diff --git a/lib/bcoin/utils.js b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
index 5de833ce..44ac8387 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/utils.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
@@ -372,9 +372,18 @@ utils.isEqual = function isEqual(a, b) {
   return true;
 };
 
-// TODO(indutny): use process.nextTick in node.js
 utils.nextTick = function nextTick(fn) {
-  setTimeout(fn, 0);
+  if (typeof setImmediate === 'function') {
+    setImmediate(fn);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof process === 'object' && process.nextTick) {
+    process.nextTick(fn);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  setTimeout(fn, 1);
 };
 
 function RequestCache() {