diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index c15bbba..1968d97 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/lik',
-  version: '6.0.3',
+  version: '6.0.4',
   description: 'light little helpers for node'
 }
diff --git a/ts/lik.asyncexecutionstack.ts b/ts/lik.asyncexecutionstack.ts
index aee3cf1..4cb76cc 100644
--- a/ts/lik.asyncexecutionstack.ts
+++ b/ts/lik.asyncexecutionstack.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ interface IExecutionSlot<T> {
   mode: 'exclusive' | 'nonexclusive';
 }
 
-/**
- * allows for avoiding race condition
- */
 export class AsyncExecutionStack {
   private executionSlots: IExecutionSlot<any>[] = [];
-  public async getExclusiveExecutionSlot<T = any>(funcArg: () => Promise<T>, timeoutArg?: number) {
+  private isProcessing = false;
+
+  public async getExclusiveExecutionSlot<T = any>(
+    funcArg: () => Promise<T>,
+    timeoutArg?: number
+  ): Promise<T> {
     const executionDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer<T>();
     const executionSlot: IExecutionSlot<T> = {
       funcToExecute: funcArg,
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ export class AsyncExecutionStack {
     this.processExecutionSlots();
     return executionDeferred.promise;
   }
+
   public async getNonExclusiveExecutionSlot<T = any>(
     funcArg: () => Promise<T>,
     timeoutArg?: number
-  ) {
+  ): Promise<T> {
     const executionDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer<T>();
     const executionSlot: IExecutionSlot<T> = {
       funcToExecute: funcArg,
@@ -40,43 +43,68 @@ export class AsyncExecutionStack {
     return executionDeferred.promise;
   }
 
-  private currentlyExecutingDeferred: plugins.smartpromise.Deferred<any>;
   private async processExecutionSlots() {
-    if (this.currentlyExecutingDeferred) {
+    if (this.isProcessing) {
       return;
     }
-    this.currentlyExecutingDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-    let nonExclusiveRunningSlots: IExecutionSlot<any>[] = [];
-    const checkNonExclusiveRunningSlots = async (cleanArg = false) => {
-      if (nonExclusiveRunningSlots.length > 100 || cleanArg) {
-        await Promise.all(nonExclusiveRunningSlots.map(nonExclusiveRunningSlotArg => nonExclusiveRunningSlotArg.executionDeferred.promise));
-        nonExclusiveRunningSlots = [];
-      }
-    };
+    this.isProcessing = true;
+
     while (this.executionSlots.length > 0) {
-      const nextExecutionSlot = this.executionSlots.shift();
-      const runNextExecution = async () => {
-        if (nextExecutionSlot.timeout) {
-          const result = await Promise.race([
-            nextExecutionSlot.funcToExecute(),
-            plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(nextExecutionSlot.timeout),
-          ]);
-          nextExecutionSlot.executionDeferred.resolve(result);
-        } else {
-          nextExecutionSlot.executionDeferred.resolve(await nextExecutionSlot.funcToExecute());
-        }
-      };
-      if (nextExecutionSlot.mode === 'exclusive') {
-        await checkNonExclusiveRunningSlots(true);
-        await runNextExecution();
+      const currentSlot = this.executionSlots[0];
+      if (currentSlot.mode === 'exclusive') {
+        await this.executeExclusiveSlot(currentSlot);
+        this.executionSlots.shift();
       } else {
-        nonExclusiveRunningSlots.push(nextExecutionSlot);
-        await checkNonExclusiveRunningSlots(false);
-        runNextExecution();
+        // Gather all non-exclusive slots at the front of the queue
+        const nonExclusiveSlots: IExecutionSlot<any>[] = [];
+        while (this.executionSlots.length > 0 && this.executionSlots[0].mode === 'nonexclusive') {
+          nonExclusiveSlots.push(this.executionSlots.shift()!);
+        }
+        await this.executeNonExclusiveSlots(nonExclusiveSlots);
       }
     }
-    this.currentlyExecutingDeferred.resolve();
-    this.currentlyExecutingDeferred = null;
-    
+    this.isProcessing = false;
+  }
+
+  private async executeExclusiveSlot(slot: IExecutionSlot<any>) {
+    try {
+      if (slot.timeout) {
+        const result = await Promise.race([
+          slot.funcToExecute(),
+          plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(slot.timeout).then(() => {
+            throw new Error('Timeout reached');
+          }),
+        ]);
+        slot.executionDeferred.resolve(result);
+      } else {
+        const result = await slot.funcToExecute();
+        slot.executionDeferred.resolve(result);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      slot.executionDeferred.reject(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async executeNonExclusiveSlots(slots: IExecutionSlot<any>[]) {
+    const promises = slots.map(async (slot) => {
+      try {
+        if (slot.timeout) {
+          const result = await Promise.race([
+            slot.funcToExecute(),
+            plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(slot.timeout).then(() => {
+              throw new Error('Timeout reached');
+            }),
+          ]);
+          slot.executionDeferred.resolve(result);
+        } else {
+          const result = await slot.funcToExecute();
+          slot.executionDeferred.resolve(result);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        slot.executionDeferred.reject(error);
+      }
+    });
+
+    await Promise.all(promises);
   }
 }