diff --git a/src/pool.ml b/src/pool.ml
index b4c5ac7c..01a093b3 100644
--- a/src/pool.ml
+++ b/src/pool.ml
@@ -75,21 +75,24 @@ let run_direct_ (self : state) (w : worker_state option) (task : task) : unit =
       raise Shutdown
 
 let run_async_ (self : state) (task : task) : unit =
-  (* stay on current worker if possible *)
-  let w = find_current_worker_ self in
-
-  let rec run_async_rec_ (task : task) =
+  (* run [task] inside a suspension handler *)
+  let rec run_async_in_suspend_rec_ (task : task) =
     let task_with_suspend_ () =
       (* run [f()] and handle [suspend] in it *)
       Suspend_.with_suspend task ~run:(fun ~with_handler task' ->
           if with_handler then
-            run_async_rec_ task'
-          else
-            run_direct_ self w task')
+            run_async_in_suspend_rec_ task'
+          else (
+            let w = find_current_worker_ self in
+            run_direct_ self w task'
+          ))
     in
+
+    (* schedule on current worker, if run from a worker *)
+    let w = find_current_worker_ self in
     run_direct_ self w task_with_suspend_
   in
-  run_async_rec_ task
+  run_async_in_suspend_rec_ task
 
 let run = run_async
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ type around_task = AT_pair : (t -> 'a) * (t -> 'a -> unit) -> around_task
 (** How many times in a row do we try to do work-stealing? *)
 let steal_attempt_max_retry = 3
 
+(** Main loop for a worker thread. *)
 let worker_thread_ (self : state) (runner : t) (w : worker_state) ~on_exn
     ~around_task : unit =
   let (AT_pair (before_task, after_task)) = around_task in
@@ -143,22 +147,6 @@ let worker_thread_ (self : state) (runner : t) (w : worker_state) ~on_exn
     WSQ.steal w'.q
   in
 
-  (*
-    try
-      for _retry = 1 to 1 do
-        for i = 0 to Array.length self.workers - 1 do
-          let w' = self.workers.(i) in
-          if w != w' then (
-            match WSQ.steal w'.q with
-            | None -> ()
-            | Some task -> raise_notrace (Got_task task)
-          )
-        done
-      done;
-      None
-    with Got_task task -> Some task
-          *)
-
   (* try to steal work multiple times *)
   let try_to_steal_work_loop () : bool =
     if size_ self = 1 then
diff --git a/test/effect-based/t_many.ml b/test/effect-based/t_many.ml
index 8b5b76e3..23e1a929 100644
--- a/test/effect-based/t_many.ml
+++ b/test/effect-based/t_many.ml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ open Moonpool
 
 let ( let@ ) = ( @@ )
 
-let run () =
-  let@ pool = Pool.with_ ~min:4 () in
+let run ~pool () =
   let t1 = Unix.gettimeofday () in
 
   let n = 200_000 in
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ let run () =
     Fut.spawn ~on:pool (fun () ->
         List.fold_left
           (fun n x ->
-            let _res = Fut.await x in
+            let _res = Sys.opaque_identity (Fut.await x) in
             n + 1)
           0 l)
   in
@@ -29,6 +28,23 @@ let run () =
   Printf.printf "in %.4fs\n%!" (Unix.gettimeofday () -. t1);
   assert (List.for_all (fun s -> s = n) lens)
 
-let () = run ()
+let () =
+  (print_endline "with fifo";
+   let@ pool = Fifo_pool.with_ ~min:4 () in
+   run ~pool ());
+
+  (print_endline "with WS(1)";
+   let@ pool = Pool.with_ ~min:1 () in
+   run ~pool ());
+
+  (print_endline "with WS(2)";
+   let@ pool = Pool.with_ ~min:2 () in
+   run ~pool ());
+
+  (print_endline "with WS(4)";
+   let@ pool = Pool.with_ ~min:4 () in
+   run ~pool ());
+
+  ()
 
 [@@@endif]