diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index ec55f16b2832..22b94d79e369 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -163,5 +163,13 @@ module.exports = {
                 ],
             },
         },
+        {
+            files: ['tests/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}', '.github/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
+            rules: {
+                '@lwc/lwc/no-async-await': 'off',
+                'no-await-in-loop': 'off',
+                'no-restricted-syntax': ['error', 'ForInStatement', 'LabeledStatement', 'WithStatement'],
+            },
+        },
     ],
 };
diff --git a/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy.js b/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy.js
index f2d42bf717eb..6465ff760473 100644
--- a/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy.js
+++ b/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy.js
@@ -5,167 +5,127 @@ const CONST = require('../../../libs/CONST');
 const GithubUtils = require('../../../libs/GithubUtils');
 const GitUtils = require('../../../libs/GitUtils');
 
-const run = function () {
+async function run() {
     const newVersion = core.getInput('NPM_VERSION');
     console.log('New version found from action input:', newVersion);
 
-    let shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash = false;
-    let newTag = newVersion;
-    let newDeployBlockers = [];
-    let previousStagingDeployCashData = {};
-    let currentStagingDeployCashData = null;
-
-    // Start by fetching the list of recent StagingDeployCash issues, along with the list of open deploy blockers
-    return Promise.all([
-        GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
+    try {
+        // Start by fetching the list of recent StagingDeployCash issues, along with the list of open deploy blockers
+        const {data: recentDeployChecklists} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
             log: console,
             owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
             repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
             labels: CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY,
             state: 'all',
-        }),
-        GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
-            log: console,
-            owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-            repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-            labels: CONST.LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER,
-        }),
-    ])
-        .then(([stagingDeployResponse, deployBlockerResponse]) => {
-            if (!stagingDeployResponse || !stagingDeployResponse.data || _.isEmpty(stagingDeployResponse.data)) {
-                console.error('Failed fetching StagingDeployCash issues from Github!', stagingDeployResponse);
-                throw new Error('Failed fetching StagingDeployCash issues from Github');
-            }
-
-            if (!deployBlockerResponse || !deployBlockerResponse.data) {
-                console.log('Failed fetching DeployBlockerCash issues from Github, continuing...');
-            }
-
-            newDeployBlockers = _.map(deployBlockerResponse.data, ({html_url}) => ({
-                url: html_url,
-                number: GithubUtils.getIssueOrPullRequestNumberFromURL(html_url),
-                isResolved: false,
-            }));
-
-            // Look at the state of the most recent StagingDeployCash,
-            // if it is open then we'll update the existing one, otherwise, we'll create a new one.
-            shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash = Boolean(stagingDeployResponse.data[0].state !== 'open');
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is closed, creating a new one.', stagingDeployResponse.data[0]);
-            } else {
-                console.log(
-                    'Latest StagingDeployCash is open, updating it instead of creating a new one.',
-                    'Current:',
-                    stagingDeployResponse.data[0],
-                    'Previous:',
-                    stagingDeployResponse.data[1],
-                );
-            }
-
-            // Parse the data from the previous StagingDeployCash
-            // (newest if there are none open, otherwise second-newest)
-            previousStagingDeployCashData = shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash
-                ? GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[0])
-                : GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[1]);
-
-            console.log('Found tag of previous StagingDeployCash:', previousStagingDeployCashData.tag);
-
-            // Find the list of PRs merged between the last StagingDeployCash and the new version
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousStagingDeployCashData.tag, newTag);
-            }
-
-            currentStagingDeployCashData = GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[0]);
-            console.log('Parsed the following data from the current StagingDeployCash:', currentStagingDeployCashData);
-
-            // If we aren't sent a tag, then use the existing tag
-            newTag = newTag || currentStagingDeployCashData.tag;
-
-            return GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousStagingDeployCashData.tag, newTag);
-        })
-        .then((mergedPRs) => {
-            console.log(`The following PRs have been merged between the previous StagingDeployCash (${previousStagingDeployCashData.tag}) and new version (${newVersion}):`, mergedPRs);
-
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(newTag, _.map(mergedPRs, GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber));
-            }
-
-            const didVersionChange = newVersion ? newVersion !== currentStagingDeployCashData.tag : false;
-
-            // Generate the PR list, preserving the previous state of `isVerified` for existing PRs
-            const PRList = _.sortBy(
-                _.unique(
-                    _.union(
-                        currentStagingDeployCashData.PRList,
-                        _.map(mergedPRs, (number) => ({
-                            number,
-                            url: GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber(number),
+        });
 
