diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/abort-signal-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/abort-signal-test.ts
index 7e34c3dc91..bf3595298a 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/abort-signal-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/abort-signal-test.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ describe('Execute: Cancellation', () => {
       errors: [
         {
           message: 'Aborted',
-          path: ['todo', 'id'],
-          locations: [{ line: 4, column: 11 }],
+          path: ['todo'],
+          locations: [{ line: 3, column: 9 }],
         },
       ],
     });
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ describe('Execute: Cancellation', () => {
       errors: [
         {
           message: 'Aborted',
-          path: ['todo', 'author', 'id'],
-          locations: [{ line: 6, column: 13 }],
+          path: ['todo', 'author'],
+          locations: [{ line: 5, column: 11 }],
         },
       ],
     });
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ describe('Execute: Cancellation', () => {
       errors: [
         {
           message: 'Aborted',
-          path: ['todo', 'id'],
-          locations: [{ line: 4, column: 11 }],
+          path: ['todo'],
+          locations: [{ line: 3, column: 9 }],
         },
       ],
     });
@@ -257,23 +257,28 @@ describe('Execute: Cancellation', () => {
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        completed: [
+        incremental: [
           {
+            data: {
+              text: 'hello world',
+              author: null,
+            },
             errors: [
               {
                 locations: [
                   {
                     column: 13,
-                    line: 6,
+                    line: 7,
                   },
                 ],
                 message: 'Aborted',
-                path: ['todo', 'text'],
+                path: ['todo', 'author'],
               },
             ],
             id: '0',
           },
         ],
+        completed: [{ id: '0' }],
         hasNext: false,
       },
     ]);
diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index 5cfb8c1924..427cfc2e1d 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -729,15 +729,6 @@ function executeFields(
   try {
     for (const [responseName, fieldDetailsList] of groupedFieldSet) {
       const fieldPath = addPath(path, responseName, parentType.name);
-      const abortSignal = exeContext.validatedExecutionArgs.abortSignal;
-      if (abortSignal?.aborted) {
-        throw locatedError(
-          new Error(abortSignal.reason),
-          toNodes(fieldDetailsList),
-          pathToArray(fieldPath),
-        );
-      }
-
       const result = executeField(
         exeContext,
         parentType,
@@ -1737,13 +1728,23 @@ function completeObjectValue(
   incrementalContext: IncrementalContext | undefined,
   deferMap: ReadonlyMap<DeferUsage, DeferredFragmentRecord> | undefined,
 ): PromiseOrValue<GraphQLWrappedResult<ObjMap<unknown>>> {
+  const validatedExecutionArgs = exeContext.validatedExecutionArgs;
+  const abortSignal = validatedExecutionArgs.abortSignal;
+  if (abortSignal?.aborted) {
+    throw locatedError(
+      new Error(abortSignal.reason),
+      toNodes(fieldDetailsList),
+      pathToArray(path),
+    );
+  }
+
   // If there is an isTypeOf predicate function, call it with the
   // current result. If isTypeOf returns false, then raise an error rather
   // than continuing execution.
   if (returnType.isTypeOf) {
     const isTypeOf = returnType.isTypeOf(
       result,
-      exeContext.validatedExecutionArgs.contextValue,
+      validatedExecutionArgs.contextValue,
       info,
     );