diff --git a/distributed/worker.py b/distributed/worker.py
index 396ae203925..cd7f60efea1 100644
--- a/distributed/worker.py
+++ b/distributed/worker.py
@@ -2975,49 +2975,50 @@ def apply_function_simple(
     -------
     msg: dictionary with status, result/error, timings, etc..
     """
-    ident = threading.get_ident()
-    try:
-        # meter("thread-cpu").delta
-        #   difference in thread_time() before and after function call, minus user calls
-        #   to context_meter inside the function. Published to Server.digests as
-        #   {("execute", <prefix>, "thread-cpu", "seconds"): <value>}
-        # m.delta
-        #   difference in wall time before and after function call, minus thread-cpu,
-        #   minus user calls to context_meter. Published to Server.digests as
-        #   {("execute", <prefix>, "thread-noncpu", "seconds"): <value>}
-        # m.stop - m.start
-        #   difference in wall time before and after function call, without subtracting
-        #   anything. This is used in scheduler heuristics, e.g. task stealing.
-        with context_meter.meter("thread-noncpu", func=time) as m:
-            with context_meter.meter("thread-cpu", func=thread_time):
-                result = function(*args, **kwargs)
-    except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
-        # Special-case these, just like asyncio does all over the place. They will pass
-        # through `fail_hard` and `_handle_stimulus_from_task`, and eventually be caught
-        # by special-case logic in asyncio:
-        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.9.4/Lib/asyncio/events.py#L81-L82
-        # Any other `BaseException` types would ultimately be ignored by asyncio if
-        # raised here, after messing up the worker state machine along their way.
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        # Users _shouldn't_ use `BaseException`s, but if they do, we can assume they
-        # aren't a reason to shut down the whole system (since we allow the
-        # system-shutting-down `SystemExit` and `KeyboardInterrupt` to pass through)
-        msg = error_message(e)
-        msg["op"] = "task-erred"
-        msg["actual-exception"] = e
-    else:
-        msg = {
-            "op": "task-finished",
-            "status": "OK",
-            "result": result,
-            "nbytes": sizeof(result),
-            "type": type(result) if result is not None else None,
-        }
+    # meter("thread-cpu").delta
+    #   Difference in thread_time() before and after function call, minus user calls
+    #   to context_meter inside the function. Published to Server.digests as
+    #   {("execute", <prefix>, "thread-cpu", "seconds"): <value>}
+    # m.delta
+    #   Difference in wall time before and after function call, minus thread-cpu,
+    #   minus user calls to context_meter. Published to Server.digests as
+    #   {("execute", <prefix>, "thread-noncpu", "seconds"): <value>}
+    # m.stop - m.start
+    #   Difference in wall time before and after function call, without subtracting
+    #   anything. This is used in scheduler heuristics, e.g. task stealing.
+    with (
+        context_meter.meter("thread-noncpu", func=time) as m,
+        context_meter.meter("thread-cpu", func=thread_time),
+    ):
+        try:
+            result = function(*args, **kwargs)
+        except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            # Special-case these, just like asyncio does all over the place. They will
+            # pass through `fail_hard` and `_handle_stimulus_from_task`, and eventually
+            # be caught by special-case logic in asyncio:
+            # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.9.4/Lib/asyncio/events.py#L81-L82
+            # Any other `BaseException` types would ultimately be ignored by asyncio if
+            # raised here, after messing up the worker state machine along their way.
+            raise
+        except BaseException as e:
+            # Users _shouldn't_ use `BaseException`s, but if they do, we can assume they
+            # aren't a reason to shut down the whole system (since we allow the
+            # system-shutting-down `SystemExit` and `KeyboardInterrupt` to pass through)
+            msg = error_message(e)
+            msg["op"] = "task-erred"
+            msg["actual-exception"] = e
+        else:
+            msg = {
+                "op": "task-finished",
+                "status": "OK",
+                "result": result,
+                "nbytes": sizeof(result),
+                "type": type(result) if result is not None else None,
+            }
 
     msg["start"] = m.start + time_delay
     msg["stop"] = m.stop + time_delay
-    msg["thread"] = ident
+    msg["thread"] = threading.get_ident()
     return msg
 
 
@@ -3033,39 +3034,38 @@ async def apply_function_async(
     -------
     msg: dictionary with status, result/error, timings, etc..
     """
-    ident = threading.get_ident()
-    try:
-        with context_meter.meter("thread-noncpu", func=time) as m:
+    with context_meter.meter("thread-noncpu", func=time) as m:
+        try:
             result = await function(*args, **kwargs)
-    except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
-        # Special-case these, just like asyncio does all over the place. They will pass
-        # through `fail_hard` and `_handle_stimulus_from_task`, and eventually be caught
-        # by special-case logic in asyncio:
-        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.9.4/Lib/asyncio/events.py#L81-L82
-        # Any other `BaseException` types would ultimately be ignored by asyncio if
-        # raised here, after messing up the worker state machine along their way.
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        # NOTE: this includes `CancelledError`! Since it's a user task, that's _not_ a
-        # reason to shut down the worker.
-        # Users _shouldn't_ use `BaseException`s, but if they do, we can assume they
-        # aren't a reason to shut down the whole system (since we allow the
-        # system-shutting-down `SystemExit` and `KeyboardInterrupt` to pass through)
-        msg = error_message(e)
-        msg["op"] = "task-erred"
-        msg["actual-exception"] = e
-    else:
-        msg = {
-            "op": "task-finished",
-            "status": "OK",
-            "result": result,
-            "nbytes": sizeof(result),
-            "type": type(result) if result is not None else None,
-        }
+        except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            # Special-case these, just like asyncio does all over the place. They will
+            # pass through `fail_hard` and `_handle_stimulus_from_task`, and eventually
+            # be caught by special-case logic in asyncio:
+            # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.9.4/Lib/asyncio/events.py#L81-L82
+            # Any other `BaseException` types would ultimately be ignored by asyncio if
+            # raised here, after messing up the worker state machine along their way.
+            raise
+        except BaseException as e:
+            # NOTE: this includes `CancelledError`! Since it's a user task, that's _not_
+            # a reason to shut down the worker.
+            # Users _shouldn't_ use `BaseException`s, but if they do, we can assume they
+            # aren't a reason to shut down the whole system (since we allow the
+            # system-shutting-down `SystemExit` and `KeyboardInterrupt` to pass through)
+            msg = error_message(e)
+            msg["op"] = "task-erred"
+            msg["actual-exception"] = e
+        else:
+            msg = {
+                "op": "task-finished",
+                "status": "OK",
+                "result": result,
+                "nbytes": sizeof(result),
+                "type": type(result) if result is not None else None,
+            }
 
     msg["start"] = m.start + time_delay
     msg["stop"] = m.stop + time_delay
-    msg["thread"] = ident
+    msg["thread"] = threading.get_ident()
     return msg