diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9a95ca2..8b9f6c2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-01-23 - 1.0.96 - fix(TsTest)
+Fixed improper type-check for promise-like testModule defaults
+
+- Corrected the type-check for promise-like default exports in test modules
+- Removed unnecessary setTimeout used for async execution
+
 ## 2025-01-23 - 1.0.95 - fix(core)
 Fix delay handling in Chrome test execution
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 32f8ed4..29725d3 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tstest',
-  version: '1.0.95',
+  version: '1.0.96',
   description: 'a test utility to run tests that match test/**/*.ts'
 }
diff --git a/ts/tstest.classes.tstest.ts b/ts/tstest.classes.tstest.ts
index 20b43be..2d8047d 100644
--- a/ts/tstest.classes.tstest.ts
+++ b/ts/tstest.classes.tstest.ts
@@ -170,16 +170,15 @@ export class TsTest {
         try {
           // Dynamically import the test module
           const testModule = await import(`/${bundleName}`);
-          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
           if (testModule && testModule.default && testModule.default instanceof Promise) {
             // Execute the exported test function
             await testModule.default;
-          } else if (testModule && testModule.default && testModule.default.then === 'function') {
+          } else if (testModule && testModule.default && typeof testModule.default.then === 'function') {
             console.log('!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!');
             console.log('Test module default export is just promiselike: Something might be messing with your Promise implementation.');
             console.log('!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!');
             await testModule.default;
-          } else if (globalThis.tapPromise && globalThis.tapPromise.then === 'function') {
+          } else if (globalThis.tapPromise && typeof globalThis.tapPromise.then === 'function') {
             console.log('!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!');
             console.log('Using globalThis.tapPromise');
             console.log('!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!');