diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/apply/task.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/apply/task.go
index c15dc31af9d6..76560969c0a9 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/apply/task.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/apply/task.go
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ func (t *Task) ApplyCommittedEntries(ctx context.Context) error {
 				}); rejectErr != nil {
 					return rejectErr
 				}
-				return err
 			}
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	iter.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
index 0a8f12735726..8b7aac60d1c7 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
@@ -8123,14 +8123,6 @@ func TestReplicaRefreshMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	ba.Add(inc)
 	ba.Timestamp = tc.Clock().Now()
 
-	st := repl.CurrentLeaseStatus(ctx)
-	proposal, pErr := repl.requestToProposal(ctx, incCmdID, ba, allSpansGuard(), &st, uncertainty.Interval{})
-	if pErr != nil {
-		t.Fatal(pErr)
-	}
-	// Save this channel; it may get reset to nil before we read from it.
-	proposalDoneCh := proposal.doneCh
-
 	g, _, pErr := repl.concMgr.SequenceReq(ctx, nil /* guard */, concurrency.Request{
 		Txn:             ba.Txn,
 		Timestamp:       ba.Timestamp,
@@ -8144,6 +8136,14 @@ func TestReplicaRefreshMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	}, concurrency.PessimisticEval)
 	require.NoError(t, pErr.GoError())
 
+	st := repl.CurrentLeaseStatus(ctx)
+	proposal, pErr := repl.requestToProposal(ctx, incCmdID, ba, allSpansGuard(), &st, uncertainty.Interval{})
+	if pErr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(pErr)
+	}
+	// Save this channel; it may get reset to nil before we read from it.
+	proposalDoneCh := proposal.doneCh
+
 	proposal.ec = endCmds{
 		repl: repl,
 		g:    g,