diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMEdge-test.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMEdge-test.js
index 4cba5aa91405b..d08aafbcf2a19 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMEdge-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMEdge-test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ global.ReadableStream =
 global.TextEncoder = require('util').TextEncoder;
 global.TextDecoder = require('util').TextDecoder;
 
+// Don't wait before processing work on the server.
+// TODO: we can replace this with FlightServer.act().
+global.setTimeout = cb => cb();
+
 let clientExports;
 let webpackMap;
 let webpackModules;
diff --git a/packages/react-server/src/ReactServerStreamConfigEdge.js b/packages/react-server/src/ReactServerStreamConfigEdge.js
index a898e6b8d40fe..d4157623e452d 100644
--- a/packages/react-server/src/ReactServerStreamConfigEdge.js
+++ b/packages/react-server/src/ReactServerStreamConfigEdge.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type PrecomputedChunk = Uint8Array;
 export opaque type Chunk = Uint8Array;
 
 export function scheduleWork(callback: () => void) {
-  callback();
+  setTimeout(callback, 0);
 }
 
 export function flushBuffered(destination: Destination) {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactFetchEdge-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactFetchEdge-test.js
index 10484b853bf50..832b8e542843e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactFetchEdge-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactFetchEdge-test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ global.Response = require('node-fetch').Response;
 // Patch for Edge environments for global scope
 global.AsyncLocalStorage = require('async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage;
 
+// Don't wait before processing work on the server.
+// TODO: we can replace this with FlightServer.act().
+global.setTimeout = cb => cb();
+
 let fetchCount = 0;
 async function fetchMock(resource, options) {
   fetchCount++;