diff --git a/src/bun.js/api/server.zig b/src/bun.js/api/server.zig
index ba530aa205..edd84015e2 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/api/server.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/api/server.zig
@@ -3285,8 +3285,10 @@ fn NewRequestContext(comptime ssl_enabled: bool, comptime debug_mode: bool, comp
                     this.request_body_buf = .{};
 
                     if (old == .Locked) {
-                        var vm = this.server.vm;
-                        defer vm.drainMicrotasks();
+                        var loop = this.server.vm.eventLoop();
+                        loop.enter();
+                        defer loop.exit();
+
                         old.resolve(&body.value, this.server.globalThis);
                     }
                     return;
diff --git a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
index 09b9877f25..8f27c29293 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/event_loop.zig
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ pub const EventLoop = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn drainMicrotasks(this: *EventLoop) void {
+        this.virtual_machine.jsc.releaseWeakRefs();
         this.drainMicrotasksWithGlobal(this.global);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob.zig
index 55a5b4771e..c4cf8f4137 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob.zig
@@ -2026,7 +2026,8 @@ pub const Blob = struct {
                 const promise = this.promise.swap();
                 const err_instance = err.toSystemError().toErrorInstance(globalThis);
                 var event_loop = this.event_loop;
-                defer event_loop.drainMicrotasks();
+                event_loop.enter();
+                defer event_loop.exit();
                 this.deinit();
                 promise.reject(globalThis, err_instance);
             }
diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/WriteFile.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/WriteFile.zig
index 337eac6a9b..a8d4890dba 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/WriteFile.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/WriteFile.zig
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ pub const WriteFileWindows = struct {
     pub fn onFinish(container: *WriteFileWindows) void {
         container.loop().unrefConcurrently();
         var event_loop = container.event_loop;
-        defer event_loop.drainMicrotasks();
+        event_loop.enter();
+        defer event_loop.exit();
 
         // We don't need to enqueue task since this is already in a task.
         container.runFromJSThread();