diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb22075..6a7ba90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Version 0.12.7
 
 - fix: automatically unsubscribe autoruns when the weakref is dead
+- fix: use weakref of event handlers in `event_handlers_queue`
 
 ## Version 0.12.6
 
diff --git a/redux/main.py b/redux/main.py
index d440917..06abba4 100644
--- a/redux/main.py
+++ b/redux/main.py
@@ -141,18 +141,18 @@ def _run_actions(self: Store[State, Action, Event]) -> None:
     def _run_event_handlers(self: Store[State, Action, Event]) -> None:
         event = self._events.pop(0)
         for event_handler_, options in self._event_handlers[type(event)].copy():
-            if isinstance(event_handler_, weakref.ref):
-                event_handler = event_handler_()
-                if event_handler is None:
-                    self._event_handlers[type(event)].discard(
-                        (event_handler_, options),
-                    )
-                    continue
-            else:
-                event_handler = event_handler_
             if not options.immediate_run:
-                self._event_handlers_queue.put((event_handler, event))
+                self._event_handlers_queue.put((event_handler_, event))
             else:
+                if isinstance(event_handler_, weakref.ref):
+                    event_handler = event_handler_()
+                    if event_handler is None:
+                        self._event_handlers[type(event)].discard(
+                            (event_handler_, options),
+                        )
+                        continue
+                else:
+                    event_handler = event_handler_
                 if len(signature(event_handler).parameters) == 1:
                     result = cast(Callable[[Event], Any], event_handler)(event)
                 else:
diff --git a/redux/side_effect_runner.py b/redux/side_effect_runner.py
index d30008a..6826635 100644
--- a/redux/side_effect_runner.py
+++ b/redux/side_effect_runner.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import threading
+import weakref
 from asyncio import iscoroutine
 from inspect import signature
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generic, cast
@@ -36,7 +37,13 @@ def run(self: SideEffectRunnerThread[Event]) -> None:
                 break
 
             try:
-                event_handler, event = task
+                event_handler_, event = task
+                if isinstance(event_handler_, weakref.ref):
+                    event_handler = event_handler_()
+                    if event_handler is None:
+                        continue
+                else:
+                    event_handler = event_handler_
                 if len(signature(event_handler).parameters) == 1:
                     result = cast(Callable[[Event], Any], event_handler)(event)
                 else: