diff --git a/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/createPersister.test.ts b/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/createPersister.test.ts
index 95038813dc1..c13b91305d1 100644
--- a/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/createPersister.test.ts
+++ b/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/createPersister.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { Query, QueryClient, hashKey } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import {
   PERSISTER_KEY_PREFIX,
   experimental_createPersister,
 } from '../createPersister'
-import { sleep } from './utils'
 import type { QueryFunctionContext, QueryKey } from '@tanstack/query-core'
 import type { StoragePersisterOptions } from '../createPersister'
 
@@ -60,6 +59,14 @@ function setupPersister(
 }
 
 describe('createPersister', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
   test('should fetch if storage is not provided', async () => {
     const { context, persisterFn, query, queryFn } = setupPersister(['foo'], {
       storage: undefined,
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     query.fetch = vi.fn()
     expect(query.state.dataUpdatedAt).toEqual(0)
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
     expect(query.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     query.state.isInvalidated = true
     query.fetch = vi.fn()
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
     expect(query.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
@@ -266,7 +273,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     await persisterFn(queryFn, context, query)
     query.setData('baz')
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context)
@@ -308,7 +315,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     await persisterFn(queryFn, context, query)
     query.fetch = vi.fn()
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(query.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
@@ -337,7 +344,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     query.state.isInvalidated = true
     query.fetch = vi.fn()
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
     expect(query.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
@@ -362,7 +369,7 @@ describe('createPersister', () => {
     await persisterFn(queryFn, context, query)
     query.setData('baz')
 
-    await sleep(0)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
 
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(queryFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(context)
diff --git a/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/utils.ts b/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/utils.ts
index 01287a2422d..ee5ac7f0d40 100644
--- a/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/query-persist-client-core/src/__tests__/utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function createQueryClient(config?: QueryClientConfig): QueryClient {
   return new QueryClient(config)
 }
 
-export function sleep(timeout: number): Promise<void> {
+function sleep(timeout: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
     setTimeout(resolve, timeout)
   })