diff --git a/utils/TestUtils.ts b/utils/TestUtils.ts
index 2f6280c642..52546dcf19 100644
--- a/utils/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/utils/TestUtils.ts
@@ -52,34 +52,21 @@ export class RedisCluster {
 
     private static async detectVersion(): Promise<string> {
         return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-            // Helper function to execute a command and parse the version
-            const getVersion = (command: string): Promise<string> => {
-                return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-                    exec(command, (error, stdout) => {
+            // First, try with `valkey-server -v`
+            exec("valkey-server -v", (error, stdout) => {
+                if (error) {
+                    // If `valkey-server` fails, try `redis-server -v`
+                    exec("redis-server -v", (error, stdout) => {
                         if (error) {
                             reject(error);
                         } else {
-                            const versionMatch = stdout.match(/v=([^\s]+)/);
-
-                            if (versionMatch) {
-                                resolve(versionMatch[1]);
-                            } else {
-                                reject(
-                                    new Error("Version not found in output")
-                                );
-                            }
+                            resolve(stdout.split("v=")[1].split(" ")[0]);
                         }
                     });
-                });
-            };
-
-            // Attempt to get the version from valkey-server first
-            getVersion("valkey-server -v")
-                .then(resolve)
-                .catch(() => {
-                    // If valkey-server fails, attempt to get the version from redis-server
-                    getVersion("redis-server -v").then(resolve).catch(reject);
-                });
+                }
+
+                resolve(stdout.split("v=")[1].split(" ")[0]);
+            });
         });
     }