-                            // Since this is the second argument to _.union,
-                            // it will appear later in the array than any duplicate.
-                            // Since it is later in the array, it will be truncated by _.unique,
-                            // and the original value of isVerified will be preserved.
-                            isVerified: false,
-                        })),
-                    ),
-                    false,
-                    (item) => item.number,
-                ),
-                'number',
+        // Look at the state of the most recent StagingDeployCash,
+        // if it is open then we'll update the existing one, otherwise, we'll create a new one.
+        const mostRecentChecklist = recentDeployChecklists[0];
+        const shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist = mostRecentChecklist.state !== 'open';
+        const previousChecklist = shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist ? mostRecentChecklist : recentDeployChecklists[1];
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is closed, creating a new one.', mostRecentChecklist);
+        } else {
+            console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is open, updating it instead of creating a new one.', 'Current:', mostRecentChecklist, 'Previous:', previousChecklist);
+        }
+
+        // Parse the data from the previous and current checklists into the format used to generate the checklist
+        const previousChecklistData = GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(previousChecklist);
+        const currentChecklistData = shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist ? {} : GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(mostRecentChecklist);
+
+        // Find the list of PRs merged between the current checklist and the previous checklist
+        // Note that any time we're creating a new checklist we MUST have `NPM_VERSION` passed in as an input
+        const newTag = newVersion || _.get(currentChecklistData, 'tag');
+        const mergedPRs = await GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousChecklistData.tag, newTag);
+
+        // Next, we generate the checklist body
+        let checklistBody = '';
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            checklistBody = await GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(newTag, _.map(mergedPRs, GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber));
+        } else {
+            // Generate the updated PR list, preserving the previous state of `isVerified` for existing PRs
+            const PRList = _.reduce(
+                mergedPRs,
+                (memo, prNum) => {
+                    const indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist = _.findIndex(currentChecklistData.PRList, (pr) => pr.number === prNum);
+                    const isVerified = indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist >= 0 ? currentChecklistData.PRList[indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist].isVerified : false;
+                    memo.push({
+                        number: prNum,
+                        url: GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber(prNum),
+                        isVerified,
+                    });
+                    return memo;
+                },
+                [],
             );
 
             // Generate the deploy blocker list, preserving the previous state of `isResolved`
-            const deployBlockers = _.sortBy(
-                _.unique(_.union(currentStagingDeployCashData.deployBlockers, newDeployBlockers), false, (item) => item.number),
-                'number',
+            const {data: openDeployBlockers} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
+                log: console,
+                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+                labels: CONST.LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER,
+            });
+            const deployBlockers = _.reduce(
+                openDeployBlockers,
+                (memo, deployBlocker) => {
+                    const {html_url, number} = deployBlocker;
+                    const indexInCurrentChecklist = _.findIndex(currentChecklistData.deployBlockers, (item) => item.number === number);
+                    const isResolved = indexInCurrentChecklist >= 0 ? currentChecklistData.deployBlockers[indexInCurrentChecklist].isResolved : false;
+                    memo.push({
+                        number,
+                        url: html_url,
+                        isResolved,
+                    });
+                    return memo;
+                },
+                [],
             );
 
-            // Get the internalQA PR list, preserving the previous state of `isResolved`
-            const internalQAPRList = _.sortBy(currentStagingDeployCashData.internalQAPRList, 'number');
-
-            return GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(
+            const didVersionChange = newVersion ? newVersion !== currentChecklistData.tag : false;
+            checklistBody = await GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(
                 newTag,
                 _.pluck(PRList, 'url'),
                 _.pluck(_.where(PRList, {isVerified: true}), 'url'),
                 _.pluck(deployBlockers, 'url'),
                 _.pluck(_.where(deployBlockers, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
-                _.pluck(_.where(internalQAPRList, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isTimingDashboardChecked,
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isFirebaseChecked,
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isGHStatusChecked,
+                _.pluck(_.where(currentChecklistData.internalQAPRList, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isTimingDashboardChecked,
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isFirebaseChecked,
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isGHStatusChecked,
             );
-        })
-        .then((body) => {
-            const defaultPayload = {
-                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-                body,
-            };
+        }
 
