diff --git a/comfy_execution/graph.py b/comfy_execution/graph.py
index c79243e1e..60e2ab91e 100644
--- a/comfy_execution/graph.py
+++ b/comfy_execution/graph.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Type, Literal
 
 import nodes
 import asyncio
+import inspect
 from comfy_execution.graph_utils import is_link
 from comfy.comfy_types.node_typing import ComfyNodeABC, InputTypeDict, InputTypeOptions
 
@@ -239,8 +240,15 @@ class ExecutionList(TopologicalSort):
                 return True
             return False
 
+        # If an available node is async, do that first.
+        # This will execute the asynchronous function earlier, reducing the overall time.
+        def is_async(node_id):
+            class_type = self.dynprompt.get_node(node_id)["class_type"]
+            class_def = nodes.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS[class_type]
+            return inspect.iscoroutinefunction(getattr(class_def, class_def.FUNCTION))
+
         for node_id in node_list:
-            if is_output(node_id):
+            if is_output(node_id) or is_async(node_id):
                 return node_id
 
         #This should handle the VAEDecode -> preview case
diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes_fresca.py b/comfy_extras/nodes_fresca.py
index ee310c874..65c2d0d0e 100644
--- a/comfy_extras/nodes_fresca.py
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes_fresca.py
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ class FreSca:
     DESCRIPTION = "Applies frequency-dependent scaling to the guidance"
     def patch(self, model, scale_low, scale_high, freq_cutoff):
         def custom_cfg_function(args):
-            cond = args["conds_out"][0]
-            uncond = args["conds_out"][1]
+            conds_out = args["conds_out"]
+            if len(conds_out) <= 1 or None in args["conds"][:2]:
+                return conds_out
+            cond = conds_out[0]
+            uncond = conds_out[1]
 
             guidance = cond - uncond
             filtered_guidance = Fourier_filter(
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ class FreSca:
             )
             filtered_cond = filtered_guidance + uncond
 
-            return [filtered_cond, uncond]
+            return [filtered_cond, uncond] + conds_out[2:]
 
         m = model.clone()
         m.set_model_sampler_pre_cfg_function(custom_cfg_function)