diff --git a/event-loop/src/main/java/mc/core/events/async/AsyncEventLoop.java b/event-loop/src/main/java/mc/core/events/async/AsyncEventLoop.java
index b4a4356..4a6a1e6 100644
--- a/event-loop/src/main/java/mc/core/events/async/AsyncEventLoop.java
+++ b/event-loop/src/main/java/mc/core/events/async/AsyncEventLoop.java
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ public class AsyncEventLoop extends AdvancedEventLoop {
             // Submit all defined preprocessing methods as async tasks
             for (int i = 0; i < handlerList.size(); i++) {
                 if (handlerList.get(i).getPreprocessMethod() == null) {
+                    // We have already "allocated" a space for this task in CountDownLatch,
+                    // but since there is no actual preprocess method defined for this handler
+                    // we just skip it by ticking the latch down manually
                     latch.countDown();
-                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    preEventExecutor.submit(new PreprocessTask(i, eventBatch, latch, handlerList.get(i), event));
                 }
-                preEventExecutor.submit(new PreprocessTask(i, eventBatch, latch, handlerList.get(i), event));
             }
 
             // Await for them to complete
@@ -44,16 +47,15 @@ public class AsyncEventLoop extends AdvancedEventLoop {
             // data obtained from EventBatch
             for (int i = 0; i < handlerList.size(); i++) {
                 ExecutorLink link = handlerList.get(i);
-                if (link.isIgnoreCancelled() && event.isCanceled())
-                    continue;
-
-                try {
-                    if (link.getResultInjection() != null)
-                        link.getMethod().invoke(link.getObject(), event, eventBatch.getInjectionObject(i));
-                    else
-                        link.getMethod().invoke(link.getObject(), event);
-                } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
-                    log.error("Exception caught while attempting to dispatch {}.", eventType.getSimpleName(), e);
+                if (!link.isIgnoreCancelled() || !event.isCanceled()) {
+                    try {
+                        if (link.getResultInjection() != null)
+                            link.getMethod().invoke(link.getObject(), event, eventBatch.getInjectionObject(i));
+                        else
+                            link.getMethod().invoke(link.getObject(), event);
+                    } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
+                        log.error("Exception caught while attempting to dispatch {}.", eventType.getSimpleName(), e);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }