diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.js b/tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.js
rename to tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.ts
index b7dd93d8963e..8f1a4ec10c6b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/execAsync.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import {exec} from 'child_process';
+import type {ChildProcess} from 'child_process';
 import * as Logger from './logger';
 
+type PromiseWithAbort = Promise<string | void> & {
+    abort?: () => void;
+};
+
 /**
  * Executes a command none-blocking by wrapping it in a promise.
  * In addition to the promise it returns an abort function.
- * @param {string} command
- * @param {object} env environment variables
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-export default (command, env = {}) => {
-    let childProcess;
-    const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const finalEnv = {
+export default (command: string, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {}): PromiseWithAbort => {
+    let childProcess: ChildProcess;
+    const promise: PromiseWithAbort = new Promise<string | void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        const finalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {
             ...process.env,
             ...env,
         };
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ export default (command, env = {}) => {
                     if (error && error.killed) {
                         resolve();
                     } else {
-                        Logger.error(`failed with error: ${error}`);
+                        Logger.error(`failed with error: ${error.message}`);
                         reject(error);
                     }
                 } else {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/logger.js b/tests/e2e/utils/logger.js
index d0770b7aa8e4..6a39b4c10328 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/logger.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/logger.js
@@ -66,12 +66,4 @@ const error = (...args) => {
     log(...lines);
 };
 
-module.exports = {
-    log,
-    info,
-    warn,
-    note,
-    error,
-    success,
-    writeToLogFile,
-};
+export {log, info, warn, note, error, success, writeToLogFile};