diff --git a/popcorn.js b/popcorn.js
index 9f63c0c39..1bd7278f5 100644
--- a/popcorn.js
+++ b/popcorn.js
@@ -337,10 +337,13 @@
               
               callback.fired = true;
               
-              this.unlisten("timeupdate", guid );
-              
               fn.call(self, event);
               
+              setTimeout(function() {
+                
+                callback.fired = false;
+                
+              }, 500 );
             }
           };
       
diff --git a/test/popcorn.unit.js b/test/popcorn.unit.js
index c1660c151..5db3bb29d 100644
--- a/test/popcorn.unit.js
+++ b/test/popcorn.unit.js
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ test("exec", function () {
   
   var popped = Popcorn("#video"),
       expects = 2, 
-      count = 0;
+      count = 0, 
+      hasLooped = false, 
+      loop = 0;
 
   expect(expects);
   
@@ -184,22 +186,18 @@ test("exec", function () {
   }
   
   stop( 10000 ); 
-  
-
 
   popped.exec( 4, function () {
-    
-    
-    ok(true, "exec callback fired");
-    plus();
-    
-    
-    equal( popped.data.events.timeupdate, null, "exec callback removed");
+    ok(true, "exec callback fired " + loop++ );
     plus();
-    
+
+    if ( !hasLooped ) {
+      
+      popped.currentTime(3).play();
+      
+      hasLooped = true;
+    }
   }).currentTime(3).play();
-  
-  
 
 });