diff --git a/packages/jest-react/src/internalAct.js b/packages/jest-react/src/internalAct.js
index 5d87891e7109e..da7e9f6108490 100644
--- a/packages/jest-react/src/internalAct.js
+++ b/packages/jest-react/src/internalAct.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function flushActWork(resolve: () => void, reject: (error: any) => void) {
       Scheduler.unstable_flushUntilNextPaint();
     } catch (error) {
       reject(error);
+      return;
     }
 
     // If Scheduler yields while there's still work, it's so that we can