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GithubUtils.octokit.issues.create({
-                    ...defaultPayload,
-                    title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
-                    labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
-                    assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
-                });
-            }
+        // Finally, create or update the checklist
+        const defaultPayload = {
+            owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+            repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+            body: checklistBody,
+        };
 
-            return GithubUtils.octokit.issues.update({
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            const {data: newChecklist} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.create({
                 ...defaultPayload,
-                issue_number: currentStagingDeployCashData.number,
+                title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
+                labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
+                assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
             });
-        })
-        .then(({data}) => {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-            console.log(`Successfully ${shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash ? 'created new' : 'updated'} StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${data.html_url}`);
-            return data;
-        })
-        .catch((err) => {
-            console.error('An unknown error occurred!', err);
-            core.setFailed(err);
+            console.log(`Successfully created new StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${newChecklist.html_url}`);
+            return newChecklist;
+        }
+
+        const {data: updatedChecklist} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.update({
+            ...defaultPayload,
+            issue_number: currentChecklistData.number,
         });
-};
+        console.log(`Successfully updated StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${updatedChecklist.html_url}`);
+        return updatedChecklist;
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('An unknown error occurred!', err);
+        core.setFailed(err);
+    }
+}
 
 if (require.main === module) {
     run();
diff --git a/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js b/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
index d048678b5eab..be5cd67b490f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/javascript/createOrUpdateStagingDeploy/index.js
@@ -15,167 +15,127 @@ const CONST = __nccwpck_require__(4097);
 const GithubUtils = __nccwpck_require__(7999);
 const GitUtils = __nccwpck_require__(669);
 
-const run = function () {
+async function run() {
     const newVersion = core.getInput('NPM_VERSION');
     console.log('New version found from action input:', newVersion);
 
-    let shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash = false;
-    let newTag = newVersion;
-    let newDeployBlockers = [];
-    let previousStagingDeployCashData = {};
-    let currentStagingDeployCashData = null;
-
-    // Start by fetching the list of recent StagingDeployCash issues, along with the list of open deploy blockers
-    return Promise.all([
-        GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
+    try {
+        // Start by fetching the list of recent StagingDeployCash issues, along with the list of open deploy blockers
+        const {data: recentDeployChecklists} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
             log: console,
             owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
             repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
             labels: CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY,
             state: 'all',
-        }),
-        GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
-            log: console,
-            owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-            repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-            labels: CONST.LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER,
-        }),
-    ])
-        .then(([stagingDeployResponse, deployBlockerResponse]) => {
-            if (!stagingDeployResponse || !stagingDeployResponse.data || _.isEmpty(stagingDeployResponse.data)) {
-                console.error('Failed fetching StagingDeployCash issues from Github!', stagingDeployResponse);
-                throw new Error('Failed fetching StagingDeployCash issues from Github');
-            }
-
-            if (!deployBlockerResponse || !deployBlockerResponse.data) {
-                console.log('Failed fetching DeployBlockerCash issues from Github, continuing...');
-            }
-
-            newDeployBlockers = _.map(deployBlockerResponse.data, ({html_url}) => ({
-                url: html_url,
-                number: GithubUtils.getIssueOrPullRequestNumberFromURL(html_url),
-                isResolved: false,
-            }));
-
-            // Look at the state of the most recent StagingDeployCash,
-            // if it is open then we'll update the existing one, otherwise, we'll create a new one.
-            shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash = Boolean(stagingDeployResponse.data[0].state !== 'open');
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is closed, creating a new one.', stagingDeployResponse.data[0]);
-            } else {
-                console.log(
-                    'Latest StagingDeployCash is open, updating it instead of creating a new one.',
-                    'Current:',
-                    stagingDeployResponse.data[0],
-                    'Previous:',
-                    stagingDeployResponse.data[1],
-                );
-            }
-
-            // Parse the data from the previous StagingDeployCash
-            // (newest if there are none open, otherwise second-newest)
-            previousStagingDeployCashData = shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash
-                ? GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[0])
-                : GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[1]);
-
-            console.log('Found tag of previous StagingDeployCash:', previousStagingDeployCashData.tag);
-
-            // Find the list of PRs merged between the last StagingDeployCash and the new version
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousStagingDeployCashData.tag, newTag);
-            }
-
-            currentStagingDeployCashData = GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(stagingDeployResponse.data[0]);
-            console.log('Parsed the following data from the current StagingDeployCash:', currentStagingDeployCashData);
+        });
 
