diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3ebee7b3521d..61c51cbebd7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -756,13 +756,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install expect
 
           ./tests/e2e_prompts.sh
-          sleep 1
           ./tests/e2e_prompts_git.sh
-          sleep 1
           ./tests/e2e_prompts_m.sh
-          sleep 1
           ./tests/e2e_prompts_ts.sh
-          sleep 1
           ./tests/e2e_prompts_overwrite.sh
         working-directory: ./packages/create-redwood-app
         env:
diff --git a/packages/create-redwood-app/src/create-redwood-app.js b/packages/create-redwood-app/src/create-redwood-app.js
index 266de299fdaa..2f7e30405aeb 100644
--- a/packages/create-redwood-app/src/create-redwood-app.js
+++ b/packages/create-redwood-app/src/create-redwood-app.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ async function createProjectFiles(appDir, { templateDir, overwrite }) {
   fs.copySync(templateDir, newAppDir, { overwrite })
 
   // .gitignore is renamed here to force file inclusion during publishing
-  fs.rename(
+  fs.renameSync(
     path.join(newAppDir, 'gitignore.template'),
     path.join(newAppDir, '.gitignore')
   )