diff --git a/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/stdoutputspecial.js b/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/stdoutputspecial.js
index 21bc5e1f..6a641cd0 100644
--- a/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/stdoutputspecial.js
+++ b/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/stdoutputspecial.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //first half of © character
 process.stdout.write(Buffer.from([0xC2]), (err) => {
     //write in the callback so that the second byte is sent separately
-    process.stdout.write(Buffer.from([0xA9])) //second half of © character
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        process.stdout.write(Buffer.from([0xA9])) //second half of © character
+    }, 5000)
+   
 })
diff --git a/packages/exec/src/exec.ts b/packages/exec/src/exec.ts
index 92b5d8e7..2a67a912 100644
--- a/packages/exec/src/exec.ts
+++ b/packages/exec/src/exec.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export async function getExecOutput(
   stdout += stdoutDecoder.end()
   stderr += stderrDecoder.end()
 
-  //return undefined for stdout/stderr if they are empty
   return {
     exitCode,
     stdout,