diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 68f10cd..4986b9c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    delayed (0.7.2)
+    delayed (0.8.0)
       activerecord (>= 5.2)
       concurrent-ruby
 
diff --git a/delayed.gemspec b/delayed.gemspec
index baeefbc..e59ad80 100644
--- a/delayed.gemspec
+++ b/delayed.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths  = ['lib']
   spec.summary        = 'a multi-threaded, SQL-driven ActiveJob backend used at Betterment to process millions of background jobs per day'
 
-  spec.version        = '0.7.2'
+  spec.version        = '0.8.0'
   spec.metadata       = {
     'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/betterment/delayed/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md',
     'bug_tracker_uri' => 'https://github.com/betterment/delayed/issues',
diff --git a/lib/delayed/priority.rb b/lib/delayed/priority.rb
index 129a176..fc67626 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/priority.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/priority.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def method_missing(method_name, *args)
     attr_reader :value
 
     delegate :to_i, to: :value
+    delegate :to_f, to: :value
     delegate :to_s, to: :name
 
     def initialize(value)
diff --git a/lib/delayed/worker.rb b/lib/delayed/worker.rb
index ae26da2..df9e306 100644
--- a/lib/delayed/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/delayed/worker.rb
@@ -142,17 +142,17 @@ def perform(job)
           job.destroy
         end
         job_say job, format('COMPLETED after %.4f seconds', run_time)
+        true # did work
+      rescue DeserializationError => e
+        job_say job, "FAILED permanently with #{e.class.name}: #{e.message}", 'error'
+
+        job.error = e
+        failed(job)
+        false # work failed
+      rescue Exception => e # rubocop:disable Lint/RescueException
+        self.class.lifecycle.run_callbacks(:error, self, job) { handle_failed_job(job, e) }
+        false # work failed
       end
-      true # did work
-    rescue DeserializationError => e
-      job_say job, "FAILED permanently with #{e.class.name}: #{e.message}", 'error'
-
-      job.error = e
-      failed(job)
-      false # work failed
-    rescue Exception => e # rubocop:disable Lint/RescueException
-      self.class.lifecycle.run_callbacks(:error, self, job) { handle_failed_job(job, e) }
-      false # work failed
     end
 
     # Reschedule the job in the future (when a job fails).
diff --git a/spec/delayed/priority_spec.rb b/spec/delayed/priority_spec.rb
index c758896..7733283 100644
--- a/spec/delayed/priority_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/delayed/priority_spec.rb
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@
     expect(described_class.new(101)).to eq described_class.new(101) # rubocop:disable RSpec/IdenticalEqualityAssertion
   end
 
+  it 'supports explicit casting' do
+    expect(described_class.new(0).to_i).to eq 0
+    expect(described_class.new(3).to_f).to eq 3.0
+    expect(described_class.new(10).to_s).to eq 'user_visible'
+    expect(described_class.new(:eventual).to_d).to eq '20'.to_d
+  end
+
   it 'suports coercion' do
     expect(described_class.new(0)).to eq 0
     expect(described_class.new(8)).to be > 5
diff --git a/spec/worker_spec.rb b/spec/worker_spec.rb
index 47ececa..e917f0e 100644
--- a/spec/worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/worker_spec.rb
@@ -239,5 +239,35 @@
 
       expect(performances.value).to eq(1)
     end
+
+    it 'wraps perform and cleanup, even when perform raises' do
+      events = []
+      last_error = nil
+
+      plugin = Class.new(Delayed::Plugin) do
+        callbacks do |lifecycle|
+          lifecycle.around(:thread) do |_, &blk|
+            events << :thread_start
+            blk.call
+            events << :thread_end
+          end
+          lifecycle.around(:perform) do |_, job, &blk|
+            events << :perform_start
+            blk.call.tap do
+              last_error = job.last_error
+              events << :perform_end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      Delayed.plugins << plugin
+
+      Delayed::Job.enqueue ErrorJob.new
+      described_class.new.work_off
+
+      expect(events).to eq %i(thread_start perform_start perform_end thread_end)
+      expect(last_error).to match(/did not work/) # assert that cleanup happened before `:perform_end`
+    end
   end
 end