diff --git a/__test__/index.test.js b/__test__/index.test.js
index 4ed744e..697c79c 100644
--- a/__test__/index.test.js
+++ b/__test__/index.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const utils = require('./__utils__');
 const WAITING = utils.WAITING;
 const RUNNING = utils.RUNNING;
 const RESOLVED = utils.RESOLVED;
+const REJECTED = utils.REJECTED;
 const deferred = utils.deferred;
 
 // private variables
@@ -107,24 +108,24 @@ it('should respect concurrency', async () => {
   const defer1 = deferred();
   const defer2 = deferred();
   const defer3 = deferred();
-  const result = queue.push(defer1, defer2, defer3);
+  const result = queue.push(defer1, defer2, defer3).catch(() => { /* ok to swallow */ });
   await delay(TIMEOUT);
   expect(defer1.status).toBe(RUNNING);
   expect(defer2.status).toBe(RUNNING);
   expect(defer3.status).toBe(WAITING);
-  defer1.resolve();
+  defer1.reject();
   await delay(TIMEOUT);
-  expect(defer1.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
+  expect(defer1.status).toBe(REJECTED);
   expect(defer2.status).toBe(RUNNING);
   expect(defer3.status).toBe(RUNNING);
   defer2.resolve();
   await delay(TIMEOUT);
-  expect(defer1.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
+  expect(defer1.status).toBe(REJECTED);
   expect(defer2.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
   expect(defer3.status).toBe(RUNNING);
   defer3.resolve();
   await delay(TIMEOUT);
-  expect(defer1.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
+  expect(defer1.status).toBe(REJECTED);
   expect(defer2.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
   expect(defer3.status).toBe(RESOLVED);
   await result;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 871b1f0..1a38378 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ function qute(options) {
       .then((result) => {
         pendingCount--;
         item.resolve(result);
-        defer(tryToRunNext);
       }, (err) => {
         pendingCount--;
         item.reject(err);
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        defer(tryToRunNext);
       });
 
     defer(tryToRunNext);