diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/contracts/suites.ts b/src/channels/plugins/contracts/suites.ts
index 7c9803ee47f..c2c85bfb747 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/contracts/suites.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/contracts/suites.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export function installSessionBindingContractSuite(params: {
   expectedCapabilities: SessionBindingCapabilities;
 }) {
   it("registers the expected session binding capabilities", async () => {
-    expect(await params.getCapabilities()).toEqual(params.expectedCapabilities);
+    await expect(params.getCapabilities()).resolves.toEqual(params.expectedCapabilities);
   });
 
   it("binds and resolves a session binding through the shared service", async () => {