diff --git a/apps/mobile/app/__tests__/smoke.test.tsx b/apps/mobile/app/__tests__/smoke.test.tsx
index 907e02a..f7922d9 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app/__tests__/smoke.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/app/__tests__/smoke.test.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react-native";
 import { Text } from "react-native";
 
 describe("Jest + React Native Testing Library", () => {
-  it("renders a component", () => {
-    render(<Text testID="hello">Hello</Text>);
+  it("renders a component", async () => {
+    // await is a no-op on RNTL v13 but required on v14, where render()
+    // returns a Promise
+    await render(<Text testID="hello">Hello</Text>);
     expect(screen.getByTestId("hello")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByText("Hello")).toBeTruthy();
   });