-            // If we aren't sent a tag, then use the existing tag
-            newTag = newTag || currentStagingDeployCashData.tag;
+        // Look at the state of the most recent StagingDeployCash,
+        // if it is open then we'll update the existing one, otherwise, we'll create a new one.
+        const mostRecentChecklist = recentDeployChecklists[0];
+        const shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist = mostRecentChecklist.state !== 'open';
+        const previousChecklist = shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist ? mostRecentChecklist : recentDeployChecklists[1];
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is closed, creating a new one.', mostRecentChecklist);
+        } else {
+            console.log('Latest StagingDeployCash is open, updating it instead of creating a new one.', 'Current:', mostRecentChecklist, 'Previous:', previousChecklist);
+        }
 
-            return GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousStagingDeployCashData.tag, newTag);
-        })
-        .then((mergedPRs) => {
-            console.log(`The following PRs have been merged between the previous StagingDeployCash (${previousStagingDeployCashData.tag}) and new version (${newVersion}):`, mergedPRs);
+        // Parse the data from the previous and current checklists into the format used to generate the checklist
+        const previousChecklistData = GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(previousChecklist);
+        const currentChecklistData = shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist ? {} : GithubUtils.getStagingDeployCashData(mostRecentChecklist);
 
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(newTag, _.map(mergedPRs, GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber));
-            }
+        // Find the list of PRs merged between the current checklist and the previous checklist
+        // Note that any time we're creating a new checklist we MUST have `NPM_VERSION` passed in as an input
+        const newTag = newVersion || _.get(currentChecklistData, 'tag');
+        const mergedPRs = await GitUtils.getPullRequestsMergedBetween(previousChecklistData.tag, newTag);
 
-            const didVersionChange = newVersion ? newVersion !== currentStagingDeployCashData.tag : false;
-
-            // Generate the PR list, preserving the previous state of `isVerified` for existing PRs
-            const PRList = _.sortBy(
-                _.unique(
-                    _.union(
-                        currentStagingDeployCashData.PRList,
-                        _.map(mergedPRs, (number) => ({
-                            number,
-                            url: GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber(number),
-
-                            // Since this is the second argument to _.union,
-                            // it will appear later in the array than any duplicate.
-                            // Since it is later in the array, it will be truncated by _.unique,
-                            // and the original value of isVerified will be preserved.
-                            isVerified: false,
-                        })),
-                    ),
-                    false,
-                    (item) => item.number,
-                ),
-                'number',
+        // Next, we generate the checklist body
+        let checklistBody = '';
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            checklistBody = await GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(newTag, _.map(mergedPRs, GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber));
+        } else {
+            // Generate the updated PR list, preserving the previous state of `isVerified` for existing PRs
+            const PRList = _.reduce(
+                mergedPRs,
+                (memo, prNum) => {
+                    const indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist = _.findIndex(currentChecklistData.PRList, (pr) => pr.number === prNum);
+                    const isVerified = indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist >= 0 ? currentChecklistData.PRList[indexOfPRInCurrentChecklist].isVerified : false;
+                    memo.push({
+                        number: prNum,
+                        url: GithubUtils.getPullRequestURLFromNumber(prNum),
+                        isVerified,
+                    });
+                    return memo;
+                },
+                [],
             );
 
             // Generate the deploy blocker list, preserving the previous state of `isResolved`
-            const deployBlockers = _.sortBy(
-                _.unique(_.union(currentStagingDeployCashData.deployBlockers, newDeployBlockers), false, (item) => item.number),
-                'number',
+            const {data: openDeployBlockers} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.listForRepo({
+                log: console,
+                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+                labels: CONST.LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER,
+            });
+            const deployBlockers = _.reduce(
+                openDeployBlockers,
+                (memo, deployBlocker) => {
+                    const {html_url, number} = deployBlocker;
+                    const indexInCurrentChecklist = _.findIndex(currentChecklistData.deployBlockers, (item) => item.number === number);
+                    const isResolved = indexInCurrentChecklist >= 0 ? currentChecklistData.deployBlockers[indexInCurrentChecklist].isResolved : false;
+                    memo.push({
+                        number,
+                        url: html_url,
+                        isResolved,
+                    });
+                    return memo;
+                },
+                [],
             );
 
