diff --git a/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts b/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
index b0f318905c78..f7a027ad1304 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class DebugLauncher implements ITestDebugLauncher {
         this.configService = this.serviceContainer.get<IConfigurationService>(IConfigurationService);
     }
 
-    public async launchDebugger(options: LaunchOptions): Promise<void> {
+    public async launchDebugger(options: LaunchOptions, callback?: () => void): Promise<void> {
         if (options.token && options.token.isCancellationRequested) {
             return undefined;
         }
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export class DebugLauncher implements ITestDebugLauncher {
         const deferred = createDeferred<void>();
         debugManager.onDidTerminateDebugSession(() => {
             deferred.resolve();
+            callback?.();
         });
         debugManager.startDebugging(workspaceFolder, launchArgs);
         return deferred.promise;
diff --git a/src/client/testing/common/types.ts b/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
index 7104260abfcf..29a6de7768cb 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export interface ITestConfigurationManagerFactory {
 }
 export const ITestDebugLauncher = Symbol('ITestDebugLauncher');
 export interface ITestDebugLauncher {
-    launchDebugger(options: LaunchOptions): Promise<void>;
+    launchDebugger(options: LaunchOptions, callback?: () => void): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export const IUnitTestSocketServer = Symbol('IUnitTestSocketServer');
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/common/server.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/common/server.ts
index 7813e2a568b2..6bd9bf348e20 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/common/server.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/common/server.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class PythonTestServer implements ITestServer, Disposable {
         return this._onDataReceived.event;
     }
 
-    async sendCommand(options: TestCommandOptions, runTestIdPort?: string): Promise<void> {
+    async sendCommand(options: TestCommandOptions, runTestIdPort?: string, callback?: () => void): Promise<void> {
         const { uuid } = options;
         const spawnOptions: SpawnOptions = {
             token: options.token,
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ export class PythonTestServer implements ITestServer, Disposable {
                     runTestIdsPort: runTestIdPort,
                 };
                 traceInfo(`Running DEBUG unittest with arguments: ${args}\r\n`);
-                await this.debugLauncher!.launchDebugger(launchOptions);
+
+                await this.debugLauncher!.launchDebugger(launchOptions, () => {
+                    callback?.();
+                });
             } else {
                 if (isRun) {
                     // This means it is running the test
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/common/types.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/common/types.ts
index e3dd37d0d984..4307d7a3913f 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/common/types.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export type TestCommandOptionsPytest = {
  */
 export interface ITestServer {
     readonly onDataReceived: Event<DataReceivedEvent>;
-    sendCommand(options: TestCommandOptions, runTestIdsPort?: string): Promise<void>;
+    sendCommand(options: TestCommandOptions, runTestIdsPort?: string, callback?: () => void): Promise<void>;
     serverReady(): Promise<void>;
     getPort(): number;
     createUUID(cwd: string): string;
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
index a6a9963cbf75..90704b5d67f4 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
@@ -171,17 +171,16 @@ export class PytestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
                     runTestIdsPort: pytestRunTestIdsPort,
                 };
                 traceInfo(`Running DEBUG pytest with arguments: ${testArgs.join(' ')}\r\n`);
-                await debugLauncher!.launchDebugger(launchOptions);
+                await debugLauncher!.launchDebugger(launchOptions, () => {
+                    deferred.resolve();
+                });
             } else {
                 // combine path to run script with run args
                 const scriptPath = path.join(fullPluginPath, 'vscode_pytest', 'run_pytest_script.py');
                 const runArgs = [scriptPath, ...testArgs];
                 traceInfo(`Running pytests with arguments: ${runArgs.join(' ')}\r\n`);
 
-                await execService?.exec(runArgs, spawnOptions).catch((ex) => {
-                    traceError(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
-                    return Promise.reject(ex);
-                });
+                await execService?.exec(runArgs, spawnOptions);
             }
         } catch (ex) {
             traceError(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
index abe386171a0e..bf83c3c0feb1 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ export class UnittestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
                 runTestIdsPort = assignedPort.toString();
                 // Send test command to server.
                 // Server fire onDataReceived event once it gets response.
-                this.testServer.sendCommand(options, runTestIdsPort); // does this need an await?
+                this.testServer.sendCommand(options, runTestIdsPort, () => {
+                    deferred.resolve();
+                });
             })
             .catch((error) => {
                 traceError('Error starting server:', error);