diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
index 6459dc99..30c44d60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class PlayerQuests {
 
 		// close current objective progress if quest is active
 		if (hasCurrent())
-			current.closeObjectiveProgress();
+			current.getProgress().close();
 
 		// apply newer quest
 		current = quest == null ? null : quest.generateNewProgress(playerData);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
index 3589a490..e5bb6953 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
@@ -43,16 +43,12 @@ public class QuestProgress {
 		return quest.getObjectives().get(objective);
 	}
 
-	public void closeObjectiveProgress() {
-		objectiveProgress.close();
-	}
-
 	public void completeObjective() {
 		objective++;
-		closeObjectiveProgress();
+		objectiveProgress.close();
 
 		// apply triggers
-		objectiveProgress.getObjective().getTriggers().forEach(trigger -> trigger.apply(getPlayer()));
+		objectiveProgress.getObjective().getTriggers().forEach(trigger -> trigger.schedule(getPlayer()));
 
 		// end quest
 		if (objective >= quest.getObjectives().size())
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
index ae4a61e2..fb95975c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public abstract class Trigger {
 	private final long delay;
 
 	public Trigger(MMOLineConfig config) {
-		delay = config.contains("delay") ? (long) (config.getDouble("delay") * 20) : 0;
+		delay = config.contains("delay") ? (long) (config.getDouble("delay") * 20.) : 0;
 	}
 
 	public boolean hasDelay() {
@@ -22,8 +22,16 @@ public abstract class Trigger {
 	}
 
 	public void schedule(PlayerData player) {
-		Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(MMOCore.plugin, () -> apply(player), delay);
+		if (delay <= 0)
+			apply(player);
+		else
+			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(MMOCore.plugin, () -> apply(player), delay);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * this method must not be used directly when executing triggers after quest
+	 * objectives for example, because this method does NOT take into account
+	 * trigger delay
+	 */
 	public abstract void apply(PlayerData player);
 }