diff --git a/src/infra/http-body.test.ts b/src/infra/http-body.test.ts
index d5599c623..cfe693486 100644
--- a/src/infra/http-body.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/http-body.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ type MockIncomingMessage = IncomingMessage & {
   __unhandledDestroyError?: unknown;
 };
 
+async function waitForMicrotaskTurn(): Promise<void> {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => queueMicrotask(resolve));
+}
+
 function createMockRequest(params: {
   chunks?: string[];
   headers?: Record<string, string>;
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ describe("http body limits", () => {
     const req = createMockRequest({ chunks: ["small", "x".repeat(256)], emitEnd: false });
     const res = createMockServerResponse();
     const guard = installRequestBodyLimitGuard(req, res, { maxBytes: 128, responseFormat: "text" });
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    await waitForMicrotaskTurn();
     expect(guard.isTripped()).toBe(true);
     expect(guard.code()).toBe("PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE");
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(413);
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ describe("http body limits", () => {
       message: "PayloadTooLarge",
     });
     // Wait a tick for any async destroy(err) emission.
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    await waitForMicrotaskTurn();
     expect(req.__unhandledDestroyError).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/media/input-files.fetch-guard.test.ts b/src/media/input-files.fetch-guard.test.ts
index f731b90c0..3ae622564 100644
--- a/src/media/input-files.fetch-guard.test.ts
+++ b/src/media/input-files.fetch-guard.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ vi.mock("../infra/net/fetch-guard.js", () => ({
   fetchWithSsrFGuard: (...args: unknown[]) => fetchWithSsrFGuardMock(...args),
 }));
 
+async function waitForMicrotaskTurn(): Promise<void> {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => queueMicrotask(resolve));
+}
+
 describe("fetchWithGuard", () => {
   it("rejects oversized streamed payloads and cancels the stream", async () => {
     let canceled = false;
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ describe("fetchWithGuard", () => {
     ).rejects.toThrow("Content too large");
 
     // Allow cancel() microtask to run.
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    await waitForMicrotaskTurn();
 
     expect(canceled).toBe(true);
     expect(release).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);