diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 8ce7e73e3..11a2ee63b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ val zioInteropCats2Version    = "22.0.0.0"
 val zioInteropCats3Version    = "23.1.0.1"
 val zioInteropReactiveVersion = "2.0.2"
 val zioConfigVersion          = "3.0.7"
-val zqueryVersion             = "0.6.0"
+val zqueryVersion             = "0.6.1"
 val zioJsonVersion            = "0.6.2"
 val zioHttpVersion            = "3.0.0-RC4"
 val zioOpenTelemetryVersion   = "3.0.0-RC21"
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/execution/Executor.scala b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/execution/Executor.scala
index 51c8b2952..18aa3b0fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/execution/Executor.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/execution/Executor.scala
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ object Executor {
           )
         } else {
           reduceStep(
-            QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIO(stream.runCollect.map(chunk => ListStep(chunk.toList)))),
+            QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIONow(stream.runCollect.map(chunk => ListStep(chunk.toList)))),
             currentField,
             arguments,
             path
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ object Executor {
     ): URQuery[R, ResponseValue] = {
 
       def handleError(error: ExecutionError): UQuery[ResponseValue] =
-        ZQuery.fromZIO(errors.update(error :: _).as(NullValue))
+        ZQuery.fromZIONow(errors.update(error :: _).as(NullValue))
 
       def wrap(query: ExecutionQuery[ResponseValue], isPure: Boolean, fieldInfo: FieldInfo) = {
         @tailrec
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ object Executor {
             val deferredSteps = nextSteps.map { case (step, label) =>
               Deferred(path, step, label)
             }
-            ZQuery.fromZIO(deferred.update(deferredSteps ::: _)) *> loop(obj)
+            ZQuery.fromZIONow(deferred.update(deferredSteps ::: _)) *> loop(obj)
         }
 
       loop(step, isTopLevelField = true).catchAll(handleError)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/schema/Schema.scala b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/schema/Schema.scala
index 85f760f32..b7c00fc86 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/schema/Schema.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/schema/Schema.scala
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ trait GenericSchema[R] extends SchemaDerivation[R] with TemporalSchema {
     new Schema[R0, URIO[R1, A]] {
       override def optional: Boolean                                         = ev.optional
       override def toType(isInput: Boolean, isSubscription: Boolean): __Type = ev.toType_(isInput, isSubscription)
-      override def resolve(value: URIO[R1, A]): Step[R0]                     = QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIO(value.map(ev.resolve)))
+      override def resolve(value: URIO[R1, A]): Step[R0]                     = QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIONow(value.map(ev.resolve)))
     }
   implicit def effectSchema[R0, R1 >: R0, R2 >: R0, E <: Throwable, A](implicit
     ev: Schema[R2, A]
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ trait GenericSchema[R] extends SchemaDerivation[R] with TemporalSchema {
     new Schema[R0, ZIO[R1, E, A]] {
       override def optional: Boolean                                         = true
       override def toType(isInput: Boolean, isSubscription: Boolean): __Type = ev.toType_(isInput, isSubscription)
-      override def resolve(value: ZIO[R1, E, A]): Step[R0]                   = QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIO(value.map(ev.resolve)))
+      override def resolve(value: ZIO[R1, E, A]): Step[R0]                   = QueryStep(ZQuery.fromZIONow(value.map(ev.resolve)))
     }
   def customErrorEffectSchema[R0, R1 >: R0, R2 >: R0, E, A](convertError: E => ExecutionError)(implicit
     ev: Schema[R2, A]
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ trait GenericSchema[R] extends SchemaDerivation[R] with TemporalSchema {
       override def optional: Boolean                                         = true
       override def toType(isInput: Boolean, isSubscription: Boolean): __Type = ev.toType_(isInput, isSubscription)
       override def resolve(value: ZIO[R1, E, A]): Step[R0]                   = QueryStep(
-        ZQuery.fromZIO(value.mapBoth(convertError, ev.resolve))
+        ZQuery.fromZIONow(value.mapBoth(convertError, ev.resolve))
       )
     }
   implicit def infallibleQuerySchema[R0, R1 >: R0, R2 >: R0, A](implicit
diff --git a/tracing/src/main/scala/caliban/tracing/FieldTracer.scala b/tracing/src/main/scala/caliban/tracing/FieldTracer.scala
index 0eb75b598..605a4927e 100644
--- a/tracing/src/main/scala/caliban/tracing/FieldTracer.scala
+++ b/tracing/src/main/scala/caliban/tracing/FieldTracer.scala
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ object FieldTracer {
     ): ZQuery[R, CalibanError.ExecutionError, ResponseValue] =
       ZQuery.acquireReleaseWith(
         ZIO.serviceWithZIO[Tracing](_.spanUnsafe(info.name))
-      ) { case (span, end) => end } { case (span, _) =>
+      ) { case (_, end) => end } { case (span, _) =>
         query.foldCauseQuery(
-          cause => {
-            val status =
-              cause.failureOption.flatMap(StatusMapper.default.failure.lift).fold(StatusCode.ERROR)(_.statusCode)
-            ZQuery.fromZIO(ZIO.succeed(span.setStatus(status, cause.prettyPrint))) *> ZQuery.failCause(cause)
-          },
+          cause =>
+            ZQuery.failCause {
+              val status =
+                cause.failureOption.flatMap(StatusMapper.default.failure.lift).fold(StatusCode.ERROR)(_.statusCode)
+              span.setStatus(status, cause.prettyPrint)
+              cause
+            },
           value => ZQuery.succeed(value)
         )
       }