diff --git a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/triggers/test_file.py b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/triggers/test_file.py
index 2d5a52eaf151f..793f0aeb62861 100644
--- a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/triggers/test_file.py
+++ b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/triggers/test_file.py
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ async def test_task_file_trigger(self, tmp_path):
 
         p.touch()
 
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+        # Await the task directly so the assertion can't race the trigger's
+        # detect → yield cycle on slow runners (ARM, Pendulum2 special job).
+        await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=5.0)
         assert task.done() is True
 
-        # Prevents error when task is destroyed while in "pending" state
-        asyncio.get_event_loop().stop()
-
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS, reason="Skip on Airflow < 3.0")
 class TestFileDeleteTrigger:
@@ -101,8 +100,9 @@ async def test_file_delete_trigger(self, tmp_path):
 
         p.touch()
 
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+        # Await the task directly so the assertion can't race the trigger's
+        # detect → unlink → yield cycle on slow runners (ARM, Pendulum2
+        # special job). The trigger only yields after `await filepath.unlink()`
+        # returns, so once the task is done, the file is guaranteed gone.
+        await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=5.0)
         assert await anyio.Path(p).exists() is False
-
-        # Prevents error when task is destroyed while in "pending" state
-        asyncio.get_event_loop().stop()