diff --git a/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/raise/TraceSpec.kt b/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/raise/TraceSpec.kt
index 7a488a1f2f7..6a07de04bcd 100644
--- a/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/raise/TraceSpec.kt
+++ b/arrow-libs/core/arrow-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/arrow/core/raise/TraceSpec.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ package arrow.core.raise
 
 import arrow.core.right
 import io.kotest.assertions.throwables.shouldThrow
-import io.kotest.core.spec.style.StringSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import io.kotest.property.Arb
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.int
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.string
 import io.kotest.property.checkAll
+import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalTraceApi::class)
-class TraceSpec : StringSpec({
-  "trace is empty when no errors" {
+class TraceSpec {
+  @Test fun traceIsEmptyWhenNoErrors() = runTest {
     checkAll(Arb.int()) { i ->
       either<Nothing, Int> {
         traced({ i }) { _,_ -> unreachable() }
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class TraceSpec : StringSpec({
     }
   }
 
-  "trace is empty with exception" {
+  @Test fun traceIsEmptyWithException() = runTest {
     checkAll(Arb.string()) { msg ->
       val error = RuntimeException(msg)
       shouldThrow<RuntimeException> {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class TraceSpec : StringSpec({
     }
   }
 
-  "nested tracing - identity" {
+  @Test fun nestedTracingIdentity() = runTest {
     val inner = CompletableDeferred<String>()
     ior(String::plus) {
       traced({
@@ -43,4 +44,4 @@ class TraceSpec : StringSpec({
       }
     }
   }
-})
+}