diff --git a/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.test.ts b/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.test.ts
index 24b9e1862d..dc8b24dd43 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.test.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,17 @@
  * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
-import type { AsyncFnMock } from "@async-fn/jest";
-import asyncFn from "@async-fn/jest";
+import type { StartableStoppable } from "./get-startable-stoppable";
 import { getStartableStoppable } from "./get-startable-stoppable";
-import { getPromiseStatus } from "../test-utils/get-promise-status";
-import { flushPromises } from "../test-utils/flush-promises";
 
 describe("getStartableStoppable", () => {
-  let stopMock: AsyncFnMock<() => Promise<void>>;
-  let startMock: AsyncFnMock<() => Promise<() => Promise<void>>>;
-  let actual: { stop: () => Promise<void>; start: () => Promise<void>; started: boolean };
+  let stopMock: jest.MockedFunction<() => void>;
+  let startMock: jest.MockedFunction<() => () => void>;
+  let actual: StartableStoppable;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    stopMock = asyncFn();
-    startMock = asyncFn();
-
+    stopMock = jest.fn();
+    startMock = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => stopMock);
     actual = getStartableStoppable("some-id", startMock);
   });
 
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ describe("getStartableStoppable", () => {
   });
 
   it("when stopping before ever starting, throws", () => {
-    expect(actual.stop).rejects.toThrow("Tried to stop \"some-id\", but it has not started yet.");
+    expect(() => actual.stop()).toThrow("Tried to stop \"some-id\", but it is already stopped.");
   });
 
   it("is not started", () => {
@@ -37,199 +33,30 @@ describe("getStartableStoppable", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when started", () => {
-    let startPromise: Promise<void>;
-
     beforeEach(() => {
-      startPromise = actual.start();
+      actual.start();
     });
 
-    it("starts starting", () => {
+    it("calls start function", () => {
       expect(startMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("starting does not resolve yet", async () => {
-      const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(startPromise);
-
-      expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(false);
+    it("is started", () => {
+      expect(actual.started).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it("is not started yet", () => {
-      expect(actual.started).toBe(false);
-    });
-
-    describe("when started again before the start has finished", () => {
-      let error: Error;
-
+    describe("when stopped", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        startMock.mockClear();
-
-        actual.start().catch((e) => { error = e; });
+        actual.stop();
       });
 
-      it("does not start starting again", () => {
-        expect(startMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      it("calls stop function", () => {
+        expect(stopMock).toBeCalled();
       });
 
