diff --git a/interpreter/src/cursor_aleo.rs b/interpreter/src/cursor_aleo.rs
index 4f535ee2c5..bf6a3cf25f 100644
--- a/interpreter/src/cursor_aleo.rs
+++ b/interpreter/src/cursor_aleo.rs
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ impl Cursor<'_> {
                 let name = snarkvm_identifier_to_symbol(async_.function_name());
                 let arguments: Vec<Value> = async_.operands().iter().map(|op| self.operand_value(op)).collect();
                 if self.really_async {
+                    self.increment_instruction_index();
                     let async_ex = AsyncExecution { function: GlobalId { name, program }, arguments };
                     (Value::Future(Future(vec![async_ex])), async_.destinations()[0].clone())
                 } else {