diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index 7d290a8cfaf..aa60825fa20 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -707,16 +707,14 @@ function executeField(
 
     result = resolveFn(source, args, contextValue, info);
   } catch (rawError) {
-    const errors = asyncPayloadRecord?.errors ?? exeContext.errors;
-    const handledError = addError(
+    handleRawError(
       rawError,
+      exeContext,
       fieldNodes,
       returnType,
       path,
-      errors,
+      asyncPayloadRecord,
     );
-    filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, path, asyncPayloadRecord);
-    return handledError;
   }
 
   if (isPromise(result)) {
@@ -751,32 +749,32 @@ function completePromiseCatchingErrors(
   result: Promise<unknown>,
   asyncPayloadRecord?: AsyncPayloadRecord,
 ): Promise<unknown> {
-  return result
-    .then((resolved) =>
-      completeValue(
-        exeContext,
-        returnType,
-        fieldNodes,
-        info,
-        path,
-        resolved,
-        asyncPayloadRecord,
-      ),
-    )
-    .then(undefined, (rawError) => {
+  return (
+    result
+      .then((resolved) =>
+        completeValue(
+          exeContext,
+          returnType,
+          fieldNodes,
+          info,
+          path,
+          resolved,
+          asyncPayloadRecord,
+        ),
+      )
       // Note: we don't rely on a `catch` method, but we do expect "thenable"
       // to take a second callback for the error case.
-      const errors = asyncPayloadRecord?.errors ?? exeContext.errors;
-      const handledError = addError(
-        rawError,
-        fieldNodes,
-        returnType,
-        path,
-        errors,
-      );
-      filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, path, asyncPayloadRecord);
-      return handledError;
-    });
+      .then(undefined, (rawError) =>
+        handleRawError(
+          rawError,
+          exeContext,
+          fieldNodes,
+          returnType,
+          path,
+          asyncPayloadRecord,
+        ),
+      )
+  );
 }
 
 function completeValueCatchingErrors(
@@ -800,33 +798,29 @@ function completeValueCatchingErrors(
       asyncPayloadRecord,
     );
   } catch (rawError) {
-    const errors = asyncPayloadRecord?.errors ?? exeContext.errors;
-    const handledError = addError(
+    return handleRawError(
       rawError,
+      exeContext,
       fieldNodes,
       returnType,
       path,
-      errors,
+      asyncPayloadRecord,
     );
-    filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, path, asyncPayloadRecord);
-    return handledError;
   }
 
   if (isPromise(completedItem)) {
     // Note: we don't rely on a `catch` method, but we do expect "thenable"
     // to take a second callback for the error case.
-    completedItem = completedItem.then(undefined, (rawError) => {
-      const errors = asyncPayloadRecord?.errors ?? exeContext.errors;
-      const handledError = addError(
+    completedItem = completedItem.then(undefined, (rawError) =>
+      handleRawError(
         rawError,
+        exeContext,
         fieldNodes,
         returnType,
         path,
-        errors,
-      );
-      filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, path, asyncPayloadRecord);
-      return handledError;
-    });
+        asyncPayloadRecord,
+      ),
+    );
   }
   return completedItem;
 }
@@ -858,6 +852,20 @@ export function buildResolveInfo(
   };
 }
 
+function handleRawError(
+  rawError: unknown,
+  exeContext: ExecutionContext,
+  fieldNodes: ReadonlyArray<FieldNode>,
+  returnType: GraphQLOutputType,
+  path: Path,
+  asyncPayloadRecord: AsyncPayloadRecord | undefined,
+): null {
+  const errors = asyncPayloadRecord?.errors ?? exeContext.errors;
+  addError(rawError, fieldNodes, returnType, path, errors);
+  filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, path, asyncPayloadRecord);
+  return null;
+}
+
 function addError(
   rawError: unknown,
   fieldNodes: ReadonlyArray<FieldNode>,