diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/_config.js
index 6cded1a1d1..17ca961fc6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/_config.js
@@ -6,30 +6,53 @@ import { test } from '../../test';
 let d;
 
 export default test({
-	html: `<p>pending</p>`,
+	html: `
+		<button>reset</button>
+		<button>hello</button>
+		<button>goodbye</button>
+		<p>pending</p>
+	`,
 
-	get props() {
-		d = deferred();
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [reset, hello, goodbye] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
 
-		return {
-			promise: d.promise
-		};
-	},
-
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
-		d.resolve('hello');
+		flushSync(() => hello.click());
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await tick();
 		flushSync();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<h1>hello</h1>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>reset</button>
+				<button>hello</button>
+				<button>goodbye</button>
+				<h1>hello</h1>
+			`
+		);
 
-		component.promise = (d = deferred()).promise;
+		flushSync(() => reset.click());
 		await tick();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<h1>hello</h1>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>reset</button>
+				<button>hello</button>
+				<button>goodbye</button>
+				<h1>hello</h1>
+			`
+		);
 
-		d.resolve('wheee');
+		flushSync(() => goodbye.click());
 		await tick();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<h1>wheee</h1>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>reset</button>
+				<button>hello</button>
+				<button>goodbye</button>
+				<h1>goodbye</h1>
+			`
+		);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/main.svelte
index 3c6879caee..6fc90ff2df 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-expression/main.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 <script>
-	let { promise } = $props();
+	let deferred = $state(Promise.withResolvers());
 </script>
 
+<button onclick={() => deferred = Promise.withResolvers()}>reset</button>
+<button onclick={() => deferred.resolve('hello')}>hello</button>
+<button onclick={() => deferred.resolve('goodbye')}>goodbye</button>
+
 <svelte:boundary>
-	<h1>{await promise}</h1>
+	<h1>{await deferred.promise}</h1>
 
 	{#snippet pending()}
 		<p>pending</p>