diff --git a/utils/TestUtils.ts b/utils/TestUtils.ts
index 2f6280c642..1e1bd2927b 100644
--- a/utils/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/utils/TestUtils.ts
@@ -51,36 +51,29 @@ export class RedisCluster {
     }
 
     private static async detectVersion(): Promise<string> {
-        return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-            // Helper function to execute a command and parse the version
-            const getVersion = (command: string): Promise<string> => {
-                return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-                    exec(command, (error, stdout) => {
-                        if (error) {
-                            reject(error);
+        const getVersion = (command: string): Promise<string> => {
+            return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+                exec(command, (error, stdout) => {
+                    if (error) {
+                        reject(error);
+                    } else {
+                        const versionMatch = stdout.match(/v=([^\s]+)/);
+
+                        if (versionMatch) {
+                            resolve(versionMatch[1]);
                         } else {
-                            const versionMatch = stdout.match(/v=([^\s]+)/);
-
-                            if (versionMatch) {
-                                resolve(versionMatch[1]);
-                            } else {
-                                reject(
-                                    new Error("Version not found in output")
-                                );
-                            }
+                            reject(new Error("Version not found in output"));
                         }
-                    });
-                });
-            };
-
-            // Attempt to get the version from valkey-server first
-            getVersion("valkey-server -v")
-                .then(resolve)
-                .catch(() => {
-                    // If valkey-server fails, attempt to get the version from redis-server
-                    getVersion("redis-server -v").then(resolve).catch(reject);
+                    }
                 });
-        });
+            });
+        };
+
+        try {
+            return await getVersion("valkey-server -v");
+        } catch {
+            return await getVersion("redis-server -v");
+        }
     }
 
     public static createCluster(