using LimitModeWait
@@ -136,6 +131,7 @@ func (e *executor) start() {
 						// at which point this call would block.
 						// TODO when metrics are added, this should increment a wait metric
 						e.limitMode.in <- jIn
+						e.sendOutToScheduler(&jIn)
 					}
 				} else {
 					// no limit mode, so we're either running a regular job or
@@ -171,20 +167,17 @@ func (e *executor) start() {
 							select {
 							case runner.rescheduleLimiter <- struct{}{}:
 								runner.in <- jIn
+								e.sendOutToScheduler(&jIn)
 							default:
 								// runner is busy, reschedule the work for later
 								// which means we just skip it here and do nothing
 								// TODO when metrics are added, this should increment a rescheduled metric
-								if jIn.shouldSendOut {
-									select {
-									case e.jobIDsOut <- jIn.id:
-									default:
-									}
-								}
+								e.sendOutToScheduler(&jIn)
 							}
 						} else {
 							// wait mode, fill up that queue (buffered channel, so it's ok)
 							runner.in <- jIn
+							e.sendOutToScheduler(&jIn)
 						}
 					} else {
 						select {
@@ -213,6 +206,20 @@ func (e *executor) start() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (e *executor) sendOutToScheduler(jIn *jobIn) {
+	if jIn.shouldSendOut {
+		select {
+		case e.jobIDsOut <- jIn.id:
+		case <-e.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	// we need to set this to false now, because to handle
+	// non-limit jobs, we send out from the e.runJob function
+	// and in this case we don't want to send out twice.
+	jIn.shouldSendOut = false
+}
+
 func (e *executor) limitModeRunner(name string, in chan jobIn, wg *waitGroupWithMutex, limitMode LimitMode, rescheduleLimiter chan struct{}) {
 	e.logger.Debug("gocron: limitModeRunner starting", "name", name)
 	for {
@@ -250,10 +257,7 @@ func (e *executor) limitModeRunner(name string, in chan jobIn, wg *waitGroupWith
 						// was a singleton already running, and we want to
 						// allow another job to be scheduled
 						if limitMode == LimitModeReschedule {
-							select {
-							case <-rescheduleLimiter:
-							default:
-							}
+							<-rescheduleLimiter
 						}
 						continue
 					}
@@ -271,10 +275,7 @@ func (e *executor) limitModeRunner(name string, in chan jobIn, wg *waitGroupWith
 
 			// remove the limiter block to allow another job to be scheduled
 			if limitMode == LimitModeReschedule {
-				select {
-				case <-rescheduleLimiter:
-				default:
-				}
+				<-rescheduleLimiter
 			}
 		case <-e.ctx.Done():
 			e.logger.Debug("limitModeRunner shutting down", "name", name)
@@ -306,10 +307,7 @@ func (e *executor) singletonModeRunner(name string, in chan jobIn, wg *waitGroup
 
 			// remove the limiter block to allow another job to be scheduled
 			if limitMode == LimitModeReschedule {
-				select {
-				case <-rescheduleLimiter:
-				default:
-				}
+				<-rescheduleLimiter
 			}
 		case <-e.ctx.Done():
 			e.logger.Debug("singletonModeRunner shutting down", "name", name)
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 6b0649e..3dd2a1c 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -846,7 +846,9 @@ type Job interface {
 	NextRun() (time.Time, error)
 	// RunNow runs the job once, now. This does not alter
 	// the existing run schedule, and will respect all job
-	// and scheduler limits.
+	// and scheduler limits. This means that running a job now may
+	// cause the job's regular interval to be rescheduled due to
+	// the instance being run by RunNow blocking your run limit.
 	RunNow() error
 	// Tags returns the job's string tags.
 	Tags() []string
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index b7c05ca..6727408 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
@@ -1508,7 +1507,7 @@ func TestScheduler_RunJobNow(t *testing.T) {
 				WithSingletonMode(LimitModeReschedule),
 			},
 			func() time.Duration {
-				return 10 * time.Second
+				return 20 * time.Second
 			},
 			1,
 		},