diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 7568b6ab..96f4a799 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -275,12 +275,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function() {
     }
 
     var befores = this.beforeFns() || [],
-      afters = this.afterFns() || [];
+        afters = this.afterFns() || [];
     var allFns = befores.concat(this.fn).concat(afters);
 
     this.queueRunner({
       fns: allFns,
-      onException: function(e) {
+      onException: onException,
+      onComplete: complete
+    });
+
+    function onException(e) {
         if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
           self.pend();
           return;
@@ -293,9 +297,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function() {
           actual: "",
           error: e
         });
-      },
-      onComplete: complete
-    });
+    }
 
     function complete() {
       self.result.status = self.status();
@@ -1424,15 +1426,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function() {
     for(iterativeIndex = recursiveIndex; iterativeIndex < length; iterativeIndex++) {
       var fn = fns[iterativeIndex];
       if (fn.length > 0) {
-        var attemptSuccessful = attempt(function() {
-          fn.call(self, function() { self.run(fns, iterativeIndex + 1); });
-        });
-
-        if(attemptSuccessful) {
-          return;
-        }
+        return attemptAsync(fn);
       } else {
-        attempt(function() { fn.call(self); });
+        attemptSync(fn);
       }
     }
 
@@ -1442,18 +1438,31 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function() {
       this.clearStack(this.onComplete);
     }
 
-    function attempt(fn) {
+    function attemptSync(fn) {
       try {
-        fn();
-        return true;
+        fn.call(self);
       } catch (e) {
-        self.onException(e);
-        if (!self.catchException(e)) {
-          //TODO: set a var when we catch an exception and
-          //use a finally block to close the loop in a nice way..
-          throw e;
-        }
-        return false;
+        handleException(e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function attemptAsync(fn) {
+      var next = function () { self.run(fns, iterativeIndex + 1); };
+
+      try {
+        fn.call(self, next);
+      } catch (e) {
+        handleException(e);
+        next();
+      }
+    }
+
+    function handleException(e) {
+      self.onException(e);
+      if (!self.catchException(e)) {
+        //TODO: set a var when we catch an exception and
+        //use a finally block to close the loop in a nice way..
+        throw e;
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/core/QueueRunner.js b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
index ac615053..fcb75ea3 100644
--- a/src/core/QueueRunner.js
+++ b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function() {
     for(iterativeIndex = recursiveIndex; iterativeIndex < length; iterativeIndex++) {
       var fn = fns[iterativeIndex];
       if (fn.length > 0) {
-        var attemptSuccessful = attempt(function() {
-          fn.call(self, function() { self.run(fns, iterativeIndex + 1); });
-        });
-
-        if(attemptSuccessful) {
-          return;
-        }
+        return attemptAsync(fn);
       } else {
-        attempt(function() { fn.call(self); });
+        attemptSync(fn);
       }
     }
 
@@ -38,18 +32,31 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function() {
       this.clearStack(this.onComplete);
     }
 
-    function attempt(fn) {
+    function attemptSync(fn) {
       try {
-        fn();
-        return true;
+        fn.call(self);
       } catch (e) {
-        self.onException(e);
-        if (!self.catchException(e)) {
-          //TODO: set a var when we catch an exception and
-          //use a finally block to close the loop in a nice way..
-          throw e;
-        }
-        return false;
+        handleException(e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function attemptAsync(fn) {
+      var next = function () { self.run(fns, iterativeIndex + 1); };
+
+      try {
+        fn.call(self, next);
+      } catch (e) {
+        handleException(e);
+        next();
+      }
+    }
+
+    function handleException(e) {
+      self.onException(e);
+      if (!self.catchException(e)) {
+        //TODO: set a var when we catch an exception and
+        //use a finally block to close the loop in a nice way..
+        throw e;
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 6f051a68..d5c539de 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function() {
     }
 
     var befores = this.beforeFns() || [],
-      afters = this.afterFns() || [];
+        afters = this.afterFns() || [];
     var allFns = befores.concat(this.fn).concat(afters);
 
     this.queueRunner({
       fns: allFns,
-      onException: function(e) {
+      onException: onException,
+      onComplete: complete
+    });
+
+    function onException(e) {
         if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
           self.pend();
           return;
@@ -70,9 +74,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function() {
           actual: "",
           error: e
         });
-      },
-      onComplete: complete
-    });
+    }
 
     function complete() {
       self.result.status = self.status();