diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
index 63276bfe197..d11d51409a0 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/session/compaction.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import type { Provider } from "@/provider/provider"
 import * as SessionProcessorModule from "../../src/session/processor"
 import { Snapshot } from "../../src/snapshot"
 import { ProviderTest } from "../fake/provider"
-import { testEffect } from "../lib/effect"
+import { awaitWithTimeout, testEffect } from "../lib/effect"
 import { CrossSpawnSpawner } from "@opencode-ai/core/cross-spawn-spawner"
 import { TestConfig } from "../fixture/config"
 import { RuntimeFlags } from "@/effect/runtime-flags"
@@ -1250,15 +1250,15 @@ describe("session.compaction.process", () => {
           })
           .pipe(Effect.forkChild)
 
-        yield* Deferred.await(ready).pipe(Effect.timeout("1 second"))
-        const start = Date.now()
-        yield* Fiber.interrupt(fiber)
-        const exit = yield* Fiber.await(fiber).pipe(Effect.timeout("250 millis"))
+        yield* awaitWithTimeout(Deferred.await(ready), "timed out waiting for compaction retry", "10 seconds")
+        const exit = yield* Effect.gen(function* () {
+          yield* Fiber.interrupt(fiber)
+          return yield* Fiber.await(fiber)
+        }).pipe(Effect.timeout("1 second"))
 
         expect(Exit.isFailure(exit)).toBe(true)
         if (Exit.isFailure(exit)) {
           expect(Cause.hasInterrupts(exit.cause)).toBe(true)
-          expect(Date.now() - start).toBeLessThan(250)
         }
       }).pipe(withCompaction({ llm: stub.layer }))
     },