diff --git a/src/keyboard/index.ts b/src/keyboard/index.ts
index d4687c0f..1ffb7d63 100644
--- a/src/keyboard/index.ts
+++ b/src/keyboard/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export async function keyboard(this: Instance, text: string): Promise<void> {
   const actions: KeyboardAction[] = parseKeyDef(this.config.keyboardMap, text)
 
   for (let i = 0; i < actions.length; i++) {
-    await wait(this.config)
+    if (i > 0) {
+      await wait(this.config)
+    }
 
     await keyboardAction(this, actions[i])
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/misc/wait.ts b/src/utils/misc/wait.ts
index 7a8ffa91..2fa5d8a3 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc/wait.ts
+++ b/src/utils/misc/wait.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import {type Instance} from '../../setup'
 
-export function wait(config: Instance['config']) {
+export async function wait(config: Instance['config']): Promise<void> {
   const delay = config.delay
   if (typeof delay !== 'number') {
     return
   }
-  return Promise.all([
+  await Promise.all([
     new Promise<void>(resolve => globalThis.setTimeout(() => resolve(), delay)),
     config.advanceTimers(delay),
   ])