diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/net_stubbing.cy.ts b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/net_stubbing.cy.ts
index 7b63accba1bb..9fc262eaef28 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/net_stubbing.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/net_stubbing.cy.ts
@@ -1748,9 +1748,12 @@ describe('network stubbing', { retries: 15 }, function () {
         delay: 5000,
       }).as('create')
 
-      cy.wrap(fetch('/post-only', {
-        method: 'POST', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
-      }))
+      cy.then(() => {
+        // @ts-disable:no-floating-promises
+        fetch('/post-only', {
+          method: 'POST', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
+        })
+      })
 
       cy.wait('@create', { timeout: 500 })
     })
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/before-request.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/before-request.ts
index 11fd13279dd8..8c0cc584e3d6 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/before-request.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/before-request.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const onBeforeRequest: HandlerFn<CyHttpMessages.IncomingRequest> = (Cypre
   req.responseTimeout = Cypress.config('responseTimeout')
   const reqClone = _.cloneDeep(req)
 
-  const subscribe = async (eventName, handler) => {
+  const subscribe = (eventName, handler) => {
     const subscription: Subscription = {
       id: _.uniqueId('Subscription'),
       routeId,
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export const onBeforeRequest: HandlerFn<CyHttpMessages.IncomingRequest> = (Cypre
 
     debug('created request subscription %o', { eventName, request, subscription, handler })
 
-    await emitNetEvent('subscribe', { requestId, subscription } as NetEvent.ToServer.Subscribe)
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+    emitNetEvent('subscribe', { requestId, subscription } as NetEvent.ToServer.Subscribe)
   }
 
   const getCanonicalInterception = (): Interception => {
@@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ export const onBeforeRequest: HandlerFn<CyHttpMessages.IncomingRequest> = (Cypre
       queryObj = createQueryObject()
       queryProxy = createQueryProxy(queryObj)
     },
-    // @ts-expect-error: TODO: fix this
-    async on (eventName, handler) {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+    on (eventName, handler) {
       if (!validEvents.includes(eventName)) {
         $errUtils.throwErrByPath('net_stubbing.request_handling.unknown_event', {
           args: {
@@ -180,11 +181,12 @@ export const onBeforeRequest: HandlerFn<CyHttpMessages.IncomingRequest> = (Cypre
         $errUtils.throwErrByPath('net_stubbing.request_handling.event_needs_handler')
       }
 
-      await subscribe(eventName, handler)
+      // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+      subscribe(eventName, handler)
 
       return userReq
     },
-    async continue (responseHandler?) {
+    continue (responseHandler?) {
       if (resolved) {
         return $errUtils.throwErrByPath('net_stubbing.request_handling.completion_called_after_resolved', { args: { cmd: 'continue' } })
       }
@@ -204,7 +206,8 @@ export const onBeforeRequest: HandlerFn<CyHttpMessages.IncomingRequest> = (Cypre
       }
 
       // allow `req` to be sent outgoing, then pass the response body to `responseHandler`
-      await subscribe('response:callback', responseHandler)
+      // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+      subscribe('response:callback', responseHandler)
 
       return finish(true)
     },
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/index.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/index.ts
index 0724d2d49fd1..3ac313906256 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/index.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/net-stubbing/events/index.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ export function registerEvents (Cypress: Cypress.Cypress, cy: Cypress.cy) {
     })
   }
 
-  async function sendStaticResponse (requestId: string, staticResponse: StaticResponse) {
-    await emitNetEvent('send:static:response', {
+  function sendStaticResponse (requestId: string, staticResponse: StaticResponse) {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+    emitNetEvent('send:static:response', {
       requestId,
       staticResponse: getBackendStaticResponse(staticResponse),
     })
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ export function registerEvents (Cypress: Cypress.Cypress, cy: Cypress.cy) {
       if (!route) {
         if (frame.subscription.await) {
           // route not found, just resolve so the request can continue
-          await emitResolved(frame.data)
+          // tslint:disable-next-line:no-floating-promises
+          emitResolved(frame.data)
         }
 
         return