diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs
index ed6032a0b84d..9afb6280e552 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ Sentry.init({
 });
 
 class Some {
-  two(name) {
-    throw new Error('Enough!');
+  async two(name) {
+    return new Promise((_, reject) => {
+      reject(new Error('Enough!'));
+    });
   }
 }
 
-function one(name) {
+async function one(name) {
   const arr = [1, '2', null];
   const obj = {
     name,
@@ -28,12 +30,12 @@ function one(name) {
 
   const ty = new Some();
 
-  ty.two(name);
+  await ty.two(name);
 }
 
-setTimeout(() => {
+setTimeout(async () => {
   try {
-    one('some name');
+    await one('some name');
   } catch (e) {
     Sentry.captureException(e);
   }
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/local-variables/local-variables-sync.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/local-variables/local-variables-sync.ts
index 1aa827c55714..5363451ffefe 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/local-variables/local-variables-sync.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/local-variables/local-variables-sync.ts
@@ -296,14 +296,16 @@ const _localVariablesSyncIntegration = ((
       return;
     }
 
-    const frameCount = exception.stacktrace?.frames?.length || 0;
+    // Filter out frames where the function name is `new Promise` since these are in the error.stack frames
+    // but do not appear in the debugger call frames
+    const frames = (exception.stacktrace?.frames || []).filter(frame => frame.function !== 'new Promise');
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < frameCount; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < frames.length; i++) {
       // Sentry frames are in reverse order
-      const frameIndex = frameCount - i - 1;
+      const frameIndex = frames.length - i - 1;
 
       // Drop out if we run out of frames to match up
-      if (!exception?.stacktrace?.frames?.[frameIndex] || !cachedFrame[i]) {
+      if (!frames[frameIndex] || !cachedFrame[i]) {
         break;
       }
 
@@ -311,14 +313,14 @@ const _localVariablesSyncIntegration = ((
         // We need to have vars to add
         cachedFrame[i].vars === undefined ||
         // We're not interested in frames that are not in_app because the vars are not relevant
-        exception.stacktrace.frames[frameIndex].in_app === false ||
+        frames[frameIndex].in_app === false ||
         // The function names need to match
-        !functionNamesMatch(exception.stacktrace.frames[frameIndex].function, cachedFrame[i].function)
+        !functionNamesMatch(frames[frameIndex].function, cachedFrame[i].function)
       ) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      exception.stacktrace.frames[frameIndex].vars = cachedFrame[i].vars;
+      frames[frameIndex].vars = cachedFrame[i].vars;
     }
   }