diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/index.js b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/index.js
index 5eeb59023f7..3054ca6766f 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const events = require('../../../lib/common/events');
 const localUtils = require('../utils');
 const PostScheduler = require('./PostScheduler');
-const getSchedulerIntegration = require('./scheduler-intergation');
+const getSchedulerIntegration = require('./scheduler-integration');
 const {sequence} = require('@tryghost/promise');
 
 /**
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const loadScheduledResources = async function () {
 
 const init = async (options) => {
     const integration = await getSchedulerIntegration();
-    const adapter = await localUtils.createAdapter();
+    const adapter = localUtils.createAdapter();
 
     let scheduledResources;
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduler-intergation.js b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduler-integration.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduler-intergation.js
rename to ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduler-integration.js
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduling-auth-token.js b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduling-auth-token.js
index 18894b6a8bf..fdce896f59b 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduling-auth-token.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/post-scheduling/scheduling-auth-token.js
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {string} options.publishedAt - ISO date
  * @param {string} options.apiUrl - url of the JWT's audience
- * @param {string} options.key - integration key
+ * @param {object} options.key - integration key
  * @param {string} options.key.id - key ID
  * @param {string} options.key.secret - key secret
  *
  * @return {string} the JSON Web Token
  */
 const getSignedAdminToken = function ({publishedAt, apiUrl, key}) {
-    const JWT_OPTIONS = {
+    const JWT_OPTIONS = /** @type {const} */ ({
         keyid: key.id,
         algorithm: 'HS256',
         audience: apiUrl,
         noTimestamp: true
-    };
+    });
 
     // Default token expiry is till 6 hours after scheduled time
     // or if published_at is in past then till 6 hours after blog start
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
index dbbcfc5173a..e416bf61cce 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const adapterManager = require('../../services/adapter-manager');
 
-async function createAdapter() {
+function createAdapter() {
     return adapterManager.getAdapter('scheduling');
 }
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.test.js
index 83307801596..d07b5d8d370 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/unit/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/server/adapters/scheduling/utils.test.js
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ describe('Scheduling: utils', function () {
     });
 
     describe('success', function () {
-        it('create good adapter', function (done) {
-            schedulingUtils.createAdapter().then(function (adapter) {
-                assertExists(adapter);
-                done();
-            }).catch(done);
+        it('create good adapter', function () {
+            const adapter = schedulingUtils.createAdapter();
+            assertExists(adapter);
         });
 
-        it('create good adapter from custom file', function (done) {
+        it('create good adapter from custom file', function () {
             scope.adapter = schedulingPath + 'another-scheduler.js';
 
             configUtils.set({
@@ -53,15 +51,13 @@ describe('Scheduling: utils', function () {
 
             fs.writeFileSync(scope.adapter, jsFile);
 
-            schedulingUtils.createAdapter().then(function (adapter) {
-                assertExists(adapter);
-                done();
-            }).catch(done);
+            const adapter = schedulingUtils.createAdapter();
+            assertExists(adapter);
         });
     });
 
     describe('error', function () {
-        it('create with adapter, but missing fn\'s', function (done) {
+        it('create with adapter, but missing fn\'s', function () {
             scope.adapter = schedulingPath + 'bad-adapter.js';
             const jsFile = '' +
                 'var util = require(\'util\');' +
@@ -78,11 +74,15 @@ describe('Scheduling: utils', function () {
                     active: 'bad-adapter'
                 }
             });
-            schedulingUtils.createAdapter().catch(function (err) {
-                assertExists(err);
-                assert.equal(err.errorType, 'IncorrectUsageError');
-                done();
-            });
+
+            assert.throws(
+                () => schedulingUtils.createAdapter(),
+                (err) => {
+                    assertExists(err);
+                    assert.equal(err.errorType, 'IncorrectUsageError');
+                    return true;
+                }
+            );
         });
     });
 });