diff --git a/src/client/lazy-app/util/index.ts b/src/client/lazy-app/util/index.ts
index e26274dc..bb06974b 100644
--- a/src/client/lazy-app/util/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/lazy-app/util/index.ts
@@ -384,15 +384,41 @@ export async function abortable<T>(
   signal: AbortSignal,
   promise: Promise<T>,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  assertSignal(signal);
-  return Promise.race([
-    promise,
+  return abortableFunc(signal, () => promise);
+}
+
+type AbortableCallback<T> = (
+  setAbort: (abortCallback: () => void) => void,
+) => Promise<T>;
+
+/**
+ * A helper to create abortable things.
+ *
+ * @param signal Signal to abort the task
+ * @param callback The task
+ */
+export async function abortableFunc<T>(
+  signal: AbortSignal | undefined,
+  callback: AbortableCallback<T>,
+): Promise<T> {
+  if (signal) assertSignal(signal);
+  let onAbort: () => void;
+  let listener: () => void;
+  const setOnAbort = (abortCallback: () => void) => {
+    onAbort = abortCallback;
+  };
+  const promise = callback(setOnAbort);
+
+  return Promise.race<T>([
     new Promise<T>((_, reject) => {
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', () =>
-        reject(new DOMException('AbortError', 'AbortError')),
-      );
+      listener = () => {
+        onAbort?.();
+        reject(new DOMException('AbortError', 'AbortError'));
+      };
+      signal?.addEventListener('abort', listener);
     }),
-  ]);
+    promise,
+  ]).finally(() => signal?.removeEventListener('abort', listener));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/client/lazy-app/worker-bridge/index.ts b/src/client/lazy-app/worker-bridge/index.ts
index 1babcef8..4b3cb752 100644
--- a/src/client/lazy-app/worker-bridge/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/lazy-app/worker-bridge/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { wrap } from 'comlink';
 import { BridgeMethods, methodNames } from './meta';
 import workerURL from 'omt:../../../features-worker';
 import type { ProcessorWorkerApi } from '../../../features-worker';
-import { abortable } from '../util';
+import { abortableFunc } from '../util';
 
 /** How long the worker should be idle before terminating. */
 const workerTimeout = 10_000;
@@ -40,29 +40,21 @@ for (const methodName of methodNames) {
     this._queue = this._queue
       // Ignore any errors in the queue
       .catch(() => {})
-      .then(async () => {
-        if (signal.aborted) throw new DOMException('AbortError', 'AbortError');
+      .then(() =>
+        abortableFunc(signal, async (setOnAbort) => {
+          clearTimeout(this._workerTimeout);
+          if (!this._worker) this._startWorker();
 
-        clearTimeout(this._workerTimeout);
-        if (!this._worker) this._startWorker();
+          setOnAbort(() => this._terminateWorker());
 
-        const onAbort = () => this._terminateWorker();
-        signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort);
-
-        return abortable(
-          signal,
-          // @ts-ignore - TypeScript can't figure this out
-          this._workerApi![methodName](...args),
-        ).finally(() => {
-          // No longer care about aborting - this task is complete.
-          signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
-
-          // Start a timer to clear up the worker.
-          this._workerTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-            this._terminateWorker();
-          }, workerTimeout);
-        });
-      });
+          return this._workerApi![methodName](...args).finally(() => {
+            // Start a timer to clear up the worker.
+            this._workerTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+              this._terminateWorker();
+            }, workerTimeout);
+          });
+        }),
+      );
 
     return this._queue;
   } as any;