diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
index ed12516ba40..eceeff91564 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
@@ -393,3 +393,19 @@ describe('readStdinString', () => {
     await expect(got).rejects.toThrow('Stdin input exceeded the maximum allowed size.')
   })
 })
+
+describe('sleep', () => {
+  test('waits for the given number of seconds', async () => {
+    // Given
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const seconds = 0.1
+
+    // When
+    const sleepPromise = system.sleep(seconds)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(seconds * 1000)
+    await sleepPromise
+
+    // Then
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
index 3f449f8ff34..aa997f8c5d8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import which from 'which'
 import {delimiter} from 'pathe'
 
 import {fstatSync} from 'fs'
+import {setTimeout} from 'timers/promises'
 import type {Writable, Readable} from 'stream'
 
 /**
@@ -319,9 +320,7 @@ function checkCommandSafety(command: string, _options: {cwd: string}): void {
  * @returns A Promise resolving after the number of seconds.
  */
 export async function sleep(seconds: number): Promise<void> {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * seconds)
-  })
+  await setTimeout(1000 * seconds)
 }
 
 /**