diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
index 87550f2..9199b8f 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/context.rs
@@ -89,44 +89,57 @@ impl RequireContext {
         Ok(multi)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn wait_for_pending<'lua>(
+        lua: &'lua Lua,
+        path_abs: &'_ PathBuf,
+    ) -> Result<(), RequireError> {
+        let data_ref = lua
+            .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
+            .ok_or(RequireError::RequireContextNotFound)?;
+
+        let pending = data_ref.pending.try_lock()?;
+
+        if let Some(sender) = pending.get(path_abs) {
+            let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
+
+            // unlock mutex before using async
+            drop(pending);
+
+            receiver.recv().await?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn from_cache<'lua>(
+        lua: &'lua Lua,
+        path_abs: &'_ PathBuf,
+    ) -> Result<Option<LuaMultiValue<'lua>>, RequireError> {
+        let data_ref = lua
+            .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
+            .ok_or(RequireError::RequireContextNotFound)?;
+
+        let cache = data_ref.cache.lock().await;
+
+        match cache.get(path_abs) {
+            Some(cached) => {
+                let multi_vec = lua.registry_value::<Vec<LuaValue>>(cached)?;
+
+                Ok(Some(LuaMultiValue::from_vec(multi_vec)))
+            }
+            None => Ok(None),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) async fn require(
         lua: &Lua,
         path_rel: PathBuf,
         path_abs: PathBuf,
     ) -> Result<LuaMultiValue, RequireError> {
-        // wait for module to be required
-        // if its pending somewhere else
-        {
-            let data_ref = lua
-                .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
-                .ok_or(RequireError::RequireContextNotFound)?;
+        Self::wait_for_pending(lua, &path_abs).await?;
 
-            let pending = data_ref.pending.try_lock()?;
-
-            if let Some(sender) = pending.get(&path_abs) {
-                let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
-
-                // unlock mutex before using async
-                drop(pending);
-
-                receiver.recv().await?;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // get module from cache
-        // *if* its cached
-        {
-            let data_ref = lua
-                .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
-                .ok_or(RequireError::RequireContextNotFound)?;
-
-            let cache = data_ref.cache.lock().await;
-
-            if let Some(cached) = cache.get(&path_abs) {
-                let multi_vec = lua.registry_value::<Vec<LuaValue>>(cached)?;
-
-                return Ok(LuaMultiValue::from_vec(multi_vec));
-            }
+        if let Some(cached) = Self::from_cache(lua, &path_abs).await? {
+            return Ok(cached);
         }
 
         // create a broadcast channel
@@ -135,7 +148,7 @@ impl RequireContext {
                 .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
                 .ok_or(RequireError::RequireContextNotFound)?;
 
-            let (broadcast_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(1);
+            let broadcast_tx = broadcast::Sender::new(1);
 
             {
                 let mut pending = data_ref.pending.try_lock()?;
@@ -162,8 +175,7 @@ impl RequireContext {
             .get_thread_result(thread_id)
             .ok_or(RequireError::ThreadReturnedNone)??;
 
-        let mutli_clone = multi.clone();
-        let multi_reg = lua.create_registry_value(mutli_clone.into_vec())?;
+        let multi_reg = lua.create_registry_value(multi.into_vec())?;
 
         let data_ref = lua
             .app_data_ref::<RequireContextData>()
@@ -184,7 +196,12 @@ impl RequireContext {
 
         broadcast_tx.send(()).ok();
 
-        Ok(multi)
+        match Self::from_cache(lua, &path_abs).await? {
+            Some(cached) => Ok(cached),
+            None => Err(RequireError::CacheNotFound(
+                path_rel.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            )),
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
index ca6d339..0d2735c 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std/src/globals/require/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ pub enum RequireError {
     StdMemberNotFound(String, String),
     #[error("Thread result returned none")]
     ThreadReturnedNone,
+    #[error("Could not get '{0}' from cache")]
+    CacheNotFound(String),
 
     #[error("IOError: {0}")]
     IOError(#[from] std::io::Error),