diff --git a/examples/node-api/node-script.js b/examples/node-api/node-script.js
index 8318b24438..28a672453a 100644
--- a/examples/node-api/node-script.js
+++ b/examples/node-api/node-script.js
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ const bud = await factory()
  */
 bud.setPath(`@dist`, `dist/build-a`)
 
-/**
- * Add extensions
- */
-await bud.extensions.add([`@roots/bud-swc`])
-
 /**
  * Run build
  */
diff --git a/sources/@roots/bud-framework/src/methods/after/index.ts b/sources/@roots/bud-framework/src/methods/after/index.ts
index d67beab296..a9b30b2009 100644
--- a/sources/@roots/bud-framework/src/methods/after/index.ts
+++ b/sources/@roots/bud-framework/src/methods/after/index.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ export const after: after = function (
   fn: ((app: Bud) => any) | ((app: Bud) => Promise<any>),
   onError?: (error: Error) => unknown,
 ): Bud {
+  const handleError = onError ?? this.catch
+
   this.hooks.action(`compiler.done`, async bud => {
-    await fn(bud).catch(onError ?? bud.catch)
+    try {
+      await bud.resolvePromises()
+      await fn(bud)
+    } catch (error) {
+      handleError(error)
+    }
   })
 
   return this
diff --git a/sources/@roots/bud-hooks/src/event/event.ts b/sources/@roots/bud-hooks/src/event/event.ts
index 9e0cff132c..e94ea1a331 100644
--- a/sources/@roots/bud-hooks/src/event/event.ts
+++ b/sources/@roots/bud-hooks/src/event/event.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import {BudError} from '@roots/bud-support/errors'
 import {Hooks} from '../base/base.js'
 
 /**
- * Synchronous hooks registry
- *
- * @remarks
- * Supports sync values
+ * Event hooks
  */
 export class EventHooks extends Hooks<EventsStore> {
   @bind
@@ -22,12 +19,13 @@ export class EventHooks extends Hooks<EventsStore> {
 
     for await (const action of this.store[id] as any) {
       this.logger.info(`running ${id}`)
+
       try {
         await action(...value)
         await this.app.resolvePromises()
       } catch (error) {
-        this.logger.error(`problem running ${id} callback`)
-        throw BudError.normalize(error)
+        this.logger.error(`problem running ${id} callback`, error)
+        this.app.catch(error)
       }
     }