diff --git a/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs b/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
index 661e5bce2b419..819fbd1235053 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ impl TaskPool {
                     .is_ok();
             }
         };
-        execute_forever.or(get_results).await
+        get_results.or(execute_forever).await
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ impl TaskPool {
                 let _result = AssertUnwindSafe(tick_forever).catch_unwind().await.is_ok();
             }
         };
-        execute_forever.or(get_results).await
+        get_results.or(execute_forever).await
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl TaskPool {
                     .is_ok();
             }
         };
-        execute_forever.or(get_results).await
+        get_results.or(execute_forever).await
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ impl TaskPool {
                 let _result = AssertUnwindSafe(tick_forever).catch_unwind().await.is_ok();
             }
         };
-        execute_forever.or(get_results).await
+        get_results.or(execute_forever).await
     }
 
     /// Spawns a static future onto the thread pool. The returned [`Task`] is a