diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
index 723df95ef63..cfc39fa18a1 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ export class BrowserApi {
   static async closeTab(tabId: number): Promise<void> {
     if (tabId) {
       if (BrowserApi.isWebExtensionsApi) {
-        browser.tabs.remove(tabId).catch((error) => {
+        await browser.tabs.remove(tabId).catch((error) => {
           throw new Error("[BrowserApi] Failed to remove current tab: " + error.message);
         });
       } else if (BrowserApi.isChromeApi) {
-        chrome.tabs.remove(tabId).catch((error) => {
+        await chrome.tabs.remove(tabId).catch((error) => {
           throw new Error("[BrowserApi] Failed to remove current tab: " + error.message);
         });
       }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export class BrowserApi {
   static async navigateTabToUrl(tabId: number, url: URL): Promise<void> {
     if (tabId) {
       if (BrowserApi.isWebExtensionsApi) {
-        browser.tabs.update(tabId, { url: url.href }).catch((error) => {
+        await browser.tabs.update(tabId, { url: url.href }).catch((error) => {
           throw new Error("Failed to navigate tab to URL: " + error.message);
         });
       } else if (BrowserApi.isChromeApi) {