diff --git a/auth.js b/auth.js
index 9e568f5..a590d90 100644
--- a/auth.js
+++ b/auth.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function auth (pluginOptions) {
                 that.nextAuth(err)
               } else {
                 that.currentError = err
-                that.nextAuth(err)
+                return that.completeAuth()
               }
             } else { // sub-array relation is AND
               if (err && that.options.run !== 'all') {
diff --git a/test/logic-gate.test.js b/test/logic-gate.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa6d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/logic-gate.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const auth = require('../auth')
+
+const { test } = require('node:test')
+
+let fuzzTryAuth
+test.before(() => {
+  const fakify = {
+    decorate (str, obj) {
+      this[str] = obj
+    }
+  }
+
+  auth(fakify, {}, (err) => {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log('Next function callback called with an error', err)
+    }
+  })
+
+  const t = (_a, _b, done) => done()
+  const f = (_a, _b, done) => done(new Error('false'))
+  const evalOr = (v) => v.some(vi => Array.isArray(vi) ? evalAnd(vi) : vi)
+  const evalAnd = (v) => v.every(vi => Array.isArray(vi) ? evalOr(vi) : vi)
+  const boolsAsFunc = (arr) => arr.map((bi) => Array.isArray(bi) ? boolsAsFunc(bi) : (bi ? t : f))
+
+  function tryAuthWith (arr, relation) {
+    test(`Relation ${relation} for expression ${JSON.stringify(arr)}`, (t, done) => {
+      t.plan(1)
+      const expectedResult = relation === 'or' ? evalOr(arr) : evalAnd(arr)
+      const funcs = boolsAsFunc(arr)
+      const authFunc = fakify.auth(funcs, { relation })
+      const req = {}
+      const reply = {
+        raw: { statusCode: undefined },
+        code: (value) => value
+      }
+      let result
+      authFunc(req, reply, err => { result = !err })
+      t.assert.equal(result, expectedResult)
+      done()
+    })
+  }
+
+  function * fuzzShape (arr) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      if (arr === 1) yield * [false, true]
+      else yield arr
+      return
+    }
+    if (arr.length === 0) {
+      yield []
+      return
+    }
+    for (const head of fuzzShape(arr[0])) {
+      for (const tail of fuzzShape(arr.slice(1))) {
+        yield [head, ...tail]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  fuzzTryAuth = function (shape) {
+    for (const arr of fuzzShape(shape)) {
+      tryAuthWith(arr, 'or')
+      tryAuthWith(arr, 'and')
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+for (const shape of
+  [
+    [1, 1],
+    [1, [1, 1], 1, 1],
+    [1, [1, 1], 1],
+    [1, [1, 1], [1, 1]],
+    [1, [1, 1]],
+    [1],
+    [[1, 1], 1],
+    [[1, 1], [1, 1]],
+    [[1, 1]],
+    [[1], 1],
+    [[1]],
+  ]
+) {
+  fuzzTryAuth(shape)
+}