diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
index a644d78f977..91042dd1db4 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export function useAsyncData<
     }
     asyncData.pending.value = true
     // TODO: Cancel previous promise
-    // TODO: Handle immediate errors
-    nuxt._asyncDataPromises[key] = Promise.resolve(handler(nuxt))
+    nuxt._asyncDataPromises[key] = Promise.resolve()
+      .then(() => handler(nuxt))
       .then((result) => {
         if (options.transform) {
           result = options.transform(result)