-            // Get the internalQA PR list, preserving the previous state of `isResolved`
-            const internalQAPRList = _.sortBy(currentStagingDeployCashData.internalQAPRList, 'number');
-
-            return GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(
+            const didVersionChange = newVersion ? newVersion !== currentChecklistData.tag : false;
+            checklistBody = await GithubUtils.generateStagingDeployCashBody(
                 newTag,
                 _.pluck(PRList, 'url'),
                 _.pluck(_.where(PRList, {isVerified: true}), 'url'),
                 _.pluck(deployBlockers, 'url'),
                 _.pluck(_.where(deployBlockers, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
-                _.pluck(_.where(internalQAPRList, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isTimingDashboardChecked,
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isFirebaseChecked,
-                didVersionChange ? false : currentStagingDeployCashData.isGHStatusChecked,
+                _.pluck(_.where(currentChecklistData.internalQAPRList, {isResolved: true}), 'url'),
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isTimingDashboardChecked,
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isFirebaseChecked,
+                didVersionChange ? false : currentChecklistData.isGHStatusChecked,
             );
-        })
-        .then((body) => {
-            const defaultPayload = {
-                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-                body,
-            };
+        }
 
-            if (shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash) {
-                return GithubUtils.octokit.issues.create({
-                    ...defaultPayload,
-                    title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
-                    labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
-                    assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
-                });
-            }
+        // Finally, create or update the checklist
+        const defaultPayload = {
+            owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+            repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+            body: checklistBody,
+        };
 
-            return GithubUtils.octokit.issues.update({
+        if (shouldCreateNewDeployChecklist) {
+            const {data: newChecklist} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.create({
                 ...defaultPayload,
-                issue_number: currentStagingDeployCashData.number,
+                title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
+                labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
+                assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
             });
-        })
-        .then(({data}) => {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-            console.log(`Successfully ${shouldCreateNewStagingDeployCash ? 'created new' : 'updated'} StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${data.html_url}`);
-            return data;
-        })
-        .catch((err) => {
-            console.error('An unknown error occurred!', err);
-            core.setFailed(err);
+            console.log(`Successfully created new StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${newChecklist.html_url}`);
+            return newChecklist;
+        }
+
+        const {data: updatedChecklist} = await GithubUtils.octokit.issues.update({
+            ...defaultPayload,
+            issue_number: currentChecklistData.number,
         });
-};
+        console.log(`Successfully updated StagingDeployCash! 🎉 ${updatedChecklist.html_url}`);
+        return updatedChecklist;
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('An unknown error occurred!', err);
+        core.setFailed(err);
+    }
+}
 
 if (require.main === require.cache[eval('__filename')]) {
     run();
diff --git a/tests/unit/createOrUpdateStagingDeployTest.js b/tests/unit/createOrUpdateStagingDeployTest.js
index 679653fb2822..54c914f2500b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/createOrUpdateStagingDeployTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/createOrUpdateStagingDeployTest.js
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ const basePRList = [
     'https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/8',
     'https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/9',
     'https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/10',
-    'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/11',
-    'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/12',
 ];
 
 const baseIssueList = ['https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/11', 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/12'];
@@ -138,9 +136,9 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
             `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
     };
 
-    const baseNewPullRequests = ['6', '7', '8'];
+    const baseNewPullRequests = [6, 7, 8];
 
-    test('creates new issue when there is none open', () => {
+    test('creates new issue when there is none open', async () => {
         mockGetInput.mockImplementation((arg) => {
             if (arg === 'GITHUB_TOKEN') {
                 return 'fake_token';
@@ -166,25 +164,24 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
             return {data: []};
         });
 
-        return run().then((result) => {
-            expect(result).toStrictEqual({
-                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-                title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
-                labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
-                html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/29',
-                assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
-                body:
-                    `${baseExpectedOutput()}` +
-                    `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
-                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
-                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}${lineBreak}` +
-                    `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
-                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
-                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
-                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
-                    `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
-            });
+        const result = await run();
+        expect(result).toStrictEqual({
+            owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+            repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+            title: `Deploy Checklist: New Expensify ${moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD')}`,
+            labels: [CONST.LABELS.STAGING_DEPLOY],
+            html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/29',
+            assignees: [CONST.APPLAUSE_BOT],
+            body:
+                `${baseExpectedOutput()}` +
+                `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
+                `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
+                `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}${lineBreak}` +
+                `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
+                `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
+                `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
+                `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
+                `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
         });
     });
 
