--- a/tests/src/app-promotion.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/app-promotion.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 describe('App promotion', () => {
   before(async function () {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.AppPromotion]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.AppPromotion]);
       alice = privateKey('//Alice');
       palletAdmin = privateKey('//Charlie'); // TODO use custom address
       const api = helper.getApi();
--- a/tests/src/eth/createRFTCollection.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/createRFTCollection.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
   });
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       nominal = helper.balance.getOneTokenNominal();
     });
--- a/tests/src/eth/fractionalizer/fractionalizer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/fractionalizer/fractionalizer.test.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper: EthUniqueHelper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
   });
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper: EthUniqueHelper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
   });
--- a/tests/src/eth/reFungible.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/reFungible.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([20n], donor);
--- a/tests/src/eth/reFungibleToken.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/reFungibleToken.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([20n], donor);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([50n], donor);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([50n], donor);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([50n], donor);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       donor = privateKey('//Alice');
     });
--- a/tests/src/eth/util/playgrounds/index.ts
+++ b/tests/src/eth/util/playgrounds/index.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     opts.skip ? it.skip : it)(name, async function() {
     await usingEthPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
       if (opts.requiredPallets) {
-        requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, opts.requiredPallets);
+        await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, opts.requiredPallets);
       }
 
       await cb({helper, privateKey});
--- a/tests/src/limits.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/limits.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       const donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([10n], donor);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       const donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice, bob, charlie] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([10n, 10n, 10n], donor);
--- a/tests/src/nesting/properties.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/nesting/properties.test.ts
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       const donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice, bob, charlie] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([100n, 100n, 100n], donor);
--- a/tests/src/refungible.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/refungible.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
   before(async function() {
     await usingPlaygrounds(async (helper, privateKey) => {
-      requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
+      await requirePalletsOrSkip(this, helper, [Pallets.ReFungible]);
 
       const donor = privateKey('//Alice');
       [alice, bob] = await helper.arrange.createAccounts([100n, 10n], donor);