diff --git a/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/Answers.kt b/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/Answers.kt
index bce54c344..296ea21b0 100644
--- a/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/Answers.kt
+++ b/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/Answers.kt
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ data class FunctionAnswer<T>(val answerFunc: (Call) -> T) : Answer<T> {
 data class CoFunctionAnswer<T>(val answerFunc: suspend (Call) -> T) : Answer<T> {
 
     override fun answer(call: Call): T {
-        val continuation = call.invocation.args.lastOrNull() as? Continuation<*>
-            ?: throw MockKException("last parameter is not Continuation<*> for suspend call")
-
-        return InternalPlatformDsl.coroutineCall {
-            answerFunc(call)
-        }.callWithContinuation(continuation)
+        val lastParam = call.invocation.args.lastOrNull()
+        return if (lastParam is Continuation<*>)
+            InternalPlatformDsl.coroutineCall {
+                answerFunc(call)
+            }.callWithContinuation(lastParam)
+        else
+            InternalPlatformDsl.runCoroutine {
+                answerFunc(call)
+            }
     }
 
     override suspend fun coAnswer(call: Call) = answerFunc(call)
diff --git a/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/InternalPlatformDsl.kt b/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/InternalPlatformDsl.kt
index fbf72a0ee..08f114650 100644
--- a/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/InternalPlatformDsl.kt
+++ b/dsl/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/InternalPlatformDsl.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.mockk
 
 import kotlin.coroutines.experimental.Continuation
-import kotlin.reflect.KCallable
 
 expect object InternalPlatformDsl {
     fun identityHashCode(obj: Any): Int
diff --git a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
index 537c1e408..31028a056 100644
--- a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
+++ b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import io.mockk.InternalPlatformDsl.toStr
 import io.mockk.impl.InternalPlatform
 import io.mockk.impl.log.Logger
 import io.mockk.impl.log.SafeToString
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 class ChainedCallDetector(safeToString: SafeToString) {
     val log = safeToString(Logger<SignatureMatcherDetector>())
diff --git a/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt b/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
index b13e0b0cf..b1b8c9c61 100644
--- a/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
+++ b/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class ChainedCallDetectorTest {
         every { call1.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
         every { call2.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
 
+        every { call1.method.isSuspend } returns { false }
+        every { call2.method.isSuspend } returns { false }
+
         detector.detect(listOf(callRound1, callRound2), 0, hashMapOf())
 
         assertEquals("abc", detector.call.matcher.method.name)
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ class ChainedCallDetectorTest {
         every { call1.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
         every { call2.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
 
+        every { call1.method.isSuspend } returns { false }
+        every { call2.method.isSuspend } returns { false }
+
         detector.detect(listOf(callRound1, callRound2), 0, matcherMap)
 
         assertEquals("abc", detector.call.matcher.method.name)
diff --git a/mockk/jvm/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/instantiation/JvmMockFactoryHelper.kt b/mockk/jvm/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/instantiation/JvmMockFactoryHelper.kt
index d2cd16b00..a22c97747 100644
--- a/mockk/jvm/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/instantiation/JvmMockFactoryHelper.kt
+++ b/mockk/jvm/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/instantiation/JvmMockFactoryHelper.kt
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ object JvmMockFactoryHelper {
 
     private fun Method.toDescription(): MethodDescription {
 
-        val isSuspend: () -> Boolean = if (
-            parameterTypes.lastOrNull()?.let { Continuation::class.java.isAssignableFrom(it) } == true
-        ) {
-            {
-                kotlinFunction?.isSuspend ?: false
-            }
+        val lastParam = parameterTypes.lastOrNull()
+        val isLastParamContinuation = lastParam?.let {
+            Continuation::class.java.isAssignableFrom(it)
+        } ?: false
+
+        val isSuspend: () -> Boolean = if (isLastParamContinuation) {
+            { kotlinFunction?.isSuspend ?: false }
         } else {
             { false }
         }
 
-
         return MethodDescription(
             name,
             returnType.kotlin,