@@ -220,20 +217,20 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
                 labels: [LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER_CASH],
             },
             {
-                html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/9',
+                html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/9',
                 number: 9,
                 state: 'open',
                 labels: [LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER_CASH],
             },
             {
-                html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/10',
+                html_url: 'https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/10',
                 number: 10,
                 state: 'closed',
                 labels: [LABELS.DEPLOY_BLOCKER_CASH],
             },
         ];
 
-        test('with NPM_VERSION input, pull requests, and deploy blockers', () => {
+        test('with NPM_VERSION input, pull requests, and deploy blockers', async () => {
             mockGetInput.mockImplementation((arg) => {
                 if (arg === 'GITHUB_TOKEN') {
                     return 'fake_token';
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
             });
 
             // New pull requests to add to open StagingDeployCash
-            const newPullRequests = ['9', '10'];
+            const newPullRequests = [9, 10];
             mockGetPullRequestsMergedBetween.mockImplementation((fromRef, toRef) => {
                 if (fromRef === '1.0.1-0' && toRef === '1.0.2-2') {
                     return [...baseNewPullRequests, ...newPullRequests];
@@ -281,38 +278,37 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
                 return {data: []};
             });
 
-            return run().then((result) => {
-                expect(result).toStrictEqual({
-                    owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-                    repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-                    issue_number: openStagingDeployCashBefore.number,
-                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    html_url: `https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/${openStagingDeployCashBefore.number}`,
-                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    body:
-                        `${baseExpectedOutput('1.0.2-2')}` +
-                        `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}${lineBreak}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${deployBlockerHeader}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[10]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[11]}${lineBreak}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
-                        // Note: these will be unchecked with a new app version, and that's intentional
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
-                });
+            const result = await run();
+            expect(result).toStrictEqual({
+                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+                issue_number: openStagingDeployCashBefore.number,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                html_url: `https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/${openStagingDeployCashBefore.number}`,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                body:
+                    `${baseExpectedOutput('1.0.2-2')}` +
+                    `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}${lineBreak}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${deployBlockerHeader}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[0]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[1]}${lineBreak}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
+                    // Note: these will be unchecked with a new app version, and that's intentional
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
             });
         });
 
-        test('without NPM_VERSION input, just a new deploy blocker', () => {
+        test('without NPM_VERSION input, just a new deploy blocker', async () => {
             mockGetInput.mockImplementation((arg) => {
                 if (arg !== 'GITHUB_TOKEN') {
                     return;
@@ -320,7 +316,7 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
                 return 'fake_token';
             });
             mockGetPullRequestsMergedBetween.mockImplementation((fromRef, toRef) => {
-                if (fromRef === '1.0.1-0' && toRef === '1.0.2-2') {
+                if (fromRef === '1.0.1-0' && toRef === '1.0.2-1') {
                     return [...baseNewPullRequests];
                 }
                 return [];
@@ -353,31 +349,30 @@ describe('createOrUpdateStagingDeployCash', () => {
                 return {data: []};
             });
 
-            return run().then((result) => {
-                expect(result).toStrictEqual({
-                    owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
-                    repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
-                    issue_number: openStagingDeployCashBefore.number,
-                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    html_url: `https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/${openStagingDeployCashBefore.number}`,
-                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-                    body:
-                        `${baseExpectedOutput('1.0.2-1')}` +
-                        `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}${lineBreak}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${deployBlockerHeader}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[0]}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[1]}${lineBreak}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
-                        `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
-                });
+            const result = await run();
+            expect(result).toStrictEqual({
+                owner: CONST.GITHUB_OWNER,
+                repo: CONST.APP_REPO,
+                issue_number: openStagingDeployCashBefore.number,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                html_url: `https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/${openStagingDeployCashBefore.number}`,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+                body:
+                    `${baseExpectedOutput('1.0.2-1')}` +
+                    `${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[6]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[7]}${lineBreak}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${deployBlockerHeader}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[5]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${basePRList[8]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${basePRList[9]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[0]}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${openCheckbox}${baseIssueList[1]}${lineBreak}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${deployerVerificationsHeader}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${timingDashboardVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${firebaseVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreak}${closedCheckbox}${ghVerification}` +
+                    `${lineBreakDouble}${ccApplauseLeads}`,
             });
         });
     });