diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 44940ac7..566d40dc 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ export default class Backburner {
 
   public cancel(timer?) {
     cancelCount++;
+
     if (timer === null || timer === undefined) { return false; }
     let timerType = typeof timer;
 
@@ -715,11 +716,9 @@ export default class Backburner {
 
   private _runExpiredTimers() {
     this._timerTimeoutId = null;
-    if (this._timers.length > 0) {
-      this.begin();
-      this._scheduleExpiredTimers();
-      this.end();
-    }
+    this.begin();
+    this._scheduleExpiredTimers();
+    this.end();
   }
 
   private _scheduleExpiredTimers() {