diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/db/projectOperations.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/db/projectOperations.spec.ts
index 5b0f83b73d..dda92cb7ed 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/db/projectOperations.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/db/projectOperations.spec.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ test.describe('Project operations', () => {
     const testProjectId = await projectList.list.find((p: any) => p.title === testProjectName);
     const dupeProjectId = await projectList.list.find((p: any) => p.title === dupeProjectName);
     const projectInfoOp: ProjectInfoApiUtil = new ProjectInfoApiUtil(context.token);
-    const orginal: Promise<ProjectInfo> = projectInfoOp.extractProjectInfo(testProjectId.id);
+    const original: Promise<ProjectInfo> = projectInfoOp.extractProjectInfo(testProjectId.id);
     const duplicate: Promise<ProjectInfo> = projectInfoOp.extractProjectInfo(dupeProjectId.id);
-    await Promise.all([orginal, duplicate]).then(async arr => {
+    await Promise.all([original, duplicate]).then(arr => {
       const ignoredFields: Set<string> = new Set([
         'id',
         'prefix',
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ test.describe('Project operations', () => {
       ]);
       const orginalProjectInfo: ProjectInfo = arr[0];
       const duplicateProjectInfo: ProjectInfo = arr[1];
-      await expect(
-        await deepCompare(orginalProjectInfo, duplicateProjectInfo, ignoredFields, ignoredKeys)
-      ).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(deepCompare(orginalProjectInfo, duplicateProjectInfo, ignoredFields, ignoredKeys)).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     // cleanup test-data
diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/utils/objectCompareUtil.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/utils/objectCompareUtil.ts
index f7f2e2ac43..e6eb072499 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/utils/objectCompareUtil.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/utils/objectCompareUtil.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
  * @param breakAtFirstMismatch : default true. returns false on first field mismatch
  * @returns
  */
-export async function deepCompare(
+export function deepCompare(
   obj1: any,
   obj2: any,
   ignoredFields?: Set<string>,
   ignoredKeys?: Set<string>,
   keyId = '',
   breakAtFirstMismatch = true
-): Promise<boolean> {
+): boolean {
   if (ignoredKeys !== undefined && ignoredKeys.has(keyId)) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function deepCompare(
       // console.log(`${keyId} ignored in comparison`)
     } else {
       keyId = keyId + '.' + key;
-      if (!(await deepCompare(obj1[key], obj2[key], ignoredFields, ignoredKeys, keyId, breakAtFirstMismatch))) {
+      if (!deepCompare(obj1[key], obj2[key], ignoredFields, ignoredKeys, keyId, breakAtFirstMismatch)) {
         return !breakAtFirstMismatch;
         // return false;
       }