diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
index f5a611ec10..010f5e1860 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ describe('error handling in a component', () => {
         )
       })
       const unwrappedPromise = mutationqueryFulfilled!.unwrap()
-      expect(unwrappedPromise).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      await expect(unwrappedPromise).rejects.toMatchObject({
         status: 500,
         data: { value: 'error' },
       })