diff --git a/lib/factory.js b/lib/factory.js
index bdc1288..5c8e345 100644
--- a/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/factory.js
@@ -456,52 +456,45 @@ Factory.prototype.getJobs = function getJobs() {
  * @returns The original job {} if duplicates found, false if not
  */
 Factory.prototype.coalesceRequests = function coalesceRequests(res, context) {
+  var _this = this;
+
   // Check for duplicate context in an array of jobs
   function checkIfDuplicate(jobs) {
     return _.find(jobs, {'context': context});
   }
 
-  // Return an array of running jobs
-  function runningJobs(jobs) {
-    // Filters out pending or running jobs
-    function jobFilter(job) {
-      return job.status === constants.EVENTS.STATUS_PENDING ||
-        job.status === constants.EVENTS.STATUS_RUNNING;
-    }
+  // Return an array of job that can be coalesced into
+  function coalescableJobs(jobs) {
 
-    var runningJobs = jobs.filter(jobFilter); 
-    return runningJobs;
-  }
-
-  // Return an array of jobs in the coalescing period
-  function coalescingJobs(jobs, coalescingPeriod) {
-    var coalescingJobs = [];
+    // Filters out pending, running, or finished jobs within the coalescing period
+    function jobFilter(job) {
+      if (job.status === constants.EVENTS.STATUS_PENDING ||
+        job.status === constants.EVENTS.STATUS_RUNNING) {
+        return true;
+      }
 
-    for (var j = 0; j < jobs.length; j++) {
-      var otherJob = jobs[j];
-      if(otherJob.endTime) {
+      if(job.endTime) {
+        var coalescingPeriod = _this.config.coalescingPeriod || 0;
         var now = Date.now();
-        var diff = now - otherJob.endTime.getTime();
+        var diff = now - job.endTime.getTime();
+
         if(diff <= coalescingPeriod) {
-          coalescingJobs.push(otherJob);
+          return true;
         }
       }
+
+      return false;
     }
 
-    return coalescingJobs;
+    var filteredJobs = jobs.filter(jobFilter); 
+    return filteredJobs;
   }
 
   // An array of job objects
   var jobs = this.getJobs();
 
-  // If duplicate job is already running, attach responder to that job
-  var originalJob = checkIfDuplicate(runningJobs(jobs));
-  if(originalJob) {
-    return originalJob;
-  }
-
-  // If duplicate job has finished x minutes ago, return that job immediately
-  originalJob = checkIfDuplicate(coalescingJobs(jobs, this.config.coalescingPeriod));
+  // If duplicate job, attach responder to that job
+  var originalJob = checkIfDuplicate(coalescableJobs(jobs));
   if(originalJob) {
     return originalJob;
   }