diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/transaction-rules.test.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/transaction-rules.test.ts
index 3ca6834d99d..4a043e0ef09 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/transaction-rules.test.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/transaction-rules.test.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     spy.mockRestore();
 
     // Finally make sure the rule is actually in place and runs
-    const transaction = runRules({
+    const transaction = await runRules({
       date: '2019-05-10',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     });
     expect(getRules().length).toBe(1);
 
-    let transaction = runRules({
+    let transaction = await runRules({
       imported_payee: 'Kroger',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     });
     expect(getRules().length).toBe(1);
 
-    transaction = runRules({
+    transaction = await runRules({
       imported_payee: 'Kroger',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
       id,
       conditions: [{ op: 'is', field: 'imported_payee', value: 'ABC' }],
     });
-    transaction = runRules({
+    transaction = await runRules({
       imported_payee: 'ABC',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     });
     expect(getRules().length).toBe(1);
 
-    let transaction = runRules({
+    let transaction = await runRules({
       payee: 'Kroger',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
 
     await deleteRule(id);
     expect(getRules().length).toBe(0);
-    transaction = runRules({
+    transaction = await runRules({
       payee: 'Kroger',
       notes: '',
       category: null,
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     await loadRules();
     expect(getRules().length).toBe(2);
 
-    let transaction = runRules({
+    let transaction = await runRules({
       imported_payee: 'blah Lowes blah',
       payee: null,
       category: null,
     });
     expect(transaction.payee).toBe('lowes');
 
-    transaction = runRules({
+    transaction = await runRules({
       imported_payee: 'kroger',
       category: null,
     });
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     expect(rule2.conditions[1].value).toBe('beer_id');
   });
 
-  test('runRules runs all the rules in each phase', async () => {
+  test('await runRules runs all the rules in each phase', async () => {
     await loadRules();
     await insertRule({
       stage: 'post',
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ describe('Transaction rules', () => {
     });
 
     expect(
-      runRules({
+      await runRules({
         imported_payee: '123 kroger',
         date: '2020-08-11',
         amount: 50,