-      it("throws", () => {
-        expect(error.message).toBe("Tried to start \"some-id\", but it is already being started.");
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe("when starting finishes", () => {
-      beforeEach(async () => {
-        await startMock.resolve(stopMock);
-      });
-
-      it("is started", () => {
-        expect(actual.started).toBe(true);
-      });
-
-      it("starting resolves", async () => {
-        const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(startPromise);
-
-        expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(true);
-      });
-
-      it("when started again, throws", () => {
-        expect(actual.start).rejects.toThrow("Tried to start \"some-id\", but it has already started.");
-      });
-
-      it("does not stop yet", () => {
-        expect(stopMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      });
-
-      describe("when stopped", () => {
-        let stopPromise: Promise<void>;
-
-        beforeEach(() => {
-          stopPromise = actual.stop();
-        });
-
-        it("starts stopping", () => {
-          expect(stopMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        it("stopping does not resolve yet", async () => {
-          const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(stopPromise);
-
-          expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(false);
-        });
-
-        it("is not stopped yet", () => {
-          expect(actual.started).toBe(true);
-        });
-
-        describe("when stopping finishes", () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            await stopMock.resolve();
-          });
-
-          it("is not started", () => {
-            expect(actual.started).toBe(false);
-          });
-
-          it("stopping resolves", async () => {
-            const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(stopPromise);
-
-            expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(true);
-          });
-
-          it("when stopped again, throws", () => {
-            expect(actual.stop).rejects.toThrow("Tried to stop \"some-id\", but it has already stopped.");
-          });
-
-          describe("when started again", () => {
-            beforeEach(
-              () => {
-                startMock.mockClear();
-
-                actual.start();
-              });
-
-            it("starts", () => {
-              expect(startMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-            });
-
-            it("is not started yet", () => {
-              expect(actual.started).toBe(false);
-            });
-
-            describe("when starting finishes", () => {
-              beforeEach(async () => {
-                await startMock.resolve(stopMock);
-              });
-
-              it("is started", () => {
-                expect(actual.started).toBe(true);
-              });
-
-              it("when stopped again, starts stopping again", async () => {
-                stopMock.mockClear();
-
-                actual.stop();
-
-                await flushPromises();
-
-                expect(stopMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-              });
-            });
-          });
-        });
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe("when stopped before starting finishes", () => {
-      let stopPromise: Promise<void>;
-
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        stopPromise = actual.stop();
-      });
-
-      it("does not resolve yet", async () => {
-        const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(stopPromise);
-
-        expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(false);
-      });
-
-      it("is not started yet", () => {
+      it("is stopped", () => {
         expect(actual.started).toBe(false);
       });
-
-      describe("when starting finishes", () => {
-        beforeEach(async () => {
-          await startMock.resolve(stopMock);
-        });
-
-        it("starts stopping", () => {
-          expect(stopMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        it("is not stopped yet", () => {
-          expect(actual.started).toBe(true);
-        });
-
-        it("does not resolve yet", async () => {
-          const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(stopPromise);
-
-          expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(false);
-        });
-
-        describe("when stopping finishes", () => {
-          beforeEach(async () => {
-            await stopMock.resolve();
-          });
-
-          it("is stopped", () => {
-            expect(actual.started).toBe(false);
-          });
-
-          it("resolves", async () => {
-            const promiseStatus = await getPromiseStatus(stopPromise);
-
-            expect(promiseStatus.fulfilled).toBe(true);
-          });
-        });
-      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.ts b/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.ts
index 5590157ab8..05d8b4d9af 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/get-startable-stoppable.ts
@@ -3,58 +3,43 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-type Stopper = () => Promise<void> | void;
-type Starter = () => Promise<Stopper> | Stopper;
+export type Stopper = () => void;
+export type Starter = () => Stopper;
 
-export const getStartableStoppable = (
-  id: string,
-  startAndGetStopCallback: Starter,
-) => {
+export interface StartableStoppable {
+  readonly started: boolean;
+  start: () => void;
+  stop: () => void;
+}
+
+type StartableStoppableState = "stopped" | "started" | "starting";
+
+export function getStartableStoppable(id: string, startAndGetStopper: Starter): StartableStoppable {
   let stop: Stopper;
-  let stopped = false;
-  let started = false;
-  let starting = false;
-  let startingPromise: Promise<Stopper> | Stopper;
+  let state: StartableStoppableState = "stopped";
 
   return {
     get started() {
-      return started;
+      return state === "started";
     },
 
-    start: async () => {
-      if (starting) {
-        throw new Error(`Tried to start "${id}", but it is already being started.`);
+    start: () => {
+      if (state !== "stopped") {
+        throw new Error(`Tried to start "${id}", but it is already ${state}.`);
       }
 
-      starting = true;
-
-      if (started) {
-        throw new Error(`Tried to start "${id}", but it has already started.`);
-      }
-
-      startingPromise = startAndGetStopCallback();
-      stop = await startingPromise;
-
-      stopped = false;
-      started = true;
-      starting = false;
+      state = "starting";
+      stop = startAndGetStopper();
+      state = "started";
     },
 
-    stop: async () => {
-      await startingPromise;
-
-      if (stopped) {
-        throw new Error(`Tried to stop "${id}", but it has already stopped.`);
+    stop: () => {
+      if (state !== "started") {
+        throw new Error(`Tried to stop "${id}", but it is already ${state}.`);
       }
 
-      if (!started) {
-        throw new Error(`Tried to stop "${id}", but it has not started yet.`);
-      }
-
-      await stop();
-
-      started = false;
-      stopped = true;
+      stop();
+      state = "stopped";
     },
   };
-};
+}