diff --git a/src/bun.js/api/Timer.zig b/src/bun.js/api/Timer.zig
index 0656a08f6e..9c41a26bce 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/api/Timer.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/api/Timer.zig
@@ -161,16 +161,12 @@ pub const All = struct {
                         // prevent libuv from polling forever
                     }
                 }.cb);
-            } else {
-                vm.uwsLoop().ref();
             }
         } else if (old > 0 and new <= 0) {
             if (comptime Environment.isWindows) {
                 if (this.uv_idle.data != null) {
                     this.uv_idle.stop();
                 }
-            } else {
-                vm.uwsLoop().unref();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -209,6 +205,10 @@ pub const All = struct {
 
     pub fn getTimeout(this: *All, spec: *timespec, vm: *VirtualMachine) bool {
         if (this.active_timer_count == 0) {
+            if (vm.eventLoop().immediate_tasks.items.len > 0) {
+                spec.* = .{ .nsec = 0, .sec = 0 };
+                return true;
+            }
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -234,11 +234,19 @@ pub const All = struct {
                 },
                 .lt => {
                     spec.* = min.next.duration(&now);
+                    if (vm.eventLoop().immediate_tasks.items.len > 0) {
+                        spec.* = .{ .nsec = 0, .sec = 0 };
+                    }
                     return true;
                 },
             }
         }
 
+        if (vm.eventLoop().immediate_tasks.items.len > 0) {
+            spec.* = .{ .nsec = 0, .sec = 0 };
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
index 43777db6aa..d63e0e6467 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
@@ -1526,11 +1526,6 @@ pub const EventLoop = struct {
         var ctx = this.virtual_machine;
 
         this.tickImmediateTasks(ctx);
-        if (comptime Environment.isPosix) {
-            if (this.immediate_tasks.items.len > 0) {
-                this.wakeup();
-            }
-        }
 
         if (comptime Environment.isPosix) {
             // Some tasks need to keep the event loop alive for one more tick.
@@ -1553,6 +1548,7 @@ pub const EventLoop = struct {
             var event_loop_sleep_timer = if (comptime Environment.isDebug) std.time.Timer.start() catch unreachable;
             // for the printer, this is defined:
             var timespec: bun.timespec = if (Environment.isDebug) .{ .sec = 0, .nsec = 0 } else undefined;
+
             loop.tickWithTimeout(if (ctx.timer.getTimeout(&timespec, ctx)) &timespec else null);
 
             if (comptime Environment.isDebug) {
@@ -1611,11 +1607,6 @@ pub const EventLoop = struct {
         var ctx = this.virtual_machine;
 
         this.tickImmediateTasks(ctx);
-        if (comptime Environment.isPosix) {
-            if (this.immediate_tasks.items.len > 0) {
-                this.wakeup();
-            }
-        }
 
         if (comptime Environment.isPosix) {
             const pending_unref = ctx.pending_unref_counter;