diff --git a/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs b/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
index 8ec3197f..a59a399f 100644
--- a/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
+++ b/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ class NodeRecipe {
             if (prev && typeof prev.then === 'function') {
                 return prev.then(runOp);
             }
-        }
-        return prev;
+
+            return runOp(prev);
+        }, dish);
     }
 }