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diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 9fc68e4..39830d2 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -417,10 +417,10 @@
         while (nextTickIndex < nextTickLength) {
           var tock = nextTickQueue[nextTickIndex++];
           var callback = tock.callback;
-          if (tock.domain) {
-            if (tock.domain._disposed) continue;
-            tock.domain.enter();
-          }
+
+          if (tock.domain && tock.domain._disposed) continue;
+          enterDomain(tock.domain);
+
           var threw = true;
           try {
             callback();
@@ -430,9 +430,8 @@
             // so we can't clear the tickDepth at this point.
             if (threw) tickDone(tickDepth);
           }
-          if (tock.domain) {
-            tock.domain.exit();
-          }
+
+          exitDomain(tock.domain);
         }
         nextTickQueue.splice(0, nextTickIndex);
         nextTickIndex = 0;
@@ -444,6 +443,16 @@
       tickDone();
     };
 
+    function enterDomain(domain) {
+      if (domain)
+        domain.enter();
+    }
+
+    function exitDomain(domain) {
+      if (domain)
+        domain.exit();
+    }
+
     process.nextTick = function(callback) {
       // on the way out, don't bother.
       // it won't get fired anyway.
@@ -452,12 +461,14 @@
       if (tickDepth >= process.maxTickDepth)
         maxTickWarn();
 
-      var tock = { callback: callback };
-      if (process.domain) tock.domain = process.domain;
-      nextTickQueue.push(tock);
-      if (nextTickQueue.length) {
+      var tock = {
+        callback: callback,
+        domain: process.domain || false
+      };
+      if (nextTickQueue.length === 0) {
         process._needTickCallback();
       }
+      nextTickQueue.push(tock);
     };
   };