diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
index e7642fef0d..62b53fc553 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/kv_test.ts
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=sum wrap around", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=sum wrong type in db", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], 1);
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         .mutate({ key: ["a"], value: new Deno.KvU64(1n), type: "sum" })
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=sum wrong type in db", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=sum wrong type in mutation", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], new Deno.KvU64(1n));
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         // @ts-expect-error wrong type is intentional
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=min no exists", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=min wrong type in db", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], 1);
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         .mutate({ key: ["a"], value: new Deno.KvU64(1n), type: "min" })
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=min wrong type in db", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=min wrong type in mutation", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], new Deno.KvU64(1n));
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         // @ts-expect-error wrong type is intentional
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=max no exists", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=max wrong type in db", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], 1);
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         .mutate({ key: ["a"], value: new Deno.KvU64(1n), type: "max" })
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ dbTest("atomic mutation type=max wrong type in db", async (db) => {
 
 dbTest("atomic mutation type=max wrong type in mutation", async (db) => {
   await db.set(["a"], new Deno.KvU64(1n));
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await db.atomic()
         // @ts-expect-error wrong type is intentional
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ dbTest("operation size limit", async (db) => {
   const res2 = await collect(db.list({ prefix: ["a"] }, { batchSize: 1000 }));
   assertEquals(res2.length, 0);
 
-  assertRejects(
+  await assertRejects(
     async () => await collect(db.list({ prefix: ["a"] }, { batchSize: 1001 })),
     TypeError,
     "too many entries (max 1000)",