diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoop.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoop.java
index 4aa62441ef..f01903a4dd 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoop.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoop.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ final class IOUringEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop implements
         submissionQueue.addPollIn(eventfd.intValue());
         submissionQueue.submit();
 
-        for (; ; ) {
+        for (;;) {
             logger.trace("Run IOUringEventLoop {}", this.toString());
             long curDeadlineNanos = nextScheduledTaskDeadlineNanos();
             if (curDeadlineNanos == -1L) {
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ final class IOUringEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop implements
 
             completionQueue.process(this);
 
-            if (hasTasks()) {
-                runAllTasks();
-            }
+            // Always call runAllTasks() as it will also fetch the scheduled tasks that are ready.
+            runAllTasks();
 
             try {
                 if (isShuttingDown()) {
@@ -169,6 +168,8 @@ final class IOUringEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop implements
         }
     }
 
+
+
     @Override
     public boolean handle(int fd, int res, long flags, int op, int pollMask) {
         IOUringSubmissionQueue submissionQueue = ringBuffer.getIoUringSubmissionQueue();
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
index ef28d475ef..137fa30d27 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import static java.lang.Math.max;
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+
 final class IOUringSubmissionQueue {
     private static final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(IOUringSubmissionQueue.class);
 
@@ -329,7 +332,6 @@ final class IOUringSubmissionQueue {
             }
         }
     }
-
     private void setTimeout(long timeoutNanoSeconds) {
         long seconds, nanoSeconds;
 
@@ -338,8 +340,8 @@ final class IOUringSubmissionQueue {
             seconds = 0;
             nanoSeconds = 0;
         } else {
-            seconds = timeoutNanoSeconds / 1000000000L;
-            nanoSeconds = timeoutNanoSeconds % 1000;
+            seconds = (int) min(timeoutNanoSeconds / 1000000000L, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+            nanoSeconds = (int) max(timeoutNanoSeconds - seconds * 1000000000L, 0);
         }
 
         PlatformDependent.putLong(timeoutMemoryAddress + KERNEL_TIMESPEC_TV_SEC_FIELD, seconds);
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoopTest.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoopTest.java
index d06adbe570..66426b2da6 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoopTest.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringEventLoopTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package io.netty.channel.uring;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoop;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 public class IOUringEventLoopTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -50,4 +52,21 @@ public class IOUringEventLoopTest {
             group.shutdownGracefully();
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSchedule() throws Exception {
+        IOUringEventLoopGroup group = new IOUringEventLoopGroup(1);
+        try {
+            EventLoop loop = group.next();
+            loop.schedule(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+
+                }
+            }, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS).sync();
+        } finally {
+            group.shutdownGracefully();
+        }
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSocketConnectionAttemptTest.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSocketConnectionAttemptTest.java
index c85f32b7fe..f5f6727674 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSocketConnectionAttemptTest.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSocketConnectionAttemptTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package io.netty.channel.uring;
 import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
 import io.netty.testsuite.transport.TestsuitePermutation;
 import io.netty.testsuite.transport.socket.SocketConnectionAttemptTest;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -28,11 +26,4 @@ public class IOUringSocketConnectionAttemptTest extends SocketConnectionAttemptT
     protected List<TestsuitePermutation.BootstrapFactory<Bootstrap>> newFactories() {
         return IOUringSocketTestPermutation.INSTANCE.clientSocket();
     }
-
-    @Ignore("FIX ME")
-    @Test
-    @Override
-    public void testConnectTimeout() throws Throwable {
-        super.testConnectTimeout();
